09/14/2017
Algorithms and collusion: Competition policy in the digital age
This phenomenon is undoubtedly associated to significant efficiencies
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
09/14/2017
U.K. Investment Firm: Central Bankers Should Clamp Down On Bitcoin
On Tuesday, U.K. investment firm, Schroders, agreed with the Chinese without praising them directly.
09/13/2017
State Street joins Luxembourg House of Fintech
The collaboration with the LHoFT Foundation is a natural extension of State Street’s history of innovation and will focus on exploring the FundTech and RegTech landscape, how these themes are impacting the financial services industry and the solutio
09/13/2017
DFSA Issues General Investor Statement on Cryptocurrencies
The DFSA wishes to highlight that these types of product offerings, and the systems and technology that support them, are complex.
09/13/2017
Robots finds a welcome reception among China’s finance and tax services
A human needs 20 minutes to issue each invoice, which entails information collection, verification and recording.
09/12/2017
France, Germany, Spain, Italy call for turnover tax for tech giants
France is apparently leading the push to reform taxation rules and create an “equalization tax” on revenue earned from digital business activity that would bring taxation to the level of corporate tax in the country where the revenue was earne
09/12/2017
Why SFTR compliance is an opportunity for greater data insight by Paul Burleton, GFT
Clear driving principles of data ownership will be key in order to address data quality, timeliness and accuracy.
09/12/2017
DFSA and Malaysia’s Securities Commission sign FinTech Agreement
Our FinTech regime is developed to enhance and improve access to finance and the efficiency of markets.
09/11/2017
European Central Bank is Working on Licensing Rules for FinTech Companies
The European Central Bank plans to create licensing guidelines for financial technology firms.
09/11/2017
From next month, showing off your wealth on social media may land you in trouble
The tax department will analyse mismatches in income declarations and spending patterns to trace tax evasions and black money, an official said.
09/11/2017
The algorithm ate my homework is no excuse
It can't be like, the algorithm ate my homework.
09/11/2017
SEC slaps $35 million fine on State Street for order handling deceptions
The subscriber used Last Look to reject 57 matches that each had a $1 million face value.
09/07/2017
Fintech pushes EU to explore changes to bank software rules
We will envisage appropriate action if needed.
09/06/2017
Singapore Becomes Favored ICO Destination for Blockchain Companies
The token is available on an Ethereum-based Blockchain.
09/06/2017
Banks in bid to win software investment boost from EU
EU banking rules treat software as a cost rather than an investment, forcing lenders to cover expenditure on digital applications with an equal amount of capital.
09/06/2017
Swarm Fund Launches Compliance-Oriented Token Offering Tailored to Evolving Regulatory Environment
Introduces Liquid Democracy Self-Governance Structure, Provides Ownership to Crypto Token Holders
09/06/2017
Over a quarter of businesses unsure if they'll be ready for MiFID II
MiFID II has faced many delays in its implementation.
09/06/2017
FCA told to rewrite rules to recognise WhatsApp
He said email is “dead” and UK regulators need to recognise this.
09/06/2017
Fintech: Swiss Agree Cooperation Pact With Singapore
The Singapore FinTech Association and Swiss Finance + Technology Association sign Memorandum of Understanding
09/05/2017
Is this the next financial scandal waiting to happen?
It has allowed me to jump in and invest in a start-up.