ASIC announced that the Federal Court of Australia has ordered that Macro Realty Developments Pty Ltd, Macro Realty Developments AFSL Pty Ltd, Macro All State Investments and Securities Ltd, Pilbara Property Developments Pty Ltd, Macro Realty Pty Ltd and 511 GTN Pty Ltd ('Macro Group', and Ms Desiree Veronica Macpherson is a director of all…
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Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has announced the 'partial suspension' of the CIF license granted to retail forex broker XTrade Europe Ltd., which operates the XTrade.com and XForex.com websites. The reason for the suspension? Marketing issues. CySEC stated that XTrade's marketing materials and ads do not seem to be fair, clear and not misleading. And by issuing…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Cash Loans For You. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a Communication regarding the launch of reference data submission under the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). With today’s communication, ESMA announces that its IT system for the collection of financial instrument reference data under MAR (i.e. the Financial Instrument Reference Data System – FIRDS) will become…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated today its Q&A on practical questions regarding the implementation of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). The updated Q&As include new answers regarding: Disclosure of inside information related to Pillar II requirements; and Blanket cancellation of orders policy. The purpose of this document is to promote common…
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it has completed its two-year review of banks involved in 1MDB-related transactions known to-date. In its latest regulatory actions, MAS has imposed financial penalties on Credit Suisse and United Overseas Bank (UOB), as well as issued Prohibition Orders (POs) against three individuals and served notice of its…
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Belize financial regulator IFSC (International Financial Services Commission) has issued a warning regarding the business company One Life Network Limited. It has come to the notice of the IFSC that an entity calling itself ‘One Life Network Limited’, an International Business Company registered in Belize, is conducting trading without first obtaining the required licence from…
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Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced that has charged a former substantial shareholder of Maxbiz Corporation Bhd, Datuk Andrew Leong Wye Keong, with four counts of insider trading. Andrew Leong was charged under section 188(2)(a) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA) for disposing 2,131,400 units of Maxbiz shares in his son’s account…
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Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC Authority) has announced that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, has enacted new Electronic Transactions Law, DIFC Law No. 2 of 2017 (Electronic Transactions Law). The enactment of the Electronic Transactions Law clarifies, for all purposes in the DIFC,…
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Major disruptions in world events over the last year have not dented New Zealanders’ confidence in financial markets The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) released its annual survey into the public’s attitude to financial markets. The survey shows that confidence has risen significantly to 65% among all respondents, from 56% in 2016. Investor confidence in the…
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