financial instruments

One of the principles of financial economics is that there is a direct relationship between risk and return. "There is no free lunch" is a common phrase used by many academic researchers and sometimes by professional investors. The implication is that if an investor expects to receive high returns, she must ...

The Grayson County District Attorney's Office released a list of people indicted this week. The indictments are formal charges and are not an indication of guilt. The following people were indicted: Kenneth Ingram, 38, of Mead, Oklahoma — online solicitation of a minor — sexual conduct;. Melanie Dogan, 54 ...

The FCA has no regulatory scope over cryptocurrencies, but it does have an impact on future regulations. The latest statement from the FCA specifies that cryptocurrency derivatives, under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, can be defined as financial instruments. It stipulates that firms involved ...

International Accounting Standard (IAS) 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation defines rules for when a financial instrument is to be classified as equity or liability. Its revised version was issued back in 2003 but, in recent years, its instructions for classification have become less and less simple. In this article ...

JPMorgan Chase & Co has tested a new blockchain platform for the issuance of financial instruments, Reuters reported. The trial was conducted with a number of participants including the National Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Pfizer and Legg Mason's Western Asset and other ...

The EU's Mifid (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) law on investment services came into force in the UK in November 2007. It was intended to regulate firms providing services to clients linked to 'financial instruments' (shares, bonds, units in collective investment schemes and derivatives), and in the venues where ...

The FCA Statement flags three types of instruments which may be “financial instruments” caught under MIFID II: ... Dealing in, arranging transactions in, advising on or carrying on any other regulated activity in relation to “a financial instrument” is subject to authorisation by the FCA to carry on such activity.

On April 13, 2018, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) released a consultation paper on the Financial Instrument Test, which was introduced in an earlier discussion paper on initial coin offerings, virtual currencies and related service providers, with the aim of creating a safe regulatory framework ...

European Union: The MFSA Issues Consultation Paper On Proposed Financial Instrument Test Applicable To DLT Assets ... obligations, indices and measures not otherwise mentioned in this section, which have the characteristics of other derivative financial instruments, having regard to whether, inter alia, ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") has issued a Consultation Paper on the proposed introduction of a "Financial Instrument Test" in line ... indices and measures not otherwise mentioned in this section, which have the characteristics of other derivative financial instruments, having regard to ...

On April 11, 2018, TiGenix received a transparency notification from Bank of America Corporation, following the acquisition of financial instruments that are ... Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corporation held 512,614 voting rights that may be acquired if the financial instrument (rights of use) is exercised ...

The paper follows a discussion paper published in November 2017, in which the MFSA suggested a mandatory Financial Instrument Test for those who offer ... The paper is a 40-page document which defines financial instruments under European law and explains how cryptocurrency fits in. It is “seeking ...

If it is not concluded that the asset is a VT, "the second stage would determine whether the DLT asset would qualify as a financial instrument under Section C of Annex 1 in the MiFID," which establishes definitions for financial instruments like transferable securities, money market instruments, and units of ...

... that are issued through an initial coin offering, or cryptocurrencies. Although cryptocurrencies (and other cryptoassets) are not currently specifically regulated by the FCA, cryptocurrency derivatives may constitute financial instruments within the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has released a consultation paper on the possible introduction of a “Financial Instrument Test” that would legally define virtual tokens, according to an April 13 announcement on their site. The Financial Instrument Test, first proposed in a Nov. 30 paper on ...

There are funding mechanisms in place, although insufficient, for adaptation and mitigation, but there is none for loss and damage associated with climate change impacts. Yet, some countries have developed financial instruments and have been successful in the use of these tools, but they may not work ...

DONNA — Police here arrested a man Thursday who allegedly scammed multiple people out of their tax refunds. Juan Jose Garcia, 37, faces multiple charges including forgery of a financial instrument and theft, according to a Donna police news release. Five people reported having their federal income ...

The Company's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents and amounts due to shareholder. The carrying amount of these financial instruments approximates fair value due either to length of maturity or interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates unless otherwise disclosed in ...

Therefore, the reforms also aimed to align Swiss law with EU regulations Directive 2014/65/EU on Markets in Financial Instruments II ("MiFID II") and Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 on Markets in Financial Instruments ("MiFIR") to ensure Swiss financial institutions' access to the European financial markets.

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) regulatory protocols require that industry participants identify whether trading counterparties are SIs for the financial instrument that they are trading, so that they can determine which counterparty must report the trade. The problem is acute for both ...

Its emergence will help sharpen the investment banking chain to attack the market, making the IVIC fund one of the most profitable financial instruments. We believe that blockchain is a transformational person in the field of investment, whether it is technology level or investment, it will link the destructive ideas directly to the ...

FEI Daily checked in with Jon Howard, Senior consultation partner in the Financial Instruments Group of Accounting Services in the Deloitte & Touche LLP national office for an update on the standard. FEI Daily: Did many companies take advantage of the early adoption provision? Jon Howard: We did see ...

Mutual Funds: The proposal, based on an internal study by Sebi on mutual funds, will be discussed at the regulator's board meeting this week, senior officials said. As per the proposal, the additional expense of 20 basis points may be reduced to 5 basis points across all mutual fund schemes and this need ...

International Day for Women's Rights: Debt is not just a financial instrument, it is also a gendered tool. 15 March by Marie-Laure Coulmin Koutsaftis. printer text. Kurdish fighters - Afrin - Photo Support Rojawa. Wherever austerity and structural adjustment policies are implemented allegedly to face a foreign debt, they prevent ...

(IDEX Online) – Following the alleged $2 billion fraud by jeweler Nirav Modi and Gitanjali owner Mehul Choksi at the Punjab National Bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has moved to ban the use of letters of undertaking (LoUs) and letters of comfort (LoCs). They are two of the instruments issued by ...

MINSK, 15 March (BelTA) – Belarus is interested in assimilating financial instruments to support green economy, BelTA learned from Belarusian Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Matusevich during the seminar held by the Economy Ministry and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ...

Don't let numbers fool you: Learn ways to evaluate financial instruments Returns can be manipulated: In traditional insurance plans, the agent lures investors with bonuses, which are the return on investment. The pitch goes like this: If you invest Rs 50,000 every year, the insurance company will give a ...

FASB fixes financial instruments, proposes fix to cloud costs. Tammy Whitehouse | March 2, 2018. The Financial Accounting Standards Board has finalized some technical corrections to its standard on financial statements and proposed new guidance on accounting for certain cloud computing costs. FASB issued final new ...

“The Government currently has no plans to recognise digital currencies as legal tender or to propose designating them as financial instruments”, says John ... Lamb, of North Norfolk, has asked whether the Government plans to recognise digital currencies as (a) legal tender and (b) as a financial instrument.

FASB issued technical corrections and improvements Wednesday to its financial instruments standard on recognition and measurement of financial assets and liabilities that was originally issued in 2016. The original standard, Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments ...

Nelly Molina, CFO at energy firm IEnova, agreed with the other panelists about the importance of making use of as many financial instruments available as possible. "We have to use the instruments, because they are already there. We believe there is room for growth for Fibra Es, [investment project ...

The end of the financial year is the time when individuals scramble to complete their tax-saving investments. Often the main consideration for selecting a particular investment is the tax-saving benefit that comes with it. This can have negative consequences at a later date and is best avoided. Look at an ...

In recent years, foreign investors have attempted to invest in India using various types of hybrid instruments or hybrid securities, that is, financial instruments that combine both debt and equity characteristics. This article serves as a brief guide for foreign investors on the scope of permissible FDI instruments ...