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Australia Securities & Investment Commission
ASIC is an independent government agency and exercises financial supervision functions on the Australian financial system, financial institutions and professional practitioners in accordance with the law. ASIC was established in 2001 in accordance with the Australian Securities Investment Commission Act approved by the Parliament.
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Financial Conduct Authority
On April 1, 2013, FSA (Financial Services Authority) was replaced by two parallel regulatory agencies, FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) and PRA (Prudential Financial Regulation Authority).
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Financial Services Agency
The establishment of the Financial Services Agency is to ensure the stability of Japan's financial system, and at the same time protect the interests of depositors, policyholders, securities and other investors, and promote financial facilitation. The Financial Services Agency is the main regulatory authority for foreign exchange margin business. Japan’s financial supervision implements mixed supervision, that is, the Financial Services Agency exclusively supervises the banking, securities, insurance and non-financial institutions. The supervision of foreign exchange margin business institutions mainly includes regular inspections (semi-annual or year-end closing, etc.), inspections at any time, and traders providing transaction reports at the end of each month.
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National Futures Association
The National Futures Association of the United States is a non-commercial independent regulatory agency that supervises the derivatives industry in the United States. It is a for-profit membership organization. The scope of supervision includes futures trading, retail foreign exchange, and over-the-counter derivatives. For more than 30 years since its establishment, NFA has insisted on maintaining the ethics of the futures market, harmonizing and uniting, protecting the interests of investors, and supervising members' compliance with regulatory responsibilities.
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Autorité des Marchés Financiers
In 2003, the French Financial Market Authority AMF was established. 1. Foreign exchange dealers regulated by the French AMF must obtain an investment company license; 2. To handle complaints and disputes, first complain to the foreign exchange trading platform. If you are not satisfied, you can complain to the AMF mediation commissioner's office; there is no charge for complaints.
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Financial Markets Authority
The Financial Markets Authority of New Zealand (FMA) and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), these two regulatory agencies constitute the New Zealand financial market regulatory system. FMA was established in 2011 under the "Financial Market Authority Act of 2011". FMA replaced the original Securities Commission and took over part of the functions of the New Zealand Government’s Economic Development Department. In particular, FMA can supervise the New Zealand government’s budget and also performs part of the company registration function.
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Monetary Authority of Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is the central bank of Singapore. It was established in 1971. It is implemented and professionally managed by government departments. Its functions combine banking to finance and many other financial functions, including formulating financial and monetary policies and ensuring stable economic development. , Promote sustainable development of the financial service industry, etc. MAS is also a comprehensive regulatory agency responsible for overseeing all financial institutions in Singapore: banks, insurance companies, capital market intermediaries, financial advisors and stock exchanges. MAS works closely with other government agencies and financial institutions to promote Singapore to become a regional and international financial center and to ensure the vitality and competitiveness of Singapore’s financial industry.
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DuBai Financial Services Authority
DFSA is an independent financial services regulator or from the Dubai International Financial Center, which conducts a dedicated financial free trade zone in Dubai, UAE. DFSA's regulatory authority includes asset management, banking and credit services, securities, collective investment fund custody and trust services, commodity futures trading, Islamic finance, insurance, international stock exchanges, and an international commodity derivatives exchange. In addition to regulating financial and ancillary services, DFSA is responsible for overseeing and implementing anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) requirements applicable to the Dubai International Financial Center. DFSA has also accepted the delegation’s power to investigate DIFC’s affairs and partnerships for major breaches of the DIFC company’s legal suspicions and pursue enforcement of remedial measures that can be registered from the Dubai International Financial Center Registered Companies (RoC).
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UK Supermarket Sales Rise As Shoppers Prepare For Holidays
What’s going on here? UK supermarkets are ringing up festive cheer, with October sales climbing 4.7% as early holiday shoppers spread their seasonal expenses. What does this mean? With inflation easing, UK consumers are kicking off their Christmas sh...
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Gold price higher but WTI crude price and natural gas price struggle
Gold still moving higher The move higher has continued here, putting the spot gold price back within easy distance of the September record high. Having rebounded from $2600.00 the buyers have reasserted control, and a new record high seems more than...
2 hours ago
FTSE 100 struggles while DAX and S&P 500 fall back from new highs
FTSE 100 drifts sideways The FTSE 100 index’s disappointing performance continues, remaining stuck in a range between 8200 and 8320. Neither buyers nor sellers seem strong enough to break the range, though a push higher targets 8400 and then 8480. C...
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EUR/USD, EUR/GBP continue to slide while GBP/USD holds
EUR/USD remains under pressure EUR/USD has come close to the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) at $1.0873 which remains in focus but around which it may at least short-term stabilise. Minor resistance remains to be seen at the $1.0895-to-$1.0916 May and...
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Commodities Watch: Silver prices eyeing for another year-to-date high?
Round-up The past week has seen cocoa prices rise by 8.0% to top the performance table, as weather conditions are on the radar once more to cast some uncertainties on supplies. Heavy rains in West Africa have put some delay on harvesting efforts, while re...
6 hours ago
Boeing Struggles As Seattle Workers Demand Fair Wages
What’s going on here? Boeing is grappling with significant disruption as 33,000 unionized workers across Seattle and the West Coast have been on strike since September 13, demanding a 40% pay rise and rallying political support. What does this mean? B...
18 hours ago
NASDAQ 100 touches three-month high ahead of Netflix earnings
NASDAQ 100 scales further highs The index of the 100 biggest US tech stocks, the NASDAQ 100, has continued to make headway so far in October, shrugging off the US inflation reading last week. Overall the index looks set to push higher, supported by t...
18 hours ago
Crude oil prices slump on geopolitics and demand news
Crude oil prices tumble amidst geopolitical easing and demand concerns Crude oil prices took a dive following reports that Israel was willing to avoid targeting Iranian oil facilities in its retaliatory strike. This development effectively eliminated the...
23 hours ago