May 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FX settlement company CLS invests in R3 financial blockchain platform

Enterprise blockchain software firm R3 has announced that it has secured a strategic investment from CLS, the market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions. CLS will work with R3 to explore how Corda, R3’s enterprise blockchain platform, can be deployed to improve efficiencies for its members, including 70 of the world’s leading financial…

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May 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges investment professional in $8 million scam

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has informed the public that it has charged a former registered representative with defrauding long-standing brokerage customers in an $8 million investment scam. According to the SEC’s complaint, Steven Pagartanis, who was affiliated with a registered broker-dealer, told some investors – including retirees who had been Pagartanis’s customers for…

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May 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Escrow Global clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Escrow Global​​​​. 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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May 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

IS Prime extends liquidity distribution network with Gold-i Matrix Net

FX liquidity and prime brokerage services provider IS Prime has just announced that it has extended its partnership with Gold-i by distributing its multi-asset liquidity via Gold-i’s recently launched Matrix Net. Matrix Net enables Prime of Prime brokers and Liquidity Providers to distribute liquidity to brokers who use Gold-i’s Matrix, MT4 Bridge and MT5 Gateway products.…

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May 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

iBanFirst adds Turkish Lira to its foreign currency portfolio

iBanFirst, a platform specialized in multi-currency transactions for companies, has just announced that it has added the Turkish Lira to its foreign currency offer. iBanFirst customers will now be able to have a dedicated account for their Turkish Lira transactions; allowing them to receive and issue payments directly in the foreign currency as well as allowing…

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May 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against ISGXchange 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 ISGXchange. ISGXchanges 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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May 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq Helsinki launches a new sustainable bond market

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that Nasdaq Helsinki is launching a new sustainable bond market segment on the Main Market. The first green bond issuer is Municipality Finance Plc (MuniFin). MuniFin is listing its two green bonds on the Nasdaq Helsinki Sustainable Bond Market. Its first green bond was issued in September 2016. The transaction…

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May 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC gives financial firms disclosure relief during transition to AFCA

ASIC has announced it will give financial firms, including superannuation trustees, transitional relief until 1 July 2019 to allow them time to update mandatory disclosure documents and periodic statements with the contact details of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). AFCA is the new single external dispute resolution (EDR) scheme for consumer and small business…

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May 31, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FTC – A Token for Everyone

The following article was written by freelance writer Kelly Simon. When FTC (Financial Technology Cryptocurrency), first launched its digital currency innovation powered by Ethereum Blockchain technology in 2017 it joined a host of other ICOs looking for contributors. However, after successfully hitting the mark every time and appearing in many high-profile places, it became apparent…

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