New Zealand FMA warns against Securities Authority of New Zealand LeapRate

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…

Fed to inject billions to bolster liquidity, while cryptos see temporary boost

August 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Fed Minutes To End Dollar Pullback?

The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. Wednesday sees the release of the minutes from the latest FOMC meeting and could serve as a reminder why the dollar is a good buy. Dollar bulls would needs much a reminder as the buck enters its fourth consecutive down…

August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters Eikon provides QUICK market commentary services

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has announced that it is providing paid market commentary services on Japanese equity and derivatives through a new collaboration with Japanese financial information firm, QUICK. The services are available now to global clients outside of Japan using Thomson Reuters Eikon. QUICK 's equity commentary provides content for Japanese stock market…

August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC fines HPI Forex Limited $2 million for regulatory breaches

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has just announced that it has reprimanded and fined HPI Forex Limited (HPI) $2 million for mis-handling client money. The SFC’s disciplinary action came after an admission by HPI that it had transferred client money up to $8 million to the accounts of its overseas brokers between…

August 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

CFH Clearing hires Sucden executive Michael Bleys as VP Sales EMEA

Continuing a year-long hiring spree, FX liquidity and Prime of Prime solutions provider CFH Clearing has announced that it has bolstered its institutional sales team with the appointment of Michael Bleys as VP Sales (EMEA). Michael Bleys joins CFH from Sucden Financial, where he spent over five years in the firm’s e-FX division. His career…