With almost $300 billion in total market cap, cryptocurrencies are big business. While many focused on ICOs and their meteoric rise to fame for the simply way of raising millions, it is also a huge opportunity for those that focus on secondary trading of the newly (or not so recently) launched cryptocurrency coins. The organisations …
As expected, ESMA has decided to renew the restriction on the marketing, distribution or sale of contracts for differences (CFDs) to retail clients, in effect since 1 August, from 1 November 2018 for another three months. Similar to the extension of the ban of the marketing, distribution or sale of binary options to retail clients, …
Last week the Attorney General of the State of New York published a report about the integrity of several Cryptocurrency exchanges and the results weren’t very pretty. The report listed of a number of shortcomings in terms of internal controls against market abuse, conflicts of interest and customer protections. Some of the exchanges criticised the …
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For many years Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been considered a potent tool for money laundering. However, not until last year when the ICO boom propelled cryptocurrencies into the headlines of mainstream media has there been an increase in the urgency with which regulators try to deal with this negative element of virtual currencies. Now, …
In its latest edition of quarterly reviews that looks at international banking and financial market developments, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has produced research that assesses market reactions to cryptocurrencies regulations. The paper outlines that cryptocurrencies are often thought to operate out of the reach of national regulation, but in fact their valuations, transaction volumes …
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Welcome to our final RegTech event update for 2018, bringing you the best RegTech events for the last quarter of the year. As opposed to our previous posts we published earlier this year, we have reversed the order of events and conferences, so you can scroll down where you will also find the ones that …
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The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published guidance to help its members address conflicts of interest and associated misconduct risks that may arise and undermine the equity capital raising process. Conflicts of interest and associated conduct risks stemming from the role of intermediaries can harm the integrity and efficiency of the …
The New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood today announced the results of the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative, a fact-finding inquiry into the policies and practices of platforms used by consumers to trade virtual or “crypto” currencies like bitcoin and ether. The Virtual Markets Integrity Report released today, along with a user-friendly interactive website at virtualmarkets.ag.ny.gov, presents …
Wearables in Finance are the next FinTech frontier. What’s their role and why are they such a big thing? We explain the business opportunity, how they work and what issues they face. When Tim Cook stepped on the stage on Thursday to present Apple’s new products, the upgrade to its Apple Watch stole the limelight …
Fundraising for RegTechs looks at the specifics of financing companies in this sector. While all start-ups are different there are some basic aspects that apply to all of them and the sectors they operate in. Jochen Heussner looks at them for PlanetCompliance and tells you how to get the ball rolling. One of the major …
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