Moscow Exchange releases steady results for the first quarter of 2018 LeapRate

May 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange releases steady results for the first quarter of 2018

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for Q1 2018. Higher trading volumes in the Bond Market and Equities Market supported by continued solid performance of the Money Market drove strong growth in fee and commission income. Key financial highlights for Q1 2018 Significant fee and…

May 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ANZ to sell its 55% stake in Cambodian JV ANZ Royal Bank

ANZ Bank New Zealand has just announced it had reached an agreement to sell its 55% stake in Cambodian JV ANZ Royal Bank to J Trust, a Japanese diversified financial holding company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The decision to sell the stake is in line with ANZ Group’s ongoing strategic review of international…

May 17, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The brand new stablecoin - EURS

After Goldman Sachs came down with its own cryptocurrency (Circle USD Coin - through its startup, Circle), now the next digital asset tied to another fiat currency is coming to life. The idea of "stablecoins", or digital currencies whose value is pegged to a fiat currency is a rather innovative idea, one that some argue…

May 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against CF Partners clone firm

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

May 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FINRA fines ICBCFS $5.3M for anti-money laundering compliance deficiencies

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services LLC (ICBCFS) $5.3 million for systemic anti-money laundering (AML) compliance failures, including its failure to have a reasonable AML program in place to monitor and detect suspicious transactions, as well as other violations, including financial,…

May 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against AXA IM clone firm

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

May 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

HSBC and ING execute live trade finance transaction on R3’s Corda Blockchain platform

Letter of Credit transaction facilitated bulk shipment of soybeans for Cargill HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) and ING Bank just anounced that they have successfully executed a live trade finance transaction for international food and agriculture conglomerate Cargill using R3’s Corda scalable blockchain platform. The blockchain transaction involved a bulk shipment of soybeans from Argentina, through Geneva’s…

May 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe conducts May settlement of Cboe Bitcoin Futures

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) has announced the settlement of the May expiry Cboe bitcoin (XBT) futures, the fifth contract settlement (January, February, March, April) conducted since the contract was introduced last December. The settlement price was $8,238.49, as determined by the 4:00 p.m. ET Gemini1 Exchange bitcoin auction. Cboe bitcoin futures, the first…

May 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC permanently bans financial adviser

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that it has permanently banned financial adviser Ezzat-Daniel Nesseim from providing financial services. ASIC found that Mr Nesseim engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct, that he was not of good fame or character, and that he was likely to contravene a financial services law. In the course…

May 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Clear Loans clone firm

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