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CySEC warns for individuals impersonating CySEC representatives
May 19th, 2020
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission’s (CySEC) has issued an announcement to inform that as a result of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission’s (CySEC) supervision programme, there is evidence of fraudulent representation of CySEC officers engaging with investment ...
Administrative fine and ban for executive directors of PFX Financial Professional; CySEC’s announcement
May 13th, 2020
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued today a press release to announce its final decision regarding executive directors of PFX Financial Professional. The CySEC’s Press Release says: The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) today announces that ...
European Central Bank digital currency – a flight of fancy?
May 13th, 2020
Speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the Consensus 2020 virtual conference, 11 May 2020 11 May 2020 A recent survey among 66 central ...
European stocks fell sharply Wednesday; The biggest movers
May 13th, 2020
European stocks fell sharply Wednesday as concerns over a second wave of coronavirus infections, and the timing of a vaccine, weighs on investor sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 dropped 1.6% in early trade, with autos falling 3.1% to lead ...
Coronavirus may drive change in precarious employment
May 12th, 2020
In 2019, 2.3% of employees in the European Union (EU) aged 20-64 had a precarious job, meaning that their work contract did not exceed three months’ duration. The share of precarious employment, as a percentage of total employment, has ...
Beyond the pandemic – What will the criminal landscape look like after Covid-19?
May 12th, 2020
New Europol report assesses the impact of the pandemic on serious and organised crime across three phases. Based on criminal information from investigations in the Member States, Europol is assessing the impact of the pandemic across three phases; current, ...
Oil prices boosted by Saudi Arabia pledge to deepen output cut
May 12th, 2020
Oil futures rose on Tuesday, boosted by an unexpected commitment from Saudi Arabia to deepen production cuts in June in a bid to help drain the glut in the global market that has built up as the coronavirus pandemic ...
Former Bank of China President says digital Yuan can replace cash
May 7th, 2020
Former Bank of China President, Li Lihui, has revealed the launch of the digital yuan is imminent, and that the currency can replace cash if four key conditions are met. The central bank digital yuan is currently in the ...
FCA secures orders for victims of unauthorised share scheme; Nearly £3.62m in restitution
May 7th, 2020
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has issued today a press release to inform that the High Court today ordered four individuals and one company to pay ...
Pound Sterling higher against Euro and Dollar
May 7th, 2020
The British Pound went higher on Thursday after the Bank of England opted to keep interest rates and its quantitative easing programme unchanged, a decision that might have surprised some market participants that were looking for more easing to ...
