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Most European Banks Survive Stress Test

01/08/2016(0)
European regulators gave most banks a clean bill of health in “stress tests” despite the Continent’s sluggish growth and low interest rates, saying only a clutch of lenders would struggle ... Read More
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SEC Halts Ongoing Fraudulent Stock Scheme

25/07/2016(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has won a court-ordered asset freeze to halt an ongoing fraud by two former brokers with disciplinary histories who allegedly raised ... Read More
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The number of practices providing audit services has continued to fall

04/07/2016(0)
The number of practices providing audit services has continued to fall at a rapid pace, as the market comes to terms with regulatory and legislative edicts at both the top ... Read More
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Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion; LNKD shares jump 47%

14/06/2016(0)
Microsoft announced a $26.2 billion deal on Monday to acquire professional social platform LinkedIn for $196 per share.  Shares of LinkedIn surged 47 percent after the announcement to near $193, while Microsoft’s ... Read More
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Brokerage firm agreed to pay $300,000 to settle SEC charges

02/06/2016(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Wall Street-based brokerage firm with failing to sufficiently evaluate or monitor customers’ trading for suspicious activity as required under the federal ... Read More
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Nearly 400 LSE-listed companies based in tax havens linked to UK

13/05/2016(0)
Research finds 389 firms on London Stock Exchange with market capitalisation of £225bn are registered in offshore territories Almost 400 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), with a collective ... Read More
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Singapore, UK enhance FinTech collaboration

13/05/2016(0)
The United Kingdom (UK) and Singapore have established the first FinTech Bridge with the signing of a Regulatory Cooperation Agreement between UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Monetary Authority ... Read More
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EU backs crowdfunding as alternative funding source for startups

04/05/2016(0)
The European Commission gave its backing to the use of crowdfunding as an alternative source of finance for start-ups in the EU Member States, in a report on the ... Read More
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Pragma launches SmartFix algorithm to improve FX trading performance against WM/R 4pm fix

12/04/2016(0)
Sophisticated new algorithm executes based upon pattern identified by Pragma research Shift to TWAP trading within widened WM/Reuters window has led to predictable trading patterns Pragma Securities, a leading ... Read More
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ESMA Publishes Discussion Paper On Ucits Share Classes

07/04/2016(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a discussion paper on UCITS share classes (the DP). The Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Directive recognises the ... Read More
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