Nasdaq
July 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq reports strong organic revenue growth in 2Q 2018

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has just reported financial results for the second quarter of 2018. Some of the highlights include: In April, the company completed the divestiture of its Public Relations Solutions and Digital Media Services businesses, a key step in our strategic repositioning to maximize opportunities as a capital markets technology and analytics provider. Second…

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Belize regulator IFSC warning
July 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belize regulator IFSC warns against Kerry Sitar Global Limited

Belize financial regulator IFSC has issued a Warning Notice regarding a company called Kerry Sitar Global Limited, operating via website www.kysrfx.com/en/supervise.aspx. The entity is not licensed under the IFSC Act to provide, carry on, transact, or hold itself out as providing, carrying on, or transacting any of the international financial services as set out in…

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insider trading
July 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC detects Silicon Valley executive’s insider trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that a senior executive at a Silicon Valley fiber optics company has agreed to settle charges that he made nearly $200,000 in illicit profits by trading on inside information in advance of three disappointing earnings announcements by the company. The case stems from the SEC Market Abuse…

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TISE adds Likewise as a new listing
July 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

More new listings and members announced at TISE

There has been further growth in new listings on The International Stock Exchange (TISE), with 338 newly listed securities during the first half of 2018. This takes the total number of listed securities on the Exchange up to 2,642 at the end of June 2018. During the same period, four new members have been approved…

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ESMA releases supportive opinion regarding BaFin’s ban on short selling
July 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA bans four former directors of Secure My Money Ltd

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just announced that it has banned David James Carter Mullins, Edward John Booth, Christopher Paul Brotherton and Mark Robert Kennedy, the former directors and shareholders of Secure My Money Limited (now dissolved). The firm took fees of over £7.2 million from approximately 124,000 online customers by duping them into…

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ATFX launches a new Vietnamese language website
July 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX launches a new Vietnamese language website

Global Forex brokerage group ATFX continues its path of expanding and growing into new regions globally. As of late, the expansion has more specifically been in Southeast Asia, and to ensure quality for the region’s Forex traders, the financial company is now offering its website in the Vietnamese language. The latest offering is designed to…

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Deloitte becomes first Diamond-Tier firm in Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE program
July 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deloitte becomes first Diamond-Tier firm in Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE program

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) and Deloitte have announced that Deloitte has achieved Diamond-Tier status in the Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Certified Implementer Program (CIP). Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE CIP empowers accounting and consulting firms to provide businesses with comprehensive product knowledge and support, from design through deployment, of ONESOURCE tax technology solutions. Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE is…

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Skrill adds crypto-to-crypto buy and sell feature to its offering
July 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Skrill wallet to allow instant buying of cryptocurrencies

The digital wallet provider and part of the Paysafe Group (LON:PAYS), Skrill, has announced that it is now offering its customers the opportunity to instantly buy and sell cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ether and Litecoin, using any one of the 40+ fiat currencies available in the Skrill wallet. All customers need to do is log…

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