Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), in collaboration with Iridium Investor Relations, has informed that it has launched the fourth annual Investor Relations (IR) Excellence Program, which aims to help listed companies in Qatar further improve investor relations best practices. Since its inception in 2015 as the first recognition program of its kind in the GCC, the…
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Leading online Swiss bank Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has announced that it has become the first bank worldwide to offer its clients the opportunity to participate in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). ICOs are a new way for companies to raise money via crowdfunding using blockchain technology. This opens new opportunities for Swissquote clients to…
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LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that Paris based asset manager Boussard & Gavaudan has sold down its equity position in online gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) from 9.1% to 4.8%. Boussard & Gavaudan holds its entire Playtech stake in the form of CFDs. Its 15.28 million Playtech CFDs are worth approximately £67.7 million…
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Mr Andrew Law, of Biggera Waters, Queensland, has been charged with three offences under the Corporations Act after allegedly making false or misleading statements in documents submitted to Australian regulator ASIC. Mr Law’s charges were first listed before Queensland’s Southport’s Magistrates Court on 15 October 2018. ASIC also alleges that in December 2013, Mr Law…
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Alpha FX Group plc (LON:AFX), a UK-based foreign exchange service provider working for corporates and institutions, has just announced the appointment of Matt Knowles to the Board as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Matt Knowles has significant industry expertise having spent 19 years at HiFX, a business providing international payment services to both…
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Moscow based Retail FX dealer Forex Club has announced that the number of Forex Club clients was over 1,000 in October 2018. Pavel Karyagin, CEO of the Russian regulated forex dealer stated: The rising number of clients shows we have chosen the right marketing strategy, while people have more trust to a licensed and regulated…
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What led to the bankruptcy of what was once one of Australia's better known Retail FX brands? Who left his CEO position of an FCA licensed FX brokerage, to launch a new Retail FX brand? How is that new brand related to a leading online gaming brand? Where did Richard Bartlett (ex PrimeXM head of…
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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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