April 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Chubb launches proprietary online Cyber Risk Index

Chubb, cyber risk assessment and underwriting company, has announced that it has launched its Chubb Cyber IndexSM, a new interactive platform that showcases nearly two decades worth of Chubb's proprietary commercial cyber claims data. The Index is designed to highlight a range of cyber threats based on an organization's industry and size. We're thrilled to…

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April 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Malta welcomes blockchain-based equity fundraising platform Neufund

Neufund, the blockchain based equity fundraising platform, has just  announced its involvement with Malta to support its rapidly expanding blockchain ecosystem. Neufund’s technology, allowing tokenization of shares and fundraising on the blockchain, will provide a critical component in the full value chain of Malta’s blockchain ecosystem. Berlin based Neufund will be establishing strong presence on…

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April 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

OSC jails individual for securities fraud

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced today Mr. Sydney Lederman of Toronto, Ontario, was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years of probation by Justice M. Wong at the College Park-Ontario Court of Justice on April 13, 2018. Following an investigation by the OSC’s Joint Serious Offences Team (JSOT) and prior to…

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April 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belize regulator IFSC warns against BTC Home Mining

Belize financial regulator IFSC has issued a Warning Notice regarding a company called BTC Home Mining. The entity is not licensed under the IFSC Act to provide, carry on, transact, or hold himself out as providing, carrying on, or transacting any of the international financial services as set out in the Schedule of the IFSC…

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April 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe conducts April settlement of Cboe Bitcoin Futures

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) has announced the settlement of the April expiry Cboe bitcoin (XBT) futures, the fourth contract settlement conducted since its launch in December. The settlement price was $8,055.68, as determined by the 4:00 p.m. ET Gemini1 Exchange bitcoin auction. Cboe bitcoin futures, the first regulated futures of their kind, launched…

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April 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

SEC introduces Regulation Best Interest to protect retail investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today voted to propose a package of rulemakings and interpretations designed to enhance the quality and transparency of investors’ relationships with investment advisers and broker-dealers while preserving access to a variety of types of advice relationships and investment products. Under proposed Regulation Best Interest, a broker-dealer would be…

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April 18, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Cambridge Analytica to use own ICO to sell back personal data

It's been several weeks since Facebook's reputation took a major hit, when it was made public that Cambridge Analytica used millions of users' profiles to benefit Trump and the entire US election process, as was discussed in the media recently. The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, testified in front of the US Senate and Congress,…

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April 18, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

The truth behind Binary Options fraud: new CFTC video series

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today the release of The Truth Behind Binary Options Fraud, new videos that give viewers a first-hand look at the tactics shrewd fraudsters use to con investors out of hundreds or even thousands of dollars. The first of the videos follows (for the second, see the bottom…

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April 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Pacific Sunrise UK Ltd T/A CFD Stocks

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 Pacific Sunrise UK Ltd T/A CFD Stocks. Pacific Sunrise UK Ltd T/A CFD Stocks is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in…

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April 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC charges NSW director with unlicensed financial services business

Mr Senen Pousa, of Byron Bay, was today sentenced in the Brisbane District Court on charges brought by ASIC. Mr Pousa was sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to one charge of aiding and abetting his company, Investment Intelligence Corporation (IIC), to carry on a financial services business without holding an Australian financial services (AFS) license.…

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