ASIC cancels the licences of firms that failed to join AFCA
ASIC has cancelled Australian financial services (AFS) licences of two NSW-based financial services providers for failure to obtain membership AFCA scheme.
March 2019
Endeavour and Linchpin placed into liquidation after ASIC court action
ASIC ordered that registered and unregistered schemes by these companies ,both called ‘Investport Income Opportunity Fund’, be placed into liquidation.
FINRA Budget is Released
FINRA says it could draw on its reserves to make up for a projected revenue shortfall but Critics worry it might send mixed messages about dependence on fines.
How FINRA Interacts with its Members
As a self-regulatory organization FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is in a unique position to interact with its members.
Post-FOMC Bearish Pressure Surrounds US Dollar
Asian stocks finished mixed on Friday after upbeat data from the US economy, latest optimism surrounding Brexit negotiations and doubts over the US-China trade deal.
Advice on the countercyclical capital buffer 2019 Q1
Norges Bank has advised the Ministry of Finance to keep the countercyclical capital buffer at 2.5 percent from the end of 2019.
Basel III monitoring results published by the Basel Committee
The Basel Committee today published the results of its latest Basel III monitoring exercise, based on data as of 30 June 2018.
Cleviston Haynes: Driving change toward the new economy
Address by Mr Haynes, Economy Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, at the Opening of the 2019 Week of Excellence, Bridgetown, 25 February 2019.
Bank Rate maintained at 0.75% – March 2019
MPC has voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.75%. and maintain the stock of corporate bond purchases and UK government bond purchases.
Canadian Securities Regulators Consult on Regulatory Framework for Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms
Canadian Securities Regulators Consult on Regulatory Framework for Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms roposed Framework for Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms.
Post-FOMC Bearish Pressure Surrounds US Dollar
The dovish outlook from the FED failed to impress Asian equities and also rallied the EURUSD, breaching the 50 and 100-day moving average.
Symposium Co-hosted by JFSA-JPX on “TCFD- The Power of the TCFD Framework in Company-Investor Dialogue”
Japan's Financial Services Agency (JFSA) and Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Government Pension Fund Global: Extended information on return and risk
Today, Norges Bank Investment Management has published extended information on the return and risk of the Government Pension Fund Global.
221th Meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (“Copom”) of the Central Bank of Brazil Press Release
The Copom unanimously decided to maintain the Selic rate at 6.50% p.a.
Also filing this week: Rick Steves, Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.