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CySEC Tightens Reporting Regime in Compliance with European Standard
- The Cypriot watchdog has announced a new capital adequacy and exposure, demanding Investment Firms who hold clients’ money or financial instruments to have an initial capital of at least €200,000.
Monday, 23/06/2014 | 08:40 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
If You Can’t Join Them, Beat Them! Looking for the Next Big Thing
- A bit belated, my review of thoughts from last week’s exhibition in Cyprus. What is the next big thing? Is there a MT4 killer on the horizon? And why the event was filled with payment processing companies.
Tuesday, 03/06/2014 | 07:41 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Recap from Cyprus: iFX EXPO International Concludes Second and Final Day
- The iFX EXPO in Cyprus concluded the second and final day Thursday, capping an event that successfully resulted in the coalescence of leading fx and binaries personnel and the industry’s most influential brokers.
Thursday, 29/05/2014 | 14:03 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Digital Currency Magnates to Participate in Upcoming IFX Expo
Sunday, 25/05/2014 | 08:28 GMT by
Ron Finberg
CySEC Replies to Forex Magnates' Questions about Employees Certification Exams 2014
- Many employees working in a Cyprus Investment Firm are required to get certified by CySEC in order to practice their working duties diligently, our reporters have obtained useful commentary to the parties concerned.
Thursday, 22/05/2014 | 20:38 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Binarystation to Demonstrate Weather Binary Options at the iFX Expo
- As the markets for binary options are getting saturated, a new player has come up with an innovative solution that would permit greater variety in the offerings of different binary options broker brands.
Monday, 19/05/2014 | 15:33 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
CySEC Fines AFX Capital Markets Ltd €10,000 on a Number of Violations
- The company operating the AFX Capital brand, based in Cyprus, and with multiple entities regulated in several jurisdictions, got fined a total of ten thousand Euros today, by the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission.
Wednesday, 14/05/2014 | 14:44 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Last Call Today for Comments on European Commission's FX Instruments Consultation
- The applicability of EMIR reporting for certain FX instruments revealed inconsistency of local definitions, and resulted in needed clarification, a 30 day public comment period was given, and comes to an end today.
Friday, 09/05/2014 | 10:52 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
CySEC Warns about Binary Options Firm CallandPut.com as Not Authorized in Cyprus
- The Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission has warned of an unauthorized firm within the Republic that lists its transactions between its clients as taking place in Cyprus where its servers are principally located.
Thursday, 08/05/2014 | 13:41 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Cyprus Counting Down to iFX EXPO, the FX Industry’s Must See B2B Event
- Cyprus is slated to host the upcoming iFX EXPO at the end of May, tapped as the upcoming premier installment for B2B forex industry leaders, held at the exclusive Grand Resort Hotel in the city of Limassol.
Monday, 05/05/2014 | 06:00 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
IronFX Announces New Rep Office in Greece, as Global Operations Spree Continues
- The company has been on a fast track of setting up new offices around the world with its latest in the country's capital Athens, and bringing the total number of its offices worldwide to 55 as per its latest update.
Wednesday, 30/04/2014 | 16:09 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
FSMA Warns BFXoption.com is Out of Options in Belgium
- The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) of Belgium has alerted the public last week that the company BFXoption is not regulated nor authorized to provide investment services in or from Belgium.
Monday, 14/04/2014 | 17:45 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Cypriot Officials Order Arrest Warrant For Neo & Bee CEO, Danny Brewster On Fraud
Saturday, 12/04/2014 | 11:16 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
New Zealand FMA Initiates New Guidelines, Broker Exodus Ahead?
- New Zealand’s Financial Market Authority (FMA), has announced the launch of Phase One in its initiation of new regulations in the country. Among changes is the requirement of increased net capital for foreign FSPs.
Wednesday, 09/04/2014 | 11:52 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Ontario Securities Commission Adds a CySEC-Regulated CIF to its Warning List
- The OSC has warned Ontario residents that the company operating binary options brands including 24option.com, 24fx.com, zoneoptions.com, grandoption.com, and binaryoption-affiliate.com, is not regulated in Canada.
Tuesday, 08/04/2014 | 20:50 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
New Russian Forex Bill: Offshore Regulation To Be Banned
- The Russian Duma will vote on a second reading the FX regulation bill on the 23rd of April, meanwhile the Parliament’s financial markets committee will ponder banning brokers based in offshore financial centres.
Monday, 07/04/2014 | 19:47 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Like Its Predecessor, Aphrodite Bubble Bursts, Loses over 60%
Monday, 24/03/2014 | 19:57 GMT by
Leon Pick
Airdrops Are in Fashion: Cyprus' Aphrodite Coin the Latest
Sunday, 23/03/2014 | 13:19 GMT by
Leon Pick
Integral Retail FX Survey 2014: The Results
- Results from the annual survey of retail FX executives conducted by one of the leading financial technology providers in the industry are out. Take a peek at what the industry thinks about itself in 2014.
Friday, 21/03/2014 | 15:13 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
CySec Issues Its Own Warning About Bitcoins After Parliament Discussion
Thursday, 20/03/2014 | 15:27 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Governor of Bank of Cyprus to Step Down, as Resignation Letter Confirmed
- One month shy of his two year anniversary, in April 2014, Panicos Demetriades the Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus will resign his post amid challenges that had been previously voiced against the government.
Monday, 10/03/2014 | 16:27 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Exclusive: Colombian Regulator Temporarily Suspends IronFX Operations in the Country
- IronFX, a provider of fx services, has been accused of operating and promoting its products without proper authorization in Columbia, raising allegations from the Financial Supervisory Authority of Columbia.
Friday, 07/03/2014 | 09:27 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
CySEC Addresses FX Inconsistencies with EMIR Reporting, Temporary Lapses
- CySec has released a statement to Cyprus Investment Firms and UCITS Management Companies regarding the inconsistencies of EMIR regulatory matters with regards to fx, coupled with trade repository lapses.
Tuesday, 18/02/2014 | 18:39 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
FIBO Group Announces License with British Virgin Islands' Financial Services Commission
- The latest entity added to the Moscow-headquartered FIBO Group, under the name FIBO Group Ltd, gets licensed with BVI's FSC, adding to the firms CySEC and ASIC regulated firms, totaling 3 regulated firms within the group.
Friday, 07/02/2014 | 14:50 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
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