The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Minsura. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam…
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FTSE Russell, the global index, data and analytics provider, has confirmed that the China A Shares market will be promoted to Secondary Emerging market status following the September 2018 annual country classification review. FTSE Russell formally reviews country classifications within its FTSE Global Equity Index Series (FTSE GEIS) using a comprehensive, transparent and consistent methodology.…
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The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has informed the public that it has revoked the Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licences (CMSRLs) of two individuals, namely Ewe Lay Peng (Ewe) and Tan Yee Chee (Tan). Ewe and Tan’s CMSRLs were revoked effective 3 September 2018 as the SC has reason to believe that they are no longer…
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Globe Invest, the family office of online entrepreneur Teddy Sagi, has announced that Northenstar Investments Ltd has increased its shareholding in online payments solutions company SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) by acquiring an additional 3,995,185 shares in the AIM listed entity. Northenstar’s shareholding in SafeCharge has risen to 68.34% following the new transaction. Northenstar is…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today announced details of two new data completeness indicators for trading venues detailing the delivery of double volume cap (DVC) and bond liquidity data. The two indicators – the Completeness Ratio and the Completeness Shortfall – will assist trading venues in delivering complete and accurate data on…
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STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has informed that it has licensed the EURO STOXX Multi Premia Index to Credit Suisse Asset Management as an underlying for an index fund. The index integrates the academic, research-based Multi Premia® methodology developed by…
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Estonia based Brokeree Solutions, which provides high-grade technology solutions for brokers, has announced that it has introduced customizable packages for MetaTrader 4 and 5 forex brokers. MetaTrader brokers who plan a bulk procurement of cutting-edge technology and want to stay on track with current tech trends can now purchase solution packages from Brokeree Solutions and…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Crypto Options Trader. Crypto Options Trader is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has announced that it has partnered with Moody’s Analytics, a provider of financial intelligence and analytics, to offer a classification solution for conducting the Solely for Payment of Principal and Interest (SPPI) tests required under the IFRS9 accounting standard. The solution allows fixed-income investors to automate SPPI tests for securities…
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Bloomberg is reporting that Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) is considering a sale of institutional Forex ECN FXall. And, that the business could fetch more than $3 billion. That certainly seems like a very big number, given that FXall was acquired in July 2012 for $625 million - roughly a fifth of the current proposed price.…
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