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George Ioulianos, General Manager of Cyprus Fiduciary Association
March 14th, 2014
1. What is the Cyprus Fiduciary Association and what has it achieved so far? The Cyprus Fiduciary Association was founded in November 2011 by the initiative of a number of fiduciary providers whose aim was to further develop and ...
Warning from CySec for fxttcm.co.uk
March 14th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that the the entity which operates via the internet domain, (http://fxttcm.co.uk), is not regulated by the Commission. Thus, it is ...
Warning from CySec for SiliconValley Markets Ltd
March 14th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that the company ‘SiliconValley Markets Ltd’, (http://test.stone-markets.com), is not regulated by the Commission. Thus, it is not permitted to provide investment and ...
BP Can Again Bid for U.S. Leases, Contracts After Spill
March 14th, 2014
BP Plc (BP/) won the right to again compete for U.S. contracts and for new leases in the Gulf of Mexico, where its massive 2010 oil spill prompted regulators to bar it from new government business. BP’s agreement with ...
European Parliament backs Commission proposal for the IFRS, the EFRAG and the PIOB
March 14th, 2014
The European Parliament has today backed the European Commission’s proposal on co-financing the IFRS Foundation, EFRAG and the PIOB, three organisations that play a key role in the development of accounting and auditing standards. Internal Market and Services Commissioner ...
Risks for investing in complex products
March 13th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘the Commission’) wishes to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) about the following: 1. The European Securities Markets Authority (‘ESMA’) has issued a warning to investors in relation to risks of investing in complex ...
Lords call for delay to LLP tax reforms
March 13th, 2014
CHANGES in the taxation of limited liability partnerships should be delayed until April 2015 in order to give firms affected an opportunity to adjust, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has recommended. The government’s current intention to introduce ...
IRS Revises Guidance on Electronic Signatures
March 13th, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service has revised its guidance on electronic signatures, with updated information on the currently acceptable electronic signature methods, identity verification requirements and electronic record requirements. Publication 1345, “Handbook for Authorized IRS e-file Providers of Individual Income ...
FINRA Issues New Investor Alert, Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky
March 13th, 2014
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new investor alert called Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky to caution investors that buying and using digital currency such as Bitcoin carry risks. While speculative trading in bitcoins carries significant risk, there ...
Parliament toughens up anti-money laundering rules
March 13th, 2014
The ultimate owners of companies and trusts would have to be listed in public registers in EU countries, under draft anti-money laundering rules voted by Parliament on Tuesday. The draft law would also require banks, auditors, lawyers, real estate ...
