New Zealand FMA warns against Greenfields Capital LeapRate

August 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Greenfields Capital

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company Greenfields Capital. Greenfields Capital Address: 9th Joe Street, 5th Floor, Office 71, Tallinn, Estonia Website: www.greenfieldscapital.com Phone: +44 2013 608 0844 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: Greenfields Capital is not incorporated in New Zealand and is not registered on the Financial…

August 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech profits decline but Financials and Retail Forex businesses shine in 1H-2018

Following the issuing of its Trading Update in early July it wasn't quite a surprise that online gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) reported declining profits (although increasing Revenues) for the first half of 2018. Overall, Playtech saw Revenue of €436.5 million for the first six months of the year, which was actually up by…

August 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ZenCash changes its name to Horizen

ZenCash, the privacy-focused blockchain platform for borderless, decentralized communications and transactions, has announced a comprehensive brand expansion. It involves ZenCash changing its name to Horizen, a refreshed logo and an elevated focus for its product offerings to include an on-chain treasury voting system, and side chains with smart contracting capability. The platform’s cryptocurrency Zen will…

August 22, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

This European Bank is launching its own cryptocurrency

The first licensed bank to launch its own cryptocurrency is the European Union Bank AG. Based in Liechtenstein, the bank is setting out to disrupt how financial institutions think of altcoins, as it will be launching its very own digital currency. As reported by AMB Crypto, the Bank commented on their decision to launch a…

August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Securities Authority of New Zealand

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company Securities Authority of New Zealand. Securities Authority of New Zealand Associated entities: Haig Lafferty & Partners Address: 41 Shortland Street, Auckland Central, Auckland Website: www.sanz-gov.nz Phone: +64 9 8862816 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: The “Securities Authority of New Zealand” (SANZ)…

August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Vela teams up with CoinMarketCap to include cryptocurrencies in SuperFeed

Vela, an independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, has announced a partnership with CoinMarketCap, the source of data for cryptocurrencies. This agreement marks a new addition to the asset class coverage for Vela’s Market Data Feed service, SuperFeed. The partnership will provide Vela’s institutional client base with normalized…

August 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Michael Ayres named COO at Divisa Capital UK

New Divisa Capital UK CEO Brian Myers has brought on board another of his former lieutenants from GKFX, with the company naming Michael Ayres as Divisa UK's new COO. Michael Ayres had been Director of Operations at GKFX from October 2016 - March 2018, which basically matched Mr. Myers' tenure as GKFX CEO. The two…

August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PurePoint Financial welcomes new Head of Client Services

PurePoint Financial, a hybrid digital bank and division of MUFG Union Bank, N.A. has announced that Sandy Walia has joined as Head of Client Services. Sandy Walia oversees the Financial Center teams nationwide as well as the Client Support Center based in Little Rock, AK. She is based in Torrance, Calif. and reports to Pierre…

FlexTrade teams up with ACA Technology to provide data on-demand for trade surveillance

August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Energy producer Statkraft to integrate Nasdaq’s SMARTS Trade Surveillance

Statkraft, a producer of renewable energy, has just announced that it has selected Nasdaq’s (NASDAQ:NDAQ) SMARTS Trade Surveillance to monitor trading behavior across power markets in the EU and Norway, in line with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). Statkraft’s decision adds to a growing community of energy corporations and utilities across the Americas, Europe and…

August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Haig, Lafferty & Partners

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company Haig, Lafferty & Partners. Haig, Lafferty & Partners Associated entities: Securities Authority of New Zealand Address: 5th Floor, Comsmart Building, 53 Boulcott Street, Wellington 6011 Website: www.haiglafferty.com Phone: +64 4 8302404 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: The FMA has received reports…