Europe

Eight funds breached EU sustainability rules, says Danish watchdog

Denmark's financial watchdog has ordered the companies behind eight sustainability funds to take remedial action after finding they had violated European Union disclosure rules on such investments.

2 days ago

Lithuania aims to tighten crypto regulation and ban anonymous accounts

The country decided to act in advance of upcoming EU regulations that could effectively ban noncustodial wallets.

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Top 5 Things to Watch in Markets in the Week Ahead

Earnings season kicks into high gear in the coming week but concerns over persistently high inflation, a hawkish Federal Reserve and uncertainty arising out of the war in Ukraine look likely to continue to dominate market sentiment.

9 months, 3 weeks ago

EU bans providing 'high-value crypto-asset services' to Russia

Prohibiting crypto services was one of three financial measures the European Commission proposed in addition to an import ban on Russian coal.

10 months ago

Top 5 Things to Watch in Markets in the Week Ahead

The U.S. jobs report for March is coming up on Friday and will be closely watched, being the last monthly employment report ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next meeting in May.

10 months, 2 weeks ago

19 P2P Investing Statistics You Need to Know for 2021

In 2013, the global P2P lending market was valued at $3.5 billion. In 2019, it was valued at $67.93 billion. And in 2027, it is projected to reach an astounding $558.91 billion.

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Europe's banks fear payment system could be casualty of Russia-Ukraine crisis

Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Italy's UniCredit has backed out of a potential acquisition in Russia and Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International has set aside risk provisions for possible sanctions on Russia.

12 months ago

Fed signals trigger world stocks, bonds sell-off

Stock markets were deep in the red and some key government bond yields climbed to their highest in years on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled the possibility of faster-than-expected U.S. rate hikes and stimulus withdrawal.

1 year, 1 month ago