June 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

How to trade while working full time

The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. The post is based on a recent video webinar run by Jasper, which you can also watch in its entirety below. How to trade while working full time This is something most people have to deal with; it is not…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC proposes margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has today launched a two-month consultation on proposals to impose margin requirements for non-centrally cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. Under the proposals, a licensed corporation which is a contracting party to a non-centrally cleared OTC derivative transaction entered into with an authorised institution, a licensed corporation or another…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against EU-Capital firm

UK 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 EU-Capital. EU-Capital is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Constellation distributes DAG token & launches flagship product Orion

Constellation Labs, the horizontally-scalable blockchain for consumer-grade applications, has just announced the launch of its flagship product, Orion. Orion, a membership portal to the Constellation ecosystem, will serve as a platform where the Constellation team, developers, and community members can communicate, share resources, and contribute to the network within a token compensation model. Constellation token…

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June 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eddie Astanin re-elected to SWIFT Board of Directors

Eddie Astanin, Chairman of the Executive Board of National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has been re-elected to the Board of Directors of SWIFT, the global system of interbank transfers. Mr. Astanin has held this post since 2015, when Russia’s representative joined the Board of Directors of SWIFT for the first time. The…

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June 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

EY Oil & Gas Manager joins blockchain technology firm BTL Group

Alessa Popovic, previously Manager at EY’s EMEIA Oil & Gas Advisory Centre, has joined blockchain technology firm BTL Group (BTL) in their London office as Senior Business Development Manager. BTL is currently running OneOffice, the second phase of its European gas trading project along with a group of energy companies and supermajors. Alessa Popovic has…

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