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The European Securities and Markets Authority released advice on Crypto assets
January 9th, 2019
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today publishes its Advice (Advice) to the European Union (EU) Institutions – Commission, Council and Parliament – on initial coin offerings and crypto-assets. The Advice clarifies the existing EU rules applicable to ...
Alert: CySEC warns for BDSwiss clone firms
January 9th, 2019
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a warning to inform investors that the websites capitalswissfx.com and expertfxtrade.com, do not belong to an entity which has been granted an authorization for the provision of investment services and/or the ...
Pound stuck near 20-month low as UK gov’t rules out second Brexit referendum
December 18th, 2018
The pound languished near 20-month lows on Monday, with reports that more politicians are calling for a second Brexit referendum doing little to force the currency out of a narrow trading range. With British Prime Minister Theresa May facing ...
SEC halts alleged insider trading ring spanning three countries
December 7th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed insider trading charges against an IT contractor and two others he illegally tipped with confidential client information he stole while working in the Singapore branch of an investment bank. The SEC ...
CySEC: Be aware of fraudulent representation of CySEC officers
November 26th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), has issued today an announcement to warn about fraudulent representation of CySEC officers. In accordance CySEC’s announcement, a number of market participants have informed the CySEC about the fraudulent representation of CySEC ...
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 ...
Former managing director of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. charged for fraud
November 12th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it filed and settled charges against Jacob Bourne, a former managing director of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., for fraudulently mismarking swap valuations to conceal significant trading losses. The CFTC Order ...
BVI hires second attorney to stay off EU’s blacklist
November 8th, 2018
The Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has hired another attorney from the UK to draft legislation intended to keep the territory off the European Union’s blacklist of tax haven jurisdictions. The government will not be incurring any ...
CySEC announced withdrawal of Cyprus Investment Firm license
November 1st, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued today an announcement to inform investors for the withdrawal of the authorisation of a Cyprus Investment Form. In accordance the announcement published, CySEC, on its meeting of 29th October 2018, ...
CySEC imposed 10.000 euro fine to an individual
October 22nd, 2018
The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has issued an announcement to inform the public that, at its meeting held on 3rd September 2018, decided to impose an administrative fine of €10.000 to Mrs Milena Valentinova Christofide. ...
