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Singapore Financial Regulator releases updated guide for Initial Coin Offerings
December 5th, 2018
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city state’s central bank and financial regulator, has released an update to its guide for businesses looking to raise money through initial coin offerings (ICOs). The paper, titled A Guide to Digital ...
European equities fell in early Wednesday trading
December 5th, 2018
European equities fell in early Wednesday trading after the carnage on Wall Street spooked traders and as banking and mining shares slid. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index dropped 1.2 percent in the opening minutes. HSBC fell 1.4 percent, while ...
Households in Europe spent over €1.1 trillion on transport
December 4th, 2018
In 2017, households in the European Union (EU) spent 13.0% of their total consumption expenditure on transport. This represents a total expenditure of over €1.1 trillion, equivalent to 7.1% of EU GDP or €2 100 per EU inhabitant. Transport ...
Boxer Floyd Mayweather and music producer Khaled Khaled charged with unlawfully touting Coin Offerings
December 4th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and music producer Khaled Khaled, known as DJ Khaled, for failing to disclose payments they received for promoting investments in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). These ...
Boom times for Ireland’s legal profession
December 4th, 2018
UK solicitors are creating their own ‘backstop’ by moving to Ireland in spirit rather than body, and the Law Society of Ireland director general says it is a booming economy that is driving the legal market. Boom times for ...
Pound Sterling to Euro exchange rate struggles to climb
December 4th, 2018
After slipping last week on Brexit jitters, the Pound Sterling to Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate saw mixed movement when markets opened on Monday. Investors are reacting to the latest developments from the weekend’s G20 summit. Last week saw GBP/EUR ...
Individual sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment for defrauding investors
December 3rd, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a press release to inform that an individual sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment in FCA prosecution of £3m investment fraud. In accordance the FCA’s press release, Mark Barry Starling, aged 57 of ...
Oil prices jumped by more than 5 percent on Monday
December 3rd, 2018
Oil prices jumped by more than 5 percent on Monday after the United States and China agreed to a 90-day truce in a trade dispute, and ahead of a meeting this week of the producer club OPEC that is ...
What can ESMA change for brokers and traders alike?
November 30th, 2018
ESMA, also known as European Securities and Markets Authority, is an independent EU institution that markets itself as a watchdog for the EU financial industry. What this means is that they hold themselves responsible for making potential changes in ...
FCA UK published its EU Withdrawal Impact Assessment
November 30th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published on 29th of November, 2018, its EU Withdrawal Impact Assessment. The assessment was requested by the Treasury Select Committee and sets out the impact of the Withdrawal Agreement and future framework on ...
