The Nova Scotia Securities Commission (NSSC) has reminded investors to do their due diligence when investing, especially in cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings, as March is Fraud Prevention Month. Recently attention was given to the rise and fall in the value of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings grabbing the moniker as the “next big…
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GMO-Z.com Trade UK Limited, the FCA regulated brokerage arm of Japanese retail forex giant GMO Financial Holdings Inc (TYO:7177) has announced that it has expanded its range of account funding options for retail clients. As part of its ongoing service upgrades, Z.Com Trade stated that it is pleased to announce the addition of the Neteller e-wallet…
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) of the Singapore Police Force announced that they will extend the Joint Investigations Arrangement to cover all offences under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) and Financial Advisers Act (FAA). This will allow for greater efficiency and more effective enforcement of capital markets…
Read moreIn line with the Trading Update the company issued in mid-January, payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has reported full year results indicating strong growth in the second half of 2017, led by record Revenues during Q4, helped by record transaction volume topping $1 billion in December - the company's best…
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has informed the public that it has suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) license of NSW-based Corpac Partners Pty Limited (Corpac Partners) from 28 February 2018 for failing to lodge financial statements and auditor's reports for a period of four years. This failure is in breach of both…
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Blockchain has certainly disrupted a series of industries and all applications of the technology are quite impressive. Now, comes Sierra Leone and what many think one of the biggest milestones in the voting system and the technology world. Amidst a high-profile election season, to replace outgoing president Ernest Bai Koroma, a Swiss voting tech company called…
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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 Redfield Markets. Redfield Markets is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it has resolved its concerns with Deutsche Bank AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (DBAG) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Deutsche Securities Asia Limited (DSAL) over regulatory breaches related to short position reporting, unlicensed regulated activities and segregation of client monies. Under the resolution, the SFC publicly reprimanded and fined them…
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FIX Trading Community has just announced the publication of Release Candidate 3 for FIX Orchestra for public review, to help the industry move further towards standardisation and automation of rules of engagement and deliver major efficiencies to the counterparty onboarding process. This enables firms to define their service offerings in an entirely systematic way, allowing…
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Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, today announced that the first major update to the Swarm Asset Management Network Alpha is now live. With this release, Swarm Fund token (SWM) wallets are now integrated with the Alpha Platform. In addition, SWM token holders can now start voting on foundation-level decisions via the Swarm Liquid Democracy…
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