Market watchdog warns on danger of cyber attack
August 25th, 2014
A global watchdog has sounded the alarm about the growing danger of cyber attacks, on financial markets, warning that firms and regulators around the world need to address the “uneven” response to the threat of online assaults. Greg Medcraft, ...
ICAP and MTS Add Repo Index for Eurozone Traders
August 7th, 2014
European traders who execute in the repurchase agreement and sovereign bond markets can now do so using a new repo rate index. Following publication of ISDA definitions, ICAP Information Services and MTS today announced they are expanding the RepoFunds ...
IFRS Foundation and ESMA sign joint Statement of Protocols
July 15th, 2014
The IFRS Foundation and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today announced the agreement of a joint Statement of Protocols to serve as the basis for future co operation in areas of mutual interest. The IFRS Foundation, through ...
U.A.E. Bank Rules, EU Bank Legal Fees, Tibor: Compliance
July 8th, 2014
The United Arab Emirates may amend rules governing bank lending against shares after reviewing June’s stock price swings in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the market regulator said yesterday. Representatives of the Securities and Commodities Authority, the central bank and ...
Barclays fined £26m by FCA
May 23rd, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Bitish regulatory body, has fined Barclays Bank Plc (Barclays) £26,033,500 for failing to adequately manage conflicts of interest between itself and its customers as well as systems and controls failings, in relation to ...
Market Regulation
February 4th, 2014
A “regulated market” or “organized market” as defined by Directive 2004/39/EC means the multilateral system managed or operated by a market operator and which brings together or facilitates the bringing together of multiple third-party buying or/and selling interests in ...
