The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published feedback on its Discussion Paper on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). In April 2017 The FCA announced that it was seeking stakeholder views on the potential for future development of DLT in the markets the FCA regulates. The FCA received 47 responses from a wide range of market…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today launched a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the new Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129). These RTSs set out a number of requirements concerning the following topics: The key financial information that should appear in the summary of the prospectus; Data and machine readability of…
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The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced that it has decided to impose a total administrative fine of €50,000 to CIF Centralspot Trading Ltd for non-compliance with: Section 28(1) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007, as amended from time to time (‘the Law’), as it…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Morgan Consultancy Group. Morgan Consultancy Group is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) just announced that it has become aware of an entity operating under the name Falcon Financial Management, which is known to have an internet presence at http://www.falconfinancialmanagement.com/, and which, according to information available to the MFSA, appears to be offering investment and/or other financial services to consumers. Although Falcon…
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Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) and Qatar Development Bank (QDB) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote collaboration between the two sides. The MoU was signed by Qatar Stock Exchange’s CEO, Rashid bin Ali Al-Mansoori, and Abdulaziz Al-Khalifa, CEO of Qatar Development Bank. The two parties have pledged to work together to collaborate in…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company New York Law Specialists. New York Law Specialists is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…
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TMX Group Limited (TSX:X) announced it has completed the acquisition of London-based Trayport Holdings Limited, and its U.S.-based affiliate, Trayport Inc. (collectively, Trayport), a provider of technology solutions for energy traders, brokers and exchanges from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) for £550 million / C$931 million in total consideration, including £350 million / C$592 million in…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Revive Capital Group. Revive Capital Group is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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ASIC announced that it has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) license of West Australia-based Anquan Securities & Investments Pty Ltd (Anquan) as it was unable to comply with its license conditions. Anquan requested ASIC cancel their license, which ASIC did with effect from 11 December 2017. As part of the cancellation, ASIC imposed conditions…
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