AMF warns against four cryptocurrency investment websites LeapRate

June 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

AMF warns against four cryptocurrency investment websites

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published a list of new unauthorized cryptocurrency websites offering atypical investments. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: https://www.bitoraxe.com/ https://connect-coin.fr/ https://www.solutioncrypto.com/ https://www.solution-crypto.com/ A list of all unauthorized websites to offer atypical investments is available in the AMF’s website and also in Assurance Banque Epargne Info Service…

June 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC names Maurya C. Keating an Associate Regional Director for Examinations

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Maurya C. Keating has been named an Associate Regional Director for the Investment Adviser and Investment Company examination program in the agency's New York Regional Office. She will join the agency later this month. Ms. Keating most recently served as a Lead Director/Vice President & Associate General…

June 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MetaQuotes upgrades third party solutions and back office functionality for MT5 brokers

Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes has also announced today that third-party solutions have become available to brokers straight from the MetaTrader 5 Administrator build 1860. Previously, the market was only available as a web service. The App Store now features over 80 products from 16 software providers, including various liquidity, money management and integration solutions,…

June 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alpari May FX trading volumes down 2% to $136 billion

Retail Forex broker Alpari's trading turnover in key markets continued its plunge to US$136.1 billion in May - down 2% MoM. The most popular currency pair, EURUSD, became even more popular among Alpari's clients, following a 15% increase in its turnover during the reference period. At the same time, the trading volume on the GBPUSD…

June 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC permanently bans former credit representative

Australian regulator ASIC has announced that it has permanently banned former credit representative Mr Colin William Hulbert, of Cairns, Queensland, from engaging in credit activity. Mr Hulbert was the sole director of Channic Pty Ltd (Channic), Cash Brokers Pty Ltd (Cash Brokers) and Ang Hulbert & Associates Pty Ltd (AHA). Channic and Cash Brokers both…

June 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Solactive launches a new suite of equity and fixed-income ESG indices

Solactive has announced that it has released the Solactive L&G ESG Index Family targeted at investors who wish to go further in integrating ESG factors into their investment strategy. This launch is the result of collaboration between Solactive and Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), which combines LGIM’s proprietary Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scoring…

June 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Morgan Wealth Advisory 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 Morgan Wealth Advisory. Morgan Wealth Advisory is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

June 18, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

IG institutional chief Mark Chesterman joins Stater Global Markets as COO

FCA regulated FX prime brokerage Stater Global Markets has announced that it has hired Mark Chesterman, former COO of the IG Institutional division of IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG). He has joined Stater Global Markets in a newly created COO role. Stater Global Markets offers institutional clients direct access to Tier 1 bank and non-bank liquidity, clearing and institutional…

June 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Shore Capital clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Shore Capital. 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…