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KPMG: Big Four player poses new threat to law firms
June 2nd, 2015
KPMG is growing its legal arm beyond tax, threatening to become a major player in the legal services market. Speaking to Lawyers Weekly, Jeremy Geale, the head of KPMG’s tax controversy team, said the Big Four firm is boosting the ...
First bitcoin bank is applying for license in Switzerland
June 2nd, 2015
A group of undisclosed investors joined their forces to create the first bitcoin bank in the world. Presently, this bank is applying for a license, reports Die Handelszeitung. According to the newspaper, “several sources” informed journalists about the registration ...
ISA License Application Stage for Existing Trading Platforms (FOREX) is Concluded
June 2nd, 2015
Israel Securities Authority Chairman, Prof. Shmuel Hauser: “Regulating FOREX activity is designed to ensure that the platforms will be managed properly, while protecting investors’ funds. After licenses are issued, trading platforms will operate in regulated settings according to rules ...
ISDA Announces SIMM Licensing Program
June 2nd, 2015
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the launch of a licensing program for ISDA’s proprietary and patent-pending Standard Initial Margin Model (SIMM) for non-cleared derivatives, offered commercially under the name ISDA SIMM™. The purpose of ...
SFC reprimands and fines BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited $11 million
June 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited (BNP) a total of $11 million for its failures to report its direct business transactions (cross trades) to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong ...
Google and Intel top charts of corporate investors in fintech
June 2nd, 2015
Financial services firms may dominate the list of corporate investors in fintech startups, but the biggest investment dollars are coming from two of the world’s largest tech companies, Google and Intel, according to data from CB Insights. The booming ...
BitFury is Acquiring a Privatized Land Plot in the Republic of Georgia to Build a Technology Park
June 2nd, 2015
BitFury Group, the leading Bitcoin Blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company, announced today that it is acquiring a privatized 185,000 sq. m land plot located in Gldani District in Tbilisi from the Georgian National Agency of State Property ...
ESMA fosters derivatives market transparency
June 2nd, 2015
The European Union’s derivatives markets are becoming more transparent through the public availability of harmonised aggregate data reported to the six trade repositories (TRs) registered with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation ...
PwC appoints Global Financial Crime Leader
June 2nd, 2015
PwC announced today that David Grace has been appointed as Global Financial Crime Leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. David, a Senior Partner and member of PwC’s Global Financial Services Leadership and Executive Teams, will lead a global network of ...
Expect The Recent Oil Rally To End Badly If OPEC Doesn’t Cut
June 2nd, 2015
The U.S. rig count dropped by 10 rigs this week after only falling by 3 last week. No doubt some analysts will say that this increase is somehow important and that a return to normal–i.e., high oil prices–is around ...
