ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention CFDs measures
July 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA starts renewing its Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group

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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bscs warning
July 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against International Securities Exchange of New Zealand

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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Regulation
July 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

French AMF amends its General Regulation

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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playtech offices
July 24, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech adds Susan Ball to its Board of Directors

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…

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July 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Mizuho Securities charged with failure to safeguard customer information

The 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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PayPal research unveils key global shopper insights for merchants
July 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PayPal research unveils key global shopper insights for merchants

eBay and online payment giant PayPal has released a survey, unveiling key global shopper insights for merchants. This year, the company surveyed more than 34,000 consumers across 31 countries and asked how and why they shop online both domestically and internationally. At a macro-level, their responses reveal major opportunities: International online shopping continues to increase…

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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank adopts DTCC Alert GC Direct to manage settlement process
July 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank adopts DTCC Alert GC Direct to manage settlement process

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has  announced that Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.) Limited (SuMi TRUST USA) has become the first Japanese global custodian to go live on the ALERT Global Custodian Direct (GC Direct) workflow. With GC Direct, SuMi TRUST USA can…

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