Regulation
October 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC successfully appeals sentence of former CBA financial planner

Australian regulator ASIC and the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions have announced that they have successfully appealed the sentence of Ricky David Gillespie, a former senior financial planner of the Commonwealth Bank’s financial planning subsidiary, Commonwealth Financial Planning Limited. On 12 December 2017, Mr Gillespie was fined $3,000 with no conviction recorded, after pleading guilty…

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BlueOcean Ventures ll launches SwissVCToken
October 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BlueOcean Ventures ll launches SwissVCToken

BlueOcean Ventures ll, the first tokenized medtech VC fund, has just announced the launch of SwissVCToken, the ICO platform dedicated to the sale of the BlueOcean Ventures ll BOV Token. BlueOcean Ventures II invests in medical device and life science startups with the goal of enabling the development of innovations that make the world a…

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October 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness sees FX trading volumes rise 5% in September to $349 billion

FCA and CySEC licensed Retail FX broker Exness has reported a 5% rise in FX trading volumes for the month of September 2018, following a relatively slow summer trading season. September volumes came in at $349.1 billion at Exness, versus $331.9 billion in August. The $349.1 billion figure represented Exness' fourth best ever month, behind just March-April-May…

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October 03, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The blockchain market can hit $7 billion, says Bank of America

Cointelegraph reported that according to Bank of America, the blockchain market can hit $7 billion in market size, helping major companies such as Microsoft and Amazon boost their businesses. The estimation was offered by Bank of America analysts, who suggested that the $7 billion figure is a viable "figure" in the near future, if around…

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BitMEX hires HKEX regulatory executive Angelina Kwan as COO
October 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BitMEX hires HKEX regulatory executive Angelina Kwan as COO

BitMEX, a crypto-coin trading platform, has just informed that it has appointed regulatory expert Angelina Kwan to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Kwan previously served as Managing Director and Head of Regulatory Compliance for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX). She will be responsible for overseeing and driving the company’s growth, while guiding…

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Deutsche Börse Group opens office in Ireland
October 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Irish Power Spot Market launched

The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT and the clearing house European Commodity Clearing (ECC) have completed their mission to support the Irish power exchange SEMOpx in setting up a Day-Ahead and Intraday market in Ireland and Northern Ireland, including clearing and settlement. The markets were launched on 30 September 2018, with first trading day for…

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Malta Stock Exchange goes live on Deutsche Börse's T7 trading technology
October 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dolfin becomes a member of the Malta Stock Exchange

Dolfin, an independent and agile wealth management platform, has just announced that its Maltese unit, Dolfin Asset Services Ltd, has become a member of the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE). Dolfin CEO Denis Nagy took part in the MSE’s traditional ringing of the bell ceremony this morning to mark the occasion. The firm’s membership means that…

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October 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group's FX volume down 10% YoY in September

Derivatives marketplace CME Group has just released its trading volumes for the month of September and has reached average daily volume (ADV) of 17.5 million contracts per day during September 2018, up 3 percent from September 2017. Open interest at the end of September was 120 million contracts, up 6 percent from September 2017 and…

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QIB UK selects Volante Technologies’ PSD2 Open Banking solution
October 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

QIB UK selects Volante Technologies’ PSD2 Open Banking solution

Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for accelerated end-to-end payments processing, has announced that Qatar Islamic Bank UK plc (QIB) has selected VolPay Channel: Open Banking and Token to implement PSD2 compliance for the bank. Building upon Volante’s partnership with Token who provide PSD2 compliant APIs, VolPay Channel: Open Banking will deliver a…

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