Crypto Facilities hires Euromoney Indices’ Sui Chung to head index and pricing LeapRate

May 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto Facilities hires Euromoney Indices’ Sui Chung to head index and pricing

Crypto Facilities, the cryptocurrency trading platform and index provider, has today announced the appointment of Sui Chung to lead its index and pricing products business. Crypto Facilities offers individuals and institutions regulated, transparent and secure trading 24/7/365. The firm is also a provider of cryptocurrency indices, calculating the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate and Real…

May 29, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Should Investors Fear Another European Crisis?

The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. European markets fell on Friday after the Spanish socialist party (PSOE) leader, Pedro Sanchez, declared his intention to organize a no confidence vote to topple the current government over the ongoing Gürtel political corruption scandal. With increasing concerns over…

May 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Markets adds Bloomberg FX Benchmark to eFix Matching Service

NEX Markets, a NEX Group (LON:NXG) business that provides electronic trading technology services in the fixed income and foreign exchange (FX) markets, has just announced that Bloomberg FX (BFIX) rates will be added to the NEX eFix Matching Service, which enables customers to execute fixing interest electronically via the EBS Market platform. The BFIX benchmark…

May 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Get Financial 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 Get Financial. Get Financial is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

May 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA publishes final guidelines on MiFID II suitability requirements

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) informed that it has published its Final Report on Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II suitability requirements. The assessment of suitability is one of the most important requirements for investor protection in the MiFID framework. It applies to the provision of any type of investment advice,…

May 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS improves transparency on short selling activities in Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced that it will require investors to report their short positions and short sell orders in securities listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), with effect from 1 October 2018. This will improve transparency on short selling activities in the securities market and enable investors to make more informed…

May 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

GDC deploys Itiviti’s solution for options market making in China

Itiviti and ULLINK, the recently merged global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, have just announced that Galaxy Derivatives Company (GDC) has implemented Itiviti’s trading solution for options market making on Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) and Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE). Since 2015, Galaxy Futures Co. Ltd. and Itiviti have co-operated to provide high-speed…

May 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Golden Markets 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 Golden Markets. Golden Markets is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

May 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CTC token launched at OEX Exchange

We Credit Tag Limited, a BlockChain technique company targeting for new credit loan solutions, has just announced that it has launched its token, CTC, at OEX, a well-known cryptocurrency exchange today. CTC is a token based upon the Credit Tag Chain, a credit asset value network built on BlockChain technology with global coverage. The Credit…

May 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC cancels registration of Victorian auditor

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has just announced that it has cancelled the registration of Victorian auditor, Philip James Dowsley, as a registered company auditor. Mr Dowsley requested the cancellation during the course of proceedings brought by ASIC before the Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board (CADB). The cancellation took effect on 31 March 2018. ASIC…