After seeing UK hedge fund Odey Asset Management acquire a 5% stake in the company a month ago, online gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has had Dublin, Ireland based value investor Setanta Asset Management jump in and buy a slightly smaller but still significant 3% interest in Playtech. The Setanta stake in…
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The Wall Street Journal has reportedly launched its own digital coin, called WSJCoin and killed it almost immediately, says a report from Finance Magnates. Interested investors did not even have time to access the coin. The WSJ reporter, who was given the task to explore the option of launching the coin, Steven Russolillo, did not manage…
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Corporate foreign exchange specialist Alpha FX Group plc (LON:AFX) has announced that the company has raised a total of £20 million (USD $26 million) through the issue of an aggregate of 3,218,602 new ordinary shares at a price of 620 pence per share. The company said that the share placing attracted strong support from high quality institutional investors.…
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At the 58th General Assembly in Athens today, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has elected seven Directors of the Board. Today’s seven elected Directors of the Board are as follows: Dr Urs Rüegsegger, Chairman, SIX Swiss Exchange - Chairman, WFE (2-year term) Mr Edward Tilly,…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called ABS International PTY Limited. ABS International PTY Limited Trading name: ABS Financial Software Australia – New Zealand Address: Level 19, 1 O’Connell Street, Sydney, NSW 2001 Website: www.absaust.net.au Phone: 0800 600 202, +61 2 8098 1520 Email: [email protected] Reason for…
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Agricultural producer sentiment dropped to its lowest level since October 2016 as producers expressed concern over worsening farm financial conditions, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading. The September barometer reading was 114, down 15 points since August. The barometer is based on a monthly survey of 400 agricultural producers from…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has just informed the public that it has issued several warnings regarding Brisk Liquidity, Binatex, and Primus Trade. Brisk Liquidity CySEC has informed investors about the following regarding "Brisk Liquidity Ltd": The Company, through the website www.briskliquidity.nz, uses the name of the Cyprus Investment Firm (“CIF”) Globia Wealth…
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CoinDesk, the digital media, events, and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community, has announced that it has compiled a list of the United States’ top blockchain universities. In recent years, universities around the world have invested heavily in developing curriculums and resources around blockchain technology. While it is impossible to…
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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 €5.000 to Mr. Christos Filaktou (Director of Orphanides Public Company Ltd). The complete text of the regulator’s decision can be seen below: Announcement date: 03.10.2018 Board decision date: 03.09.2018 Regarding: Mr. Christos Filaktou…
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At the 58th General Assembly in Athens today, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has informed that it has admitted six new members taking the total number of full members to 70, an historic high. With six members joining since the last General Assembly in 2017, the…
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