Category: Financial Services

CySEC
December 23, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CySEC withdraws AFX Capital’s CIF licence

Furthermore, Manuela Mazzacco, who is a member of the Board of Directors received a €100,000 fine and a 5 year ban from exercising management functions in any CIFs. Andreas Lianos, who is also on the board, got a €50,000 fine and a 3 year ban. The other board members, including Costas Georgiades, Elena Economides Demetriou…

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Acquisition
December 23, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Kraken acquires infrastructure platform Staked

The announcement further detailed that through the deal, Kraken’s clients will have more options on how they choose to manage their funds when staking with Kraken. Tim Ogilvie, CEO of Staked said: Kraken’s acquisition of Staked represents an exciting new chapter for us. Kraken clearly shares our commitment to supporting proof-of-stake networks, having a security-first…

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MOEX
December 20, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Moscow Exchange reveals brand update

The letters MOEX in the new logo stand for Moscow Exchange and the stock exchange ticker. The Group’s logo remains in colour red. The official statement said: Moscow Exchange retains the colour red – the colour of confidence, vigour and leadership – as the basis of its brand. Compared with the previous logo, the colour…

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FCA fine
December 14, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

NatWest gets a £264.8 million fine for AML compliance failures

Some of NatWest’s employees who handled these cash deposits shared their suspicions with the bank’s investigative staff but no action was taken. The warning signs included large amounts of Scottish bank notes deposited throughout England, as well as deposits of notes carrying a noticeable musty smell and individuals acting suspiciously when depositing the cash. Moreover,…

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Broadridge Financial Solutions
December 09, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Broadridge and SLIB launch joint proxy voting solution for the French Market

Demi Derem, General Manager of Broadridge’s International Investor Communication Solutions, said: The collaboration with SLIB, together with l’Association Française des Professionnels des Titres (AFTI), the French industry association, has been meticulously designed and implemented by experienced and deeply knowledgeable experts from all relevant stakeholders. Financial Intermediaries in France can now meet their regulatory obligation to…

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