Israeli news sources are reporting that Aviv Talmor, former owner of the UTrade Retail FX and algo trading brand, has been jailed for two weeks for not making payments as part of a 2016 bankruptcy plan for UTrade. Under the agreement, Talmor was to make monthly payments of NIS 3,500 (USD $1,000) to the insolvency…
Read moretZERO and BOX Digital Markets LLC announced a joint venture to launch the industry’s first regulated security token exchange. On May 18, 2018, the two companies entered into a letter of intent to form an exchange to list and publicly trade security tokens for companies that issue, or convert existing stock to, security tokens. The…
Read moreRetail Forex broker Alpari has announced that April trading volumes came in at $138 billion, down 6% MoM and a similar amount from the company's $143 billion-per-month volume average in the first three months of the year (January, February). Still, a fairly good month by historical standards. Alpari averaged just over $100 billion per month…
Read moreUK 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 UK Investment Hub Limited. UK Investment Hub Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…
Read moreThe Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning to a company called Manaia and Partners. Manaia and Partners Website: www.manaiapartners.com Address: Level 17, Wellington HP Tower, 171 Featherston Street, Lambton, Wellington Phone: +64 488 81340 Email: [email protected] Manaia and Partners is not a registered New Zealand Company and is not registered to provide…
Read moreThe Ministry of Finance of Japan, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced their intent to renew the existing Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) when it expires on 21 May 2018. The current BSA enables the authorities in Japan and Singapore to swap their local currencies (i.e. the Japanese yen and the Singapore dollar, respectively)…
Read moreUK 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 WG Affiliates Ltd. WG Affiliates Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
Read moreCySEC licensed online trading platform Libertex has announced that James Rodríguez, the attacking midfielder of the Colombian national team and Bayern Munich, will continue working as a brand ambassador for the company. Libertex is a trade and investment terminal, created by Russian Forex broker Forex Club. The company is licensed in Cyprus and the EU via CySEC…
Read moreMizuho Americas has just announced the hiring of Paul Sankey, an oil & gas research analyst consistently ranked among the best in the industry. Sankey is based in New York and reports to the Head of US Equity Research Susan Gilbertson, effective today. We continue to grow and elevate Mizuho with the addition of elite…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA licensed Spreadbetting, FX and CFDs broker GKFX Financial Services Limited has seen a halt to its growth spurt of the past few years, with 2017 Revenues declining by 14% to £60.9 million (USD $81.8 million). However a best set of cost controls helped the company turn around its small…
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