ADSS London adds Chris Andrews and Steve Whittet to head Institutional Sales LeapRate

August 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ADSS London adds Chris Andrews and Steve Whittet to head Institutional Sales

Abu Dhabi based financial services firm ADSS is continuing to expand its sales presence in its London office, with a further two senior hires in the institutional sales space, following on from its recent diversification into the Sales Trading support function. ADSS has announced the appointment of Chris Andrews as Co-Head of Institutional Sales for its…

August 15, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Nukkleus applying for EMI license, planning digital asset exchange

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Forex brokerage technology group Nukkleus Inc (OTCMKTS:NUKK) is planning on launching a regulated cryptocurrency exchange, which would cater to the institutional and high-end-retail trading segment. Via regulatory filings made by the publicly traded company, we have learned that the Nukkleus recently incorporated a new Malta based holding company called Nukkleus…

August 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Royal Bank of Scotland pays $4.9 billion for financial crisis-era misconduct

The Justice Department has announced a $4.9 billion settlement with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS) resolving federal civil claims that RBS misled investors in the underwriting and issuing of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) between 2005 and 2008. The penalty is the largest imposed by the Justice Department for financial crisis-era misconduct at…

August 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Allmedia Limited trading as Gallant Finance

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 Allmedia Limited t/a Gallant Finance. Allmedia Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on…

CFI Cyprus launches CFD trading on Bitcoin, Ripple, Bitnote, Leviarcoin and Ethereum

August 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFI Cyprus launches CFD trading on Bitcoin, Ripple, Bitnote, Litecoin and Ethereum

Investment and trading corporation Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Limited, CFI Cyprus, previously known as CFI Markets, has just announced that it has officially launched CFD's on five major cryptocurrencies for trading on its platform. Now CFI Cyprus clients can trade CFD’s on Bitcoin, Ripple, Bitnote, Litecoin and Ethereum together with other products on CFI's platform from the same account. Commenting…

August 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Digital Asset Custody Company announces secure custody solution for Stellar Lumens

Digital Asset Custody Company (DACC), the purpose-built custody solution for institutional investors in cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, has announced that it can now provide custody support for Stellar Lumens (XLM), a cryptocurrency based on a blockchain devoted to transforming payment and currency exchange systems. DACC now offers the ability to securely custody over 90…

August 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TASE releases trading fees comparison table for investors

For the First Time, the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has started publishing on its website trading and clearing fees that TASE members charge their clients, in a manner that enables comparison between fees charged by different TASE members. The TASE Ownership Restructuring Law, which was promoted by the Ministry of Finance and the Israel Securities…

August 14, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

SEC bars perpetrator of Tomahawkcoins ICO fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has obtained permanent officer-and-director and penny stock bars against the founder of a company who perpetrated a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) to fund oil exploration and drilling in California. According to the SEC’s order, David T. Laurance and Tomahawk Exploration LLC attempted to…

August 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Refereum launches Community Growth Engine for blockchain companies

Refereum has just announced the launch of its Community Growth Engine, a web widget that will let blockchain companies directly reward their most active community members for their engagement and interactions with tokens and other prizes. With Refereum’s Community Growth Engine, companies can design a series of quests, like micro-tasks, for users that are fun…

August 14, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ActivTrades is awarded ISO 27001 certification

FCA regulated FX and CFDs broker ActivTrades has announced that it has received ISO 27001 certification, relating to its information security management systems (ISMS). ISO 27001 is an international industry standard governing how organisations establish, implement and monitor systems. A global symbol of reliability and trust, the certification recognises ActivTrades' ability to proactively manage its ISMS…