Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced today the results of the quarterly review for MOEX indices. All changes were made upon recommendations from the Index Committee and will be implemented from 21 September 2018. The Exchange has also set free floats for a number of companies. The constituent lists of the MOEX Russia Index and RTS…
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FTSE Russell, the global index provider, has announced that Vanguard Australia has licenced a new values-aligned index for two ESG-related investment products. The FTSE Developed ex Australia ex Non-Renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index forms part of the new FTSE Global Choice Index Series. It is the first FTSE Russell standard index family to incorporate several categories…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker Valutrades will soon be posting its financial statements with regulatory authorities, indicating that the company continued to grow its revenue base in 2017. Overall, Valutrades grew its Revenue from £693,000 in 2016 to £1.22 million in 2017 – growth of 77%. Valutrades was…
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Brokerage industry transformation pioneer Non-Zero has announced the addition of CoinHub Exchange to its preferred exchange list. The Singapore-based exchange becomes the first to be named as one of the primary venues for brokers and their clients to purchase and sell Non-Zero NZO tokens. The digital token which Non-Zero has developed delivers a brand new ecosystem designed to…
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The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) has just announced that it has imposed an order for incremental penalty payments on Miscanthus Green Power B.V. (Miscanthus). Miscanthus has failed to comply with requests for information from the AFM, which requires this information to be able to determine whether the law is being broken. Miscanthus…
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Chasing a flexible lifestyle is the number one reason for investing or trading in the stock markets according to research carried out for Financial Technology group, ayondo. Highlights include: A survey of UK equity investors reveals: 60% say the opportunity to generate a secondary income or to make money to give them a more flexible…
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Solactive has announced the launch of the Solactive Mobile Payment NTR Index. The index is tracking the performance of companies that are active in the areas of electronic and mobile payments processing. The index is equal weighted and includes the 20 stocks with the highest market capitalization in the corresponding areas. Mobile payment solutions are…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged a professional football player and a former investment banker with insider trading in advance of corporate acquisitions facilitated through coded text messages and FaceTime conversations. The SEC alleges that after meeting at a party, Mychal Kendricks began receiving illegal tips from Damilare Sonoiki,…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that it has filed a federal court enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Jason Amada of New York, New York, and Amada Capital Management LLC (ACM), a New York entity owned and controlled by Amada. The CFTC Complaint…
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Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, has announced the release of its Market Access Protocol (MAP) for tokenized security trading. Currently, there are several qualifications that must align for security tokens to be traded compliantly. For a transaction to be rendered fully compliant at the point of execution, parties must confirm the existence of valid…
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