April 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

OSC charges two individuals with securities act offences

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced that Douglas DeBoer of Ancaster, Ontario and Leonard Lodder of Guelph, Ontario, have been charged with fraud and related offences under the Securities Act (Ontario) following a lengthy investigation by the OSC’s Joint Serious Offences Team (JSOT). DeBoer has been charged with the following offences under the Securities…

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April 29, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

UFX.com Weekly Trading Review: Amazon dazzles analysts, Trump threatens government shutdown

Your Weekly Trading Review by UFX.com – Sunday, April 29, 2018 Here are some of this past week’s leading economic news and events that affected the financial markets: Amazon’s Q1 Dazzled Analysts Amazon.com Inc, the world’s largest online retailer more than doubled its profit on Thursday and predicted strong spring results. Sales soared 43 percent to $51.0…

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April 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Financial Independence: Myth vs Reality

The following article was written by AMarkets, a St. Vicent & the Grenadines (FSA) regulated global forex broker established in 2007. One of the most popular and frequently used terms in various kinds of training and books for beginners is "financial independence." "Earn $100 for five minutes a day," "start earning on the Internet today…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Atwood Stanley Asset Management

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 Atwood Stanley Asset Management. Atwood Stanley Asset Management is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC signs MoU with Cyprus Public Audit Oversight Board

The Cyprus Public Audit Oversight Board (CyPAOB) and the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) have announced that they have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed by Mrs Rea Georgiou, Chairwoman of CyPAOB and Mrs Demetra Kalogerou, Chairwoman of CySEC. With this MoU, a framework and procedures for close cooperation…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Whitestone Finance Ltd clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Whitestone Finance Ltd. 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…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tradition's adjusted revenue up 9.1% YoY in Q1 2018

Swiss interdealer broker Compagnie Financière Tradition (SWX:CFT)'s activity grew in the first quarter with reported consolidated revenue of CHF 229.6m compared with CHF 213.4m in same period in 2017, up 7.8% in constant currencies. At current exchange rates, consolidated revenue presented an increase of 7.6%. For the same period, the Group’s consolidated adjusted revenue was…

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