A few days ago a draft of the Proposal for a Regulation of The European Parliament and of The Council on Markets in Crypto-assets was leaked and appeared online. The Proposal shows an EU Commission with strong ambitions on behalf of the future crypto economy. The EU proposal has been eagerly awaited for some time. […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to the “accredited investor” definition, one of the principal tests for determining who is eligible to participate in our private capital markets. Historically, individual investors who do not meet specific income or net worth tests, regardless of their financial sophistication, have been denied the opportunity to invest […]
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) remains highly supportive of Fintech-related initiatives in Mauritius. In this respect, the FSC now takes a step further in ensuring more regulatory certainty with the issue of Guidance Notes on the Security Token Trading Systems under section 7(1) (a) of the Financial Services Act 2007. The purpose of the Guidance […]