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Real estate Red flags
March 14th, 2025
The Institute of Continuous Professional Training and Education (ICPTE) has published a post explaining that identifying red flags in real estate transactions is crucial for detecting potential money laundering activities. In accordance with the ICPTE post, here are some common red ...
Legislative and technological developments in the capital market in 2025
March 14th, 2025
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has published a press release on 11 March 2025 to present an overview of CySEC’s activities in 2024 and outline the regulator’s objectives for 2025. More than 850 on-site and remote thematic ...
Most big cryptocurrencies decrease on Dogecoin, Cardano drops
March 14th, 2025
Most large cryptocurrencies were down during U.S. morning trading on Thursday, with Dogecoin seeing the biggest move, shedding 2.20% to 17 cents. Six additional currencies posted drops Thursday. Cardano fell 2.20% to 71 cents, and Bitcoin shed 1.81% to ...
One-third of online shoppers faced issues in 2023
March 14th, 2025
A 2023 survey on the use of information and communication technologies reveals that one-third (33.1%) of people in the EU who engaged in online shopping in the past 3 months reported encountering problems while making purchases through a website ...
Spain calls for 100% tax charge on property bought by non-EU buyers
March 14th, 2025
Spain is planning to bring in strict legislation for property purchases in an attempt to control the country’s rapidly escalating housing crisis, which has left residents complaining of being unable to afford to buy or rent a property. Spain ...
Six arrested in international investment fraud operation
March 14th, 2025
Six suspects have been arrested following a coordinated operation targeting an organised crime group behind a multi-million-euro investment fraud and money laundering scheme. The operation, which took place in the early hours of 27 January 2025, was carried out ...
Industrial production up by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU
March 14th, 2025
In January 2025, compared with December 2024, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.3% the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December 2024, ...
Asian stocks and US and European equity-index futures rallied Friday
March 14th, 2025
Shares in Japan and Australia climbed while the CSI 300 index of mainland China stocks touched the highest level this year, reflecting fresh optimism over the prospect of more policy support to boost consumption. Futures contracts for US equities ...
Top benefits of self-paced online learning
January 26th, 2024
In modern training development, self-paced online learning is quickly becoming the trend in education. Most of the people who are working, they are busy from Monday to Friday. For those who have a family, second job or other responsibilities, ...
ESMA presents methodology for climate risk stress testing and analysis of the financial impact of greenwashing controversies
January 26th, 2024
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today published two articles, one outlining an approach to modelling the impact of asset price shocks from adverse scenarios involving climate-related risks, the other exploring ...
