Share subscription for IPO of GOVECS AG launched on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange LeapRate

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Share subscription for IPO of GOVECS AG launched on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

IPO planned for 13 November / Deutsche Börse’s DirectPlace supports sub-scription process The share subscription for the IPO of GOVECS AG (ISIN: DE000A2NB122) started today on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company is planning a listing in the Prime Standard and the subscription runs until 8 November. The price range for the offered shares was…

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC updates list of firms using inaccurate information to solicit investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information to solicit primarily non-U.S. investors, adding 16 soliciting entities, four impersonators of genuine firms, and eight bogus regulators. The SEC also made technical updates to its database to make it easier for retail investors…

November 01, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Confirmed: Capital Index gives up CySEC CIF license

Following our exclusive report from the beginning of last month that London based spreadbetting and CFDs broker Capital Index had made an application to voluntarily give up its CySEC CIF license, CySEC had indeed issued a brief notice that Capital Index (Cyprus) Ltd has had its CIF license withdrawn. We had reported at the time…

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX launches Sponsored Market Access to its Derivatives Market

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced that it has launched Sponsored Market Access (SMA) to its Derivatives Market to international and Russian clients of MOEX market participants. The SMA technology allows direct access to trading on Moscow Exchange’s Derivatives Market. Prior to 1 November, clients of MOEX market participants could only trade by using infrastructure solutions…

Rapid Transfer launches for Skill and NETELLER customers in the Netherlands and Belgium

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Rapid Transfer launches for Skrill and NETELLER customers in the Netherlands and Belgium

The global payments provider Paysafe has just announced the expansion of its payment by online bank transfer solution, Rapid Transfer, into new markets including the Netherlands and Belgium. The latest country additions bring its total availability to 15 countries. The Netherlands provides a retail environment which is particularly suited to payment by bank transfer, which…

Microsoft announces expansion of blockchain offering on Azure Cloud

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Refinitiv launches quantitative analytics platform QA Direct in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure

The Cloud-based service means asset managers and hedge funds can get faster access to data for new quant initiatives and spend more time testing strategies, optimizing portfolios and managing risk. Building on its commitment towards consumption of its financial data in the Cloud, Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI), has…

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PumaPay’s second version of its PullPayment Solution is on Mainnet

Decentralized Vision, the blockchain company that developed PumaPay PullPayment Protocol, has just announced that version 2.0 of the PullPayment Protocol solution is on Mainnet, enabling seamless cryptocurrency transactions between merchants and customers with advanced billing options. With version 2.0, PumaPay’s payments solution brings recurring payments on the Ethereum network, allowing merchants to implement ultimate blockchain-based…

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Zend Trade

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called Zend Trade. Zend Trade Entity name: Zend Trade Associated entities/individuals: Russ Horn, Forex Equinox Trading name: Zend Trade Website: www.zendtrade.com Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: Zend Trade has the characteristics of a scam, including offering unrealistic returns and withholding client…

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cobalt hires Traiana executive Anoushka Rayner as Head of Sales

Cobalt, the foreign exchange (FX) post-trade processing network based on shared infrastructure and high performance technology, has just announced that it has appointed FX specialist Anoushka Rayner as global head of sales and business development. Anoushka Rayner brings over 20 years of experience in the FX industry to Cobalt. She has held a number of…

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland

November 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hedge Fund Manager and cryptocurrency investor Arianna Simpson joins LXDX Advisory Board

Technology investor, entrepreneur, and cryptocurrency commentator Arianna Simpson has joined the Advisory Board of cryptocurrency exchange LXDX, the company announced Tuesday. Arianna Simpson is well known throughout the blockchain and investment space, frequently speaking on related topics and contributing to publications like The New York Times, Business Insider, and The Wall Street Journal. Simpson is…