Regulators

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Money-Laundering increase, urges hiring by British Banks

18/08/2014(0)
U.K. banks have made a push to hire more anti-money laundering staff as regulatory scrutiny grows, with a 54 percent increase in the number of roles available over the ... Read More
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HKEx Launches the Application Service Provider Programme

18/08/2014(0)
HKEx launches the Application Service Provider Programme and offers the possibility to Exchange Participants (EPs) and investors to connect to HKEx’s markets. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced ... Read More
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Bank Overseer PwC Faces Penalty and Sidelining of Regulatory Consulting Unit

18/08/2014(0)
The giant consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers occupies a position of trust on Wall Street, acting as a shadow regulator of sorts that promises the government an impartial look inside the ... Read More
Cyprus Securities and exchange commission (cysec)

CySec warning against unauthorised firms

13/08/2014(0)
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) wishes to inform the investors that the companies ‘Chelestra Ltd’ (https://www.lbinary.com) and ‘T.B.S.F. Best Strategy Finance Ltd’ (https://www.regaloptions.com): 1. Are not permitted ... Read More
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MFSA accepts surrender of licence

13/08/2014(0)
MFSA, the Maltese regulator, has issued an announcement informing that Mansard Capital SICAV plc (“the Scheme”) recently requested the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) to accept the surrender of the collective investment ... Read More
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Bank of England Lifts Growth and Inflation Forecasts

13/08/2014(0)
The Bank of England on Wednesday raised slightly its forecasts for growth and inflation in Britain, and gave further indications it was getting closer to gradually increasing interest rates. ... Read More
Cyprus Securities and exchange commission (cysec)

CySec: Transitional provisions of the new AIF law

13/08/2014(0)
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement informing all interested parties that the Alternative Investment Funds Law (L.131(I)/2014) (the ‘Law’) came into force on July 27th ... Read More
fma

Strategic Finance settlement proceeds to first distribution

12/08/2014(0)
In June this year PwC Partners John Fisk and Colin McCloy, as Receivers of Strategic, together with the Financial Markets Authority, announced they had finalised a $22 million settlement ... Read More
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SEC Charges Kansas for Understating Municipal Bond Exposure

12/08/2014(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced securities fraud charges against the state of Kansas stemming from a nationwide review of bond offering documents to determine whether municipalities were ... Read More
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FCA Thematic Review: Best Execution and Payment for Order Flow (‘PFOF’)

12/08/2014(0)
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Thematic Review: Best Execution and Payment for Order Flow (‘PFOF’) FCA thematic review of best execution and Payment for Order Flow (‘PFOF’) found that many ... Read More
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