December 30, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BNY Mellon expands partnership with SNB Capital in Saudi Arabia

Akash Shah, Chief Growth Officer of BNY Mellon, said: As capital markets shift towards a digital future, we are delighted to further our alliance with SNB Capital by providing a future-ready data analytics solution to help build the leading global capital markets infrastructure in the Kingdom and drive growth. Our collaboration combines the strengths of…

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December 30, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

24option.com operator hit with a €15K fine by Dutch AFM

The administrative five was also imposed on Rodeler Ltd as the AFM found the firm directed Rodeler NL in the violation. The AFM highlighted that such violations can result in a fine of up to €2 million. However, in its decision to impose a €15,000 fine, AFM took into consideration the limited financial strength of…

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December 29, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BaFin imposes a €8.6 million fine on Deutsche Bank AG

BaFin stated: It requires contributors to have in place effective systems and controls. Contributors are natural or legal persons who contribute data for determining benchmarks. In the European Union, the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) is used as benchmark, for example. Breaches of the Benchmarks Regulation can result in a fine which can reach up…

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eToro
December 29, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

eToro expands crypto offering with the Sandbox and CELO

CELO The DeFi platform Celo (CELO) helps users and investors to settle transactions via their mobile phones. Celo makes acess to financial services easier though tools and transactions available on mobile-first basis. CELO investors can vote on initiatives such as making the CELO blockchain carbon neutral. Natalie Alfers, Exchange & Partner Marketing Lead at the…

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CFTC
December 29, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC files charges in a multi-million-dollar forex fraud

Background According to the regulator’s complaint, from 2012 to 2018, WorldWideMarkets, along with TAB Networks who performed all of its business activities, participated in forex transactions with 14,000 retail customers. During this period, the companies operated out of New Jersey. However, the CFTC discovered that Plaut organized WorldWideMarkets in the British Virgin Islands in order…

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CFTC penalty
December 28, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Dubai traders ordered to pay $100K to settle charges brought by CFTC

Charges According to the financial markets watchdog, Bansal and Agarwal engaged in the fraudulent activities for accounts held by Aralia and Vintage. Around 14 April 2020, Bansal led Agarwal to enter orders for Vintage to sell 250 gold futures contracts traded on COMEX at a specific time. Agarwal entered those orders and Bansal entered off-setting…

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Acquisition
December 28, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

S&P Global and IHS Markit to sell Base Chemicals and CUSIP Businesses

Douglas L. Peterson, President and Chief Executive Officer of S&P Global said: The two divestures we have announced today represent an important milestone in our progress toward satisfying the required regulatory conditions to complete our merger with IHS Markit. With these agreements in place, we are well positioned to dedicate our full attention to our…

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