FCA challenged to do more to support professionalism in UK financial services
July 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA challenged to do more to support professionalism in UK financial services

A financial services Alliance with a combined global membership of 200,000 has announced that it is challenging UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to do more to support professionalism in UK financial services. The Chartered Body Alliance, which is composed of the Chartered Insurance Institute, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and the Chartered Banker…

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First Republic Bank joins S&P 500 index, replaces Scana Corporation
July 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Solactive launches Climate and Energy Transition Index

Solactive has just informed the public of the launch of the Climate and Energy Transition Index, an index tracking the performance of companies that show the best commitment to energy transition in their sectors while exhibiting low volatility and high dividend yield characteristics. The index is based on a methodology developed by Natixis in collaboration…

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Blackwell Global Hong Kong joins SGX as derivatives trading member
July 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blackwell Global Hong Kong joins SGX as derivatives trading member

Blackwell Global Hong Kong has just announced its admittance as a member of the Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading (SGX-DT). Global clients will gain direct access to the Asian derivatives market through the SGX Asian Gateway. As the subsidiary of Blackwell Global Hong Kong, Blackwell Global Futures’ membership of the SGX-DT allows the brokerage to offer…

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forex market update
July 05, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ATFX Forex market update: July 5, 2018

The following article was written by Ramy Abouzaid, Head of Research at ATFX, UAE. US-EU Auto Tariffs: A Closer Look Global Economic Indicators This Week’s Economic Calendar Under the radar: Trump directs his weapon towards European auto makers US President Donald Trump told reporters on an Air Force plane on Friday that his government's investigation…

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fca warning clone firm
July 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Southampton Trust clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Southampton Trust. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to…

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Zen Protocol launches the first block on its blockchain
July 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Zen Protocol launches the first block on its blockchain

Zen Protocol, the platform that fosters secure peer-to-peer financial transactions on a public blockchain, has announced that it launches the first block on its chain, the Mainnet Genesis Block. This block will initiate the first steps towards a single global ledger of transactions with real use and real value. With it, the Zen Protocol becomes…

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