July 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ZED Network partners with IdentityMind Global

Integrated global payments platform ZED Network has announced a strategic partnership agreement with IdentityMind Global™, Digital Identities You Can Trust, whereby ZED Network will use IdentityMind Global’s Version 2.0 platform to meet know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance requirements for ZED Network Money Transfer Operators (MTO) worldwide. We’re pleased to work with…

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forex market update
July 30, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex market update: July 30, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. US GDP initial value in the second quarter reached 4.1%. The University of Michigan consumer confidence index in July was also higher than expected at 97.9%. However, the market believes that the earlier US tax cuts and exporters' efforts to avoid…

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Spanish Stock Market BME Bolsa de Madrid
July 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BME releases €71.3M net profit in H1 2018, 11% lower YoY

The Spanish Stock Market Bolsa de Madrid (BME)’s net profit for the first half of 2018 totalled 71.3 million euros while in the second quarter of the year it reached 33.4 million euros, down 11.2% and 18.4 year-on-year respectively. The result is 11.2% lower year-on-year Net profit in the second quarter came in at 33.4…

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Nordic Credit Rating AS registered as credit rating agency
July 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nordic Credit Rating AS registered as credit rating agency

The EFTA Surveillance Authority (EFTA SA) has just announced that it has registered today the Nordic Credit Rating AS (NCR) as a credit rating agency under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on Credit Rating Agencies (the CRA Regulation), as incorporated into the Agreement on…

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Compagnie Financière Tradition (SWX:CFT)
July 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tradition's activity up 10% YoY in H1 2018

Swiss interdealer broker Compagnie Financière Tradition (SWX:CFT) has informed that its activity grew in the first semester with reported consolidated revenue of CHF 459.8m compared with CHF 411.4m in same period in 2017, up 10.3% in constant currencies. At current exchange rates, consolidated revenue presented an increase of 11.8%. For the same period, the Group’s…

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NZX Carbon Fund (CO2)
July 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand Stock Exchange announces sale of non-core business

New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) has just announced the sale of its Australian grain data business which was identified as non-core during the exchange’s strategic review last year. The Melbourne based agribusiness assets, Australian Crop Forecasters and Profarmer Australia have been sold to Rural Bank, Australia’s only owned and operated dedicated agribusiness bank. All six…

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Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk Business is now called Refinitiv
July 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk Business is now called Refinitiv

Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk business has today announced that following the closing of the strategic partnership transaction between information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) and private equity funds managed by Blackstone, the Financial & Risk business will be known as Refinitiv. Closing of the transaction is expected to occur in the second half of 2018 and until…

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social trading
July 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FCA proposes rule changes for loan-based Crowdfunding platforms

UK financial regulator The FCA has announced that it will be proposing changes to rules for crowdfunding platforms. Following a post-implementation review of its crowdfunding rules, the FCA is opening a consultation on new rules for loan-based crowdfunding platforms. The FCA is asking for responses to this consultation by October 27, 2018 before publishing rules in…

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