April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ceridian begins trading on Toronto Stock Exchange

TMX Group (TSX:X) has just announced that Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (Ceridian), a global human capital management (HCM) technology company headquartered in the United States, commenced trading on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol TSX:CDAY. Ceridian's initial public offering (IPO) raised US$462 million, making it the largest technology company (by initial market capitalization) to…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC proposes enhancements to the Investor Compensation Regime

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has informed the public that it has today launched a two-month consultation on proposed enhancements to the Investor Compensation Regime. Key proposals include increasing the compensation limit from $150,000 to $500,000 per investor per default and covering northbound trading under Mainland-Hong Kong Stock Connect. In addition, the…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian securities regulators publish IIROC oversight review report

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has informed that it has released the Oversight Review Report of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). The report evaluates whether specific regulatory processes were effective, efficient, and were applied consistently and fairly, and whether IIROC complied with the terms and conditions of its Recognition Orders. IIROC is…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Oleg Vyugin elected Chairman of Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board of the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced that it has elected at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Oleg Vyugin, independent director, as its Chairman. The Supervisory Board named members and chairpersons to its Strategic Planning, Budget, Nomination and Remuneration, Audit, Risk Management and Technical Policy Committees. It also approved new versions…

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April 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

AAT cancels registration of NSW liquidator

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has affirmed a decision to cancel the registration of Sydney liquidator, Mr Randall Clinton Joubert, ASIC has announced earlier today. The AAT found that Mr Joubert's actions as a registered liquidator of several companies were deliberate and dishonest and that he was not a fit and proper person to be…

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April 26, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

GAIN Capital has its best quarter in more than a year: Q1 Revenue $107M, Profits $16M

Retail and Institutional FX brokerage group Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has announced Q1-2018 results indicating an across-the-board improvement in both top and bottom line results. Quarterly revenues and profits at GAIN Capital were both at multi-year high levels. GAIN Capital operates the retail Forex.com and City Index online trading brands and the institutional GTX business.…

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April 26, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The Shivom Project - when genetic data unites governments

Governments around the world have not been fully mesmerized by blockchain and altcoins. While there are some countries that embrace the technology behind Bitcoin, such as Estonia and Japan, most are afraid or rather “not understanding” what blockchain actually is and how it benefits society. While blockchain has disrupted multiple industries such as real estate…

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