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Sterling rallies after cabinet backs May’s draft deal
November 15th, 2018
The pound has rallied after the Prime Minister announced she had the backing of the cabinet for her Brexit withdrawal plan. It followed a volatile day’s trading while the outcome of Theresa May’s five-hour meeting with cabinet colleagues remained ...
CySEC suspends and withdraw the license of Cyprus Investment Firms
November 14th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued today an announcement to inform investors that has decided to suspend the CIF license of a Cyprus Investment Firm. In accordance CySEC’s announcement, the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm ...
Diners Club International & ISXPay enter into Acquiring License
November 14th, 2018
Highlights ISXPay will offer card acquiring services to merchants for Diners and Discover branded cards eCommerce/online merchant acquiring agreement Territory Australia, EU with global opportunity, excluding North America. Australian Securities Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange cross listed iSignthis Ltd ...
The AFS licence of the retail OTC derivative issuer AGM Markets cancelled
November 14th, 2018
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an announcement to inform that ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of the retail OTC derivative issuer, AGM Markets. In accordance the announcement, an ASIC investigation found ...
Euro and Sterling climbed higher on Wednesday; Dollar Index slipped from a 16-month high
November 14th, 2018
The euro and sterling climbed higher on Wednesday as investor confidence rose on news Britain had struck a draft divorce deal with the European Union after more than a year of talks. The rise in the euro and sterling ...
Cryptocurrency ATM growth spikes exponentially to 4,000 machines worldwide
November 13th, 2018
According to global statistics provided by Coinatmradar.com, there are now close to 4,000 cryptocurrency automated teller machines (ATMs). Moreover, there’s been a huge influx of bitcoin cash ATMs over the past year as there are now 1,200 BCH dispensing ...
New EU rules to boost crowdfunding platforms and protect investors
November 13th, 2018
Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee voted on Monday 5th November, 2018, on its position on common rules on the creation and functioning of European crowdfunding service providers for business. Regulation scope extended to include crowdfunding offers up to EUR ...
ESMA renews Binary Options prohibition
November 13th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has agreed to renew the prohibition of the marketing, distribution or sale of binary options to retail clients, in effect since 2 July, for a further three-month period. ESMA has carefully considered ...
Dollar climbs to 16-month peak; pound falls on Brexit fears
November 13th, 2018
The dollar reached a 16-month high on Monday against a basket of currencies as investors built bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate increase next month, and political risks in Europe which put pressure on the euro and the ...
Nowhere is safe: France will hunt for tax cheating on social media
November 12th, 2018
France’s tax inspectors will begin searching through social media accounts in 2019 in order to fight against tax evasion, Budget Minister Gerald Darmanin said in an interview. “(The fiscal administration) will be able to see that if you have ...
