The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged a former Equifax manager with insider trading in advance of the company’s September 2017 announcement of a massive data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information of approximately 148 million U.S. customers. This is the second case the SEC…
Read moreUK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Everett Capital Partners. Everett Capital Partners is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
Read moreFor the second week in a row, FCA regulated FX prime brokerage Stater Global Markets has made a major addition to its senior management team, as it looks like the company is gearing up for a major push in the FX liquidity and prime-of-prime brokerage space. After we broke the news last week that Stater had added IG…
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CySEC licensed Forex and CFD broker BDSwiss has announced the launch of its new WebTrader Platform, exclusively developed in house, to better cater for the needs of their ever growing client base. The new BDSwiss WebTrader is a faster, simpler and more advanced online trading platform that promises to deliver an unparalleled trading experience. With…
Read moreLCH Limited (LCH), a global clearing house, has announced that it is now actively clearing trades on behalf of a Mexican-domiciled participant. BBVA Bancomer completed a cleared Mexican-peso denominated TIIE interest rate swap, with BBVA SA Madrid acting as the clearing broker. The transaction marks the first time a Mexican participant has used LCH SwapClear,…
Read moreEuronext announced today that Deirdre Somers has resigned from her position as CEO of Euronext Dublin. The Supervisory Board of Euronext N.V. has nominated Daryl Byrne as CEO of Euronext Dublin, Head of Debt & Funds Listings and ETFs and member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V., subject to formal appointment by an Extraordinary…
Read moreThe Eastern Magistrates’ Court has announced that it has today convicted DBA Telecommunication (Asia) Holdings Limited (DBA) after it pleaded guilty to making a false or misleading statement in a prosecution brought by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). DBA was fined $20,000 and ordered to pay the SFC’s investigation costs. On 28…
Read moreThe Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning to a company called Tricom Securities Limited. Tricom Securities Limited ADDRESS: 27-29 William Pickering Drive, Albany, Auckland 0632 WEBSITE: www.tricomsec-hk.com PHONE: +852 5808 6706 EMAIL: [email protected] The FMA has stated several reasons for the warning: It could be involved in a scam. We have received…
Read moreAustralian regulator ASIC has announced that it has banned financial adviser Mr Graeme Ashley Cowper, of Oatley, NSW, from providing financial services for 4 years after an investigation found he was not adequately trained or competent to provide financial services. This is the first administrative banning decision made by ASIC’s new Financial Services and Credit…
Read moreFCA regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker CMC Markets has announced that it has just launched voice activated Skill market info on Alexa. Voice-controlled Skill gives traders access to a range of useful content Users are able to receive the latest market data, analyst tweets, articles and commentary CMC Markets is the first online broker to…
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