ASIC today released a report on the findings of its that affected the operation of the Australian equity market on 19 September 2016, providing an…
Posts published in December 2016
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today accepted enforceable undertakings from two of Australia’s biggest banks, National Australia Bank Limited (NAB) and the Commonwealth…
Lykke Taps Demetrios Zamboglou as Head of New London Office
Swiss blockchain startup is applying for a UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) license for a multilateral trading facility (MTF), and to assist with its FCA application…
BNP Paribas Clears Blockchain Payments in Various Currencies
Paris-headquartered banking giant BNP Paribas announced today that it has processed several live payments for two of its longstanding corporate clients, using blockchain technology. It processed…
OTCX Expands Capabilities After Receiving ASIC Market Exemption Licence
OTCX, a provider of electronic derivatives trading capabilities, announced today that it has expanded its offering with trading capabilities which include OTC Equity Derivative and…
Swiss Regulator FINMA Warns Against Binary Options Broker Geneva Option
FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, has updated its blacklist of companies that are illegally conducting financial services targeting Swiss residents. The newly-listed company…
Adam Cooper Parts Ways with Citadel Investment Group
Adam Cooper, Senior Managing Director and General Counsel of Citadel Investment Group, confirmed his definite retirement in February 2017, ending his 18-year tenure with one…
Advise Adds Bank Of Israel Derivatives Reporting Module to Consensus RMS
Advise Technologies, a provider of regulatory reporting software, today announced the addition of the Bank of Israel Derivatives Reporting module to the expanding regulatory reporting…
MetaQuotes Reports More Than 100 Brokers Offering MetaTrader 5
MetaQuotes has just reported that the company is continuing to observe an increase in demand for the company’s MetaTrader 5 trading platform. The firm has…
CFTC Charges Trader with Fraud in Ponzi-Style Commodity Pool Scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an anti-fraud enforcement action in an Arizona court, charging Derek Springfield and his company, Draven, with…