The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against an investment adviser with a history of violating the securities laws for defrauding his close friends and community members. According to the SEC’s complaint filed Tuesday, from at least 2014 through at least 2017, Bruce J. Fixelle solicited investments from close friends he met through…
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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), both members of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration to develop innovative trade finance solutions and enhance human resources for Islamic financial institutions. ITFC is a multilateral trade financing institution established to…
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FTSE Russell, the global index, data and analytics provider, has announced plans to launch a climate and multi-factor index, the FTSE All-World Climate Balanced Comprehensive Factor Index in November 2018. Merseyside Pension Fund (MPF) has selected the index to support the implementation of its Climate Risk Strategy within the Fund’s listed equity portfolio. The objective…
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Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has announced that Moment Group AB, a small cap company within the consumer services sector, will start trading of its shares on the main market of Nasdaq Stockholm. Moment Group was previously listed on Nasdaq First North Premier and is the 62nd company to list on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets in 2018. Moment…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its first Annual Statistical Report on the European Union’s (EU) derivatives markets. The Report, based on data submitted under the European Markets and Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), provides the first comprehensive market-level view of the EU’s derivatives markets which, at 31 December 2017, amounted to €660tn of…
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CLS Group, the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market, has published its operating metrics for the month of September 2018. The average daily traded volume submitted to CLS was USD 1.729 trillion up 7.7 percent from USD1.605 trillion in August 2018. Last month the company announced that Chief Executive…
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ANZ has just announced the appointment of Mitchell Mason as CEO Japan, reporting to Farhan Faruqui, Group Executive, International. Mr Mason brings 18 years of banking experience to ANZ, having worked previously at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank. Prior to joining ANZ, he was Managing Director, Japan Chief Operating Officer, and Member…
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German Index provider Solactive AG has just announced that, in addition to the successful establishment of its Toronto office in January 2018, the company has now set up its second international business entity in Hong Kong. The new office houses a dedicated team of professionals who provides customized indexing solutions for ETFs and other index-linked…
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TORA, provider of cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS), has announced the launch of TORA Rebalancing. This new solution is natively integrated within the TORA platform and helps asset managers reduce risk and improve workflow efficiencies around the portfolio rebalance process. TORA Rebalancing helps portfolio managers rebalance the allocation/weightings of a portfolio’s assets in…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has just informed investors about the following regarding Efexa1000 Ltd (the Company): The Company, through the website efexa1000.com, claims to be part of the Instant Trading EU Ltd (the "CIF") group, which is licensed (License No. 266/15) and regulated by CySEC, while it has no relationship with the…
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