Crowdfunding giant OurCrowd hires Goldman Sachs banker Lina White to head new London office LeapRate

March 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Crowdfunding giant OurCrowd hires Goldman Sachs banker Lina White to head new London office

Israel based crowdfunding company OurCrowd has announced the hiring of Goldman Sachs alternative investments banker Lina White as the head of its newly opened London office - its tenth dedicated location worldwide. The new London office will support OurCrowd’s growing community of UK investors interested in funding early stage high-growth companies. With a current reach of…

March 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Plusoption firm

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 Plusoption. Plusoption is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…

Digital Asset Custody Company announces secure custody solution for Monero

March 13, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

How your MAC may be mining Monero right now

Mining cryptocurrencies is like "drinking water" for hackers. From Starbucks coffeeshops to Tesla's high-tech engines, crypto miners have found a way to abuse the system to mine cryptocurrencies of different types. Now, the latest victims seem to be none others but Apple users. The Verge just reported that one calendar app that could be found…

March 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

MFSA issues warning against fake Malta Forex broker Shtern Group

Malta financial regulator the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a warning, stating that it has become aware of an entity operating under the name of Shtern Group which is known to have an internet presence at shterngroup.com. Although this entity purports to operate from an address in Malta, the MFSA does not believe…

March 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC and HKEX sign addendum to MOU Governing Listing Matters

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), informed that they have signed an addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Governing Listing Matters. Pursuant to arrangements under the Addendum, a new Listing Policy Panel…

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland

March 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse introduces three new candidates for its Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG informed that it has resolved to propose three new candidates to the Annual General Meeting on 16 May 2018, for election to the Supervisory Board as shareholder representatives. In addition, due to increased staffing levels, the Supervisory Board will in future be composed in accordance with the provisions…

March 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Castle Finance Direct clone firm

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

March 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

GAIN Capital clarifies US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impact on Q4 and 2017 results

FX brokerage group Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has issued a brief clarification to its Q4 and 2017 full year financial results, which were released last week. GAIN Capital, which operates the retail Forex.com and City Index brands and the institutional GTX business, stated that it wishes to clarify its prior statement regarding the impact…

March 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Singapore Exchange collaborates with fintech firm Smartkarma

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and fintech firm Smartkarma today announced a partnership to roll out the C-Suite Pilot Program, a cloud-based platform that will enable SGX-listed companies to streamline their communication and data reporting to the institutional, analyst and investor communities. Listed companies will be able to communicate seamlessly with analysts and investors, monitor sentiment, compare…

March 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Australian Digital Currency exchange opens OTC desk for institutions

Independent Reserve, the Australian Digital Currency exchange, announced that it has opened Australia’s first over-the-counter trading desk for institutions wanting to make large digital currency trades. CEO Adrian Przelozny said the lack of block trading venues had been a barrier for institutions to participate in digital currency investment. Digital currency markets are just like any…