clone firm FCA warning
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Kainz Werner Anton clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Kainz Werner Anton. 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…

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UK inflation pound sterling
September 18, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Risks lining up for the Pound from CPI and Salzburg talks

The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. After extending gains for a second consecutive week last week, the pound continues to hover around a six-week high versus the dollar. Last week a softening of tone from Brussels over Brexit talks and signs that the EU are…

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Canadian Securities Administrators CSA
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CSA appoints Laura Belloni as Secretary General

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has announced the appointment of Laura Belloni as Secretary General, effective September 17, 2018. Before taking on this role, Ms. Belloni served as Manager of Regulatory Affairs and Policy Manager at the CSA for a period of 10 years. As such, she was responsible for managing regulatory and policy development…

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Volante Technologies Inc. expands executives team
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TORA expands its support for transaction and trade reporting

TORA, provider of the industry’s most advanced cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS), has announced today that it has expanded its support for MiFID II transaction and trade reporting by integrating its trading system with NEX Regulatory Reporting. In a bid to improve transparency, MiFID II requires asset managers to submit transaction reports, including…

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Nasdaq Dubai
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq Dubai teams up with Oxford Business Group

Nasdaq Dubai and Oxford Business Group (OBG) have just announced that they will collaborate to bring high quality financial intelligence and economic analysis to investors and the business community. OBG will launch its authoritative The Report: Dubai 2019 early next year from Nasdaq Dubai’s MarketSite, the exchange’s event space for thought leadership activities. The cooperation…

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bscs warning
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Hakopa, Williams and Partners

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 Hakopa, Williams and Partners. Hakopa, Williams and Partners is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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Thomson Reuters teams up with Seabury TFX to create new trade finance marketplace in Asia
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters teams up with Seabury TFX to create new trade finance marketplace in Asia

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has announced that it has partnered with specialist firm Seabury TFX to develop a new marketplace for trade finance in Asia. ‘Receivables Board’ is now available through Thomson Reuters Eikon App Studio platform to facilitate the trading of Trade Receivables. The new application provides trade finance solutions for institutional investors…

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Playtech’s TradeTech integrates Brokeree multi asset liquidity bridge
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Playtech’s TradeTech integrates Brokeree multi asset liquidity bridge

TradeTech Group, the newly formed financial division of Playtech (LON:PTEC), has integrated Brokeree Liquidity Bridge into the core of its TradeTech Alpha brand. The company partnered with Brokeree Solutions, technology provider for forex brokers, to enhance its liquidity and risk management offering. The new liquidity solution is a unique simbios of top-tier liquidity and high-grade risk…

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Crypto exchange IronX receives a regulatory license
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto exchange IronX receives a regulatory license

IronX, the new Crypto Exchange joint venture between global online broker IronFX Group and EmurgoHK, creator of the Cardano Blockchain, has announced it has been awarded full regulatory license approval by the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). This license allows IronX to operate as a fully regulated exchange for the trading of cryptocurrencies, as part…

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