The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Castlebrook Properties. 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…
Read moreAxiomSL, a provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, has announced the strategic partnership with Genpact, a global professional services firm that delivers digital transformation for clients, to automate and execute bespoke models for IFRS 9. The solution industrialises the rating model process and combines all the building blocks and calculation flows for IFRS…
Read moreThe European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its 2017 annual report on the enforcement and regulatory activities of accounting enforcers within the European Union (EU). In 2017 ESMA and European Enforcers continued to engage in regular supervisory convergence activities on IFRS. Moreover, considering the new standards IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS 15…
Read moreDerivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has announced it has reached an all-time high quarterly average daily volume (ADV) of 22.2 million contracts during first-quarter 2018, up 30% from first-quarter 2017. Highlights include: Record quarterly average daily volume (ADV) in five of six asset classes Record quarterly ADV across Options Record Eurodollar futures ADV of…
Read moreThe Libertex trading platform has just announced that it has provided its traders with an opportunity to trade 12 new instruments. New assets are intended for both traders, who are interested in earning on traditional instruments, and those who trade Cryprocurrency assets. Now traders can operate with the following Cryprocurrencies: Cardano (ADAUSD) – token of…
Read moreFX payments specialist moneycorp has just announced that it has appointed Graham Cassell as Chief Information Officer. Cassell will be responsible for overseeing its ongoing digital transformation, focusing on technical strategy development and system architecture and design. The appointment comes at a time of significant global expansion for moneycorp, whilst it strives to achieve a…
Read morePayments services company Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS) has announced the appointment, with immediate effect, of Karim Ahmad to the newly created role of Chief Product and Transformation Officer. The new executive role reflects Paysafe’s intensified investment in extending its products and capabilities via an integrated, global payments platform as well as its ongoing strategic drive…
Read moreRussian broker FINAM Forex announced that it has connected the new platform to its single trading account. Now, the broker's clients can trade MOEX, SPB Exchange, NYSE and Nasdaq instruments via MetaTrader 5. This is a persuasive response to the popular comment of technology pessimists who claim that, "The platform is good, but you need…
Read moreThe Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has informed the public that, following its earlier investigation, Ms Jennifer Joan Hutson, 50, of Red Hill in Queensland, has appeared before the Brisbane Magistrates’ Court on 3 April 2018 charged with: one count of dishonestly failing to exercise her powers and discharge her duties as a director…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive Interview... Continuing our series of interviews with some of the leading personalities in the FX world, we are pleased to speak today with Remonda Kirketerp-Møller. If the name doesn't ring a bell, her resume certainly should. Remonda joined Saxo Bank in 2003 and played a key role in developing the Legal and Compliance Department…
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