After a number of years in the making, the Saudi Arabia authorities finally announced last week that Qualified Foreign Institutions (QFIs) will be allowed to invest in shares listed on the Tadawul starting from…
The practice of investors using their own clients’ trading commissions to pay for research and corporate access has been under scrutiny for some time by regulators in Europe. To better understand the current wave of regulations and assess their impact on the…
Equity crowdfunding, a name given to a process where retail investors use online platforms to make investments primarily in start-ups, had a record year in the UK, a trend driven by various tax breaks (including SEIS) and light touch regulation. In…