As of 1 July, REGIS-TR, The European Trade Repository, announced that it has appointed new members to its Board of Directors. A member of the Board since the inception of REGIS-TR, Philip Brown has been appointed as the new chairman of the Board, succeeding Jeffrey Tessler. The new Vice-Chairman is Jesús Benito, following Jose Massa.…
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LeapRate Exclusive Interview... In our continuing series of discussions and interviews with leading figures in the Retail and Institutional FX trading scene ahead of pending ESMA rule changes (now just a week away!), we're pleased to speak today with Hayel Abu-Hamdan, Director and COO of London based Hantec Markets. What is Hantec Markets's approach to…
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Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), an operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, has announced that it has completed its acquisition of TMC Bonds LLC. The transaction, which was completed for $685 million in cash, will not have a material impact on 2018 financial results and will not impact capital…
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The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has just warned the public of the activities of an entity named Redbrook Financial Management, which claims to be established at 124 boulevard de la Pétrusse, L-2330 Luxembourg. The company is operating via the website www.redbrookfinancial.com. The CSSF has informed the public that Redbrook Financial Management is…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced that it has launched the process for renewing its Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) which is made up of representatives from different sectors of the financial markets – market participants, academia, consumers, investors, employees etc. – from across the European Union. The composition of the group…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a company called International Securities Exchange of New Zealand. International Securities Exchange of New Zealand Website: www.isenz-govt.org Address: 49 York Street, Parnell, Auckland 1052 Phone: +64 9 950 8782 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: The FMA shared its concern that the “International Securities Exchange…
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The French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has informed that it amends its General Regulation and publishes an instruction following the entry into force of the new Prospectus Regulation. The national threshold above which a securities offering requires a prospectus has been raised to EUR 8 million. The implementation of this threshold on 21 July…
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Online gaming and financial trading systems provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced that Susan Ball will join the Company's Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective August 1, 2018. Susan Ball is a Chartered Accountant with over 35 years' senior finance and board level experience in the gambling, leisure and consumer industries, with a focus in…
Read moreThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has charged Mizuho Securities USA LLC for its failure to safeguard information pertaining to stock buybacks by its issuer customers. Mizuho failed to maintain and enforce policies and procedures aimed at preventing the misuse of material nonpublic information, including maintaining effective information barriers between different trading…
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UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has reported its financial results for 2018 (IG has a May 31 fiscal year end), sporting record revenues and profits - but indicating that results will likely be lower in 2019 due to the CFD leverage caps being instituted by ESMA, scheduled to come into effect…
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