International News
IOSCO SEEKS TO PROTECT SENIOR INVESTORS FROM FINANCIAL FRAUD, UNSUITABLE INVESTMENTS AND OTHER RISKS
IOSCO seeks to protect senior investors from financial fraud, unsuitable investments and other risks The Board of the International Organization of Securities...
ASIC HAS RELEASED THE NATIONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY STRATEGY ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS REPORT 2016-2017
The Report paints a national picture of financial literacy programs and initiatives delivered by a wide range of organisations across the government,...
THE SEC JUST MADE IT CLEARER THAT SECURITIES LAWS APPLY TO MOST CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND EXCHANGE TRADING THEM
The SEC statement marked an expansion of scrutiny to companies involved with trading, in contrast to previous publications that focused on the digital coins...
HOW TO AVOID CRYPTO, BITCOIN ‘PUMP AND DUMP’ SCAMS
It was only a matter of time. Traditional swindlers have discovered cryptocurrencies. They are using their old techniques to fleece new investors. The most...
OSC INVESTOR ALERT: BITCOIN MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING SCHEME
TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is warning investors that USI Tech Limited (USI Tech), Eleanor Parker and Casey Combden are not registered...
SGX, BURSA TRADING LINK ‘BENEFIT RETAIL INVESTORS’
The proposed link between the Singapore and Malaysia stock markets could spark interest among retail investors and potentially lift securities revenue for the...
CRYPTOCURRENCIES ARE LIKE PONZI SCHEMES, WORLD BANK CHIEF SAYS
The head of the World Bank compared cryptocurrencies to “Ponzi schemes,” the latest financial voice to raise questions about the legitimacy of digital...
SEC HALTS ONE OF THE LARGEST ‘ICOS’ EVER AS IT WADES DEEPER INTO THE MURKY WORLD OF CRYPTOCURRENCY OFFERINGS
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announces it has obtained a court order to halt and freeze the assets of AriseBank’s initial coin offering.The...
HONG KONG PLANS TV AD CAMPAIGN TO WARN AGAINST ICO AND CRYPTO INVESTMENTS
Most financial authorities worldwide have warned their citizens on the risks of buying bitcoin or investing in ICOs, but Hong Kong is going a step further....
P2P LENDING PLATFORM FUNDING SOCIETIES HITS S$100M IN CROWDFUNDED LOANS
Peer-to-peer lending platform Funding Societies announced Tuesday that it has surpassed $100 million in total crowdfunded loans for small and medium...