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Wednesday, 22/01/2014 | 13:52 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
MiFID II Update: HFT Crackdown, Speculative Position Limits, and Investor Protection
- The long anticipated changes to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), announced earlier this week, is set to bring a wave of regulatory changes, as a result of the European Parliaments recent agreement.
Friday, 17/01/2014 | 19:19 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
FCA Update, Full Story Behind January 1st, 2014 Rules, and Clone Website Warnings
- An extensive research by Forex Magnates informs readers of what is new and what is not, regarding recent rules that went into effect for firms authorised and/or registered with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority.
Tuesday, 07/01/2014 | 16:18 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Canadian Watchdog Competition Bureau Quits Libor Probe After Targeted Investigation
- The Competition Bureau announced today that is discontinuing its three-year probe into whether several leading banks colluded to manipulate the Japanese yen London Interbank Offered Rates (Libor).
Saturday, 04/01/2014 | 08:28 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
8 Dealers in Derivatives Rigging Scandal Fined a Total of €1.71 Billion by European Commission
- UBS, Citigroup, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, RBS, Société Générale, JPMorgan and RP Martin named in settlement with European Commission in rigging case about Yen and Euro Interest Rate Derivatives, enforced under anti-cartel rules.
Wednesday, 04/12/2013 | 13:56 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Continental Anti-HFT Sentiment: European Parliament Reaches Draft Deal To Curb Practice
- The latest development within the European Parliament relating to proposed rulings to curb HFT was announced at the end of last week, whereby a draft deal has been reached to apply strict controls to participants.
Sunday, 27/10/2013 | 14:01 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Cyprus FX Firms Receive Cold Reception On Applying For Non-Cyprus Bank Accounts
- Cyprus' large retail FX industry is beginning to experience increasing difficulties when applying for bank accounts in which to hold client money.
Wednesday, 16/10/2013 | 15:58 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Spot The Difference: CySec Issues Warning Stating That Depaho FX Is Unregulated
- CySec has today issued a warning to potential investors explaining that Depaho FX is not licensed to operate in its jurisdiction, and that it is a different company to similarly-named Depaho Ltd, which is regulated.
Thursday, 10/10/2013 | 15:38 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
The Reasons Behind CySEC's Revoking of Sama Brokers' CIF License
- Further to the revocation of Sama Brokers' CIF license by CySEC, Forex Magnates has been informed by a number of industry sources of the reasons for which CySEC took action, and that it has ceased operations.
Sunday, 22/09/2013 | 10:59 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Trade Repository Registrations Take A Step Back In Europe As ESMA Delays Final Date
- The European Securities and Markets Authority has today announced that it is pushing back the implementation timeline relating to the instigation of trade repositories in Europe.
Monday, 16/09/2013 | 16:19 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
All Together Now.... 11 Regulators Submit OTC Derivatives Cross-Border Report To G20
- In the worldwide quest to standardize the means by which OTC derivatives are regulated across all nations, eleven regulatory authorities submitted a report on regulatory matters to the G20 Committee on August 30.
Sunday, 01/09/2013 | 14:23 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Protectionism In The Largest FX Market: Is Japan Extinguishing Overseas Competition?
- Since the Japanese FSA released new strict guidelines to FX firms in May this year, an underlying bete noire has surfaced as overseas firms wishing to attract Japanese clients are marginalized by the authorities.
Tuesday, 13/08/2013 | 09:47 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
The Voice From Within - FX Industry Insiders Provide Detailed Perspective on CySEC Rulings
- As Cypriot regulator CySEC prepares to implement its ruling that non-EU clients must gain approval from local regulatory authorites before becoming a client, industry figures explain possible future dynamics.
Tuesday, 06/08/2013 | 15:52 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Get Out! CySEC Bans FX Firms From Accepting Non-EU Clients
- Cyprus today finds itself amid further controversy as its regulator sets an immediate ruling in place to prohibit the soliciting of non-EU clients without authorization. Forex Magnates provides a look from within.
Thursday, 01/08/2013 | 14:09 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Brussels Reaches Out To Japan: EC's Michel Barnier Supports Japanese FSA In Regulatory Reform Synergy On OTC Derivatives
- European Commissioner Michel Barnier today further cemented his support for global synergy on the reformation of the regulatory structure for OTC derivatives in a letter to a senior Japanese FSA official.
Thursday, 01/08/2013 | 07:37 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Cyprus Forex Companies Look To Eastern Europe For Client Funding Accounts
Thursday, 18/04/2013 | 12:06 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Cyprus Forex Brokers Consider Recruitment of Banking Staff In Advent of Mass Redundancies
Thursday, 18/04/2013 | 07:43 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Cyprus' FX and Binary Industries Await Official Ruling - Do They Have A Future?
Tuesday, 19/03/2013 | 16:16 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Uncertainty Ahead - The Future of the Cyprus Forex Industry Hangs In the Balance
Monday, 18/03/2013 | 08:46 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
European Union Collaborates with Banks on Capital Adequacy
Wednesday, 06/03/2013 | 11:31 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
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