The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Scrilliy. 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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Avelacom, the high-performance connectivity and IT infrastructure solutions provider for the financial services industry, has just announced that it has extended its connectivity offerings to South Africa, enabling trading firms to access the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in a fast and reliable way. Global banks, HFTs and hedge funds accessing the JSE can now obtain…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Red Arc Global Investments plc. 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…
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has announced that it has appointed Mr. Leo Melamed, Chairman Emeritus of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group), as the FSA advisor. Mr. Melamed became the chairman of the CME in 1969, and has been Chairman Emeritus since 1997. He has contributed to the development of financial futures markets, including…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Square Global Ltd trading as Square Global Enterprise. 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…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has just informed the public that it decided the imposition of an administrative fine of €10.000 to Mrs Milena Valentinova Christofide. The complete text of the regulator’s decision can be seen below: Announcement date: 19.10.2018 Board decision date: 03.09.2018 Regarding: Mrs Milena Valentinova Christofide Legislation: The Investment Services…
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Monex, Inc. has announced that it has signed a financial instruments intermediary service agreement with The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture; Hisashi Shibata, President) and will begin offering the bank’s customers financial products and services, including domestic equities, as of Friday, October 19, 2018. Shizuoka Bank, which has entered into a capital and…
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London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) has announced that it is in the process of acquiring further shares in LCH Group Holdings Limited (LCH), which will increase its majority ownership of this valuable strategic business. LSEG has entered into agreements with certain minority shareholders of LCH to acquire up to a further 15.1% of LCH’s…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released conclusions to the further consultation on proposed amendments to update the Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules (FRR). After considering the comments received, the SFC will implement the proposed changes, the main purpose of which is to update the computation basis of the financial resources…
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NETELLER, a digital wallet provider and part of Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS), has just announced that it is now offering its customers the opportunity to instantly buy and sell cryptocurrencies, as cryptocurrency adoption continues to grow. As of today, NETELLER users can buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies via a recognised cryptocurrency exchange including Bitcoin, Bitcoin…
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