The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Holzmann Friedrich. 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…
Read moreDecentral Inc., Canada blockchain company and the creator of the multi-platform, multi-currency digital wallet Jaxx, has announced that gamification pioneer Yu-kai Chou has joined its executive team as Chief Experience Officer (CXO). Chou will spearhead the company’s gamification efforts within Jaxx Liberty, the newly unveiled single, gamified interface for everyone to experience the blockchain ecosystem…
Read moreCoinage has announced that it has launched a new mobile-friendly cryptocurrency exchange, called Coinage Exchange. We believe that crypto assets and markets are evolving into an asset class that every portfolio on Main Street and Wall Street will want exposure to,” said Chad Pankewitz, CEO of Coinage. “We listened to investors who want innovative products…
Read morePan-European financial regulator European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today the latest iteration of its Risk Dashboard, covering risks in the EU’s securities markets for Q1-2018. Overall, ESMA stated that its overall risk assessment remains unchanged from Q4-2017, at high levels. ESMA said that it remains concerned about risks posed to investors, which have…
Read moreDeutsche Börse has announced that in May, Eurex‘ Italian BTP segment saw record volumes that were triggered by the forming of the new government. Traded volume more than doubled year-on-year reaching 7 million (+126 percent) while open interest stood at 0.7 million at month-end (+0.2 percent YoY). Overall, Eurex‘ interest rate segment grew by 45…
Read moreSingapore Exchange (SGX) has announced that it has just welcomed Jawala Inc to its Catalist under the stock code “1J7”. Jawala Inc is a forest resource company based in Malaysia with a focus on industrial tree plantations situated in Sabah. Its main business is the management of forestry resources, and the planting and extraction of…
Read moreContinuing the string of strong FX volume reports we have seen from across the Retail and Institutional trading world for the month of May 2018, retail broker FXCM has announced that its volumes in May were up 15% month-over-month, $212 billion versus $184 billion in April. We are expecting a (quiet) rebranding of FXCM in…
Read moreLeadCoin partners with Stox, a Blockchain-based prediction market platform to offer the $400 billion crypto industry a web marketing alternative to Google and Facebook LeadCoin, has just announced that it launches the first lead sharing network on the blockchain that offers businesses a new way to buy and sell high quality, unused leads in real-time.…
Read moreThe UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Gumpold Christian & Co. 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…
Read moreThe Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the German Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) providing for consultation, cooperation and exchange of information in connection with the supervision and oversight of cross-border regulated entities in Hong Kong and Germany. BaFin is the integrated financial…
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