The review found that some procedures in place in both FREP and BaFin could use some improvement, as well as…
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Forex Weekly Look Back: FXSpotStream reports third highest ADV month ever, BDSwiss secures FSA Seychelles license
The UK Financial Conduct Authority suspended Wirecard’s UK subsidiary and left thousands of people in the UK unable to access…
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BaFin takes over in Wirecard balance sheet scandal
The President of the Bavarian Finance Center, Wolfgang Gerke spoke about the failure of the supervisory authorities and said the…
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Eurex STS obtains German banking licence for Buy-in Agent service
Marcus Addison, Managing Director at Eurex STS commented: We are delighted to have received the banking licence from BaFin, and…
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Forex Weekly Look Back: Australia cuts rate to record low, key traders’ demands discussion, and more
Looking back at the most intriguing and popular Forex industry news from the past week at LeapRate. Jan Kotowski, X…
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Crypto currency categorized as financial instrument in Germany
Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, also known as BaFin, released guidelines today, categorizing digital assets as financial instruments. The financial…
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ESMA will not renew the temporary restriction on the marketing, distribution or sale of CFDs
The EU securities markets’ regulator ESMA has announced earlier today that it will not renew the temporary restriction on the…
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ESMA on CFDs trading restrictions by Germany, Malta and Poland
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released its opinion on product intervention measures taken by the National Competent…
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Germany’s BaFin maintains restrictions on retail trading with financial CFDs
Germany’s supervisor Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin has informed that the restrictions on the marketing, distribution and sale of financial…
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ESMA releases supportive opinion regarding BaFin’s ban on short selling
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has finally released its official opinion regarding the 2-month ban on the short…
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