cssf warning
January 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Luxembourg regulator CSSF warns against www.bil-gestionpatrimoine.com website

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has just issued a warning to the public concerning the website www.bil-gestionpatrimoine.com and the distribution of a leaflet called ″BIL Patrimoine″ which offer investment services to potential investors. The CSSF specified that both, the website and the leaflet, make fraudulent and deceptive use of the contact details…

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January 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alantra Equities goes live with Ullink’s MiFID-ready high-touch and connectivity solutions

Ullink, the global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, announced today that Alantra Equities (formerly known as N+1 Equities) has gone live with Ullink’s high-touch order management system (OMS) ODISYS and NYFIX connectivity hub. Alantra Equities, the Spanish equities broker division of the global mid-market investment banking and asset management…

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January 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Skrill sponsors 5-a-side football tournament F5WC

Skrill, a Paysafe (LON:PAYS) and a digital wallets and mobile payments company, just announced that it has signed a sponsorship deal with F5WC, the world’s largest 5-a-side football tournament. Over 10,000 5-a-side teams from more than 30 countries compete in the F5WC world cup. 350 qualifying events will culminate in a grand final in Shanghai,…

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January 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange launches trading in Turkish Lira

On 29 January 2018, Moscow Exchange (MOEX) announced that it has started trading the Turkish Lira/Russian Rouble (TRY/RUB) currency pair. On its first day, the instrument saw turnover of RUB 1.5 million (TRY 100 thousand). Initially, the Turkish Lira is available for buy/sell transactions with settlement on the trade date (TRYRUB_TOD) and a 100% margin…

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clone firm FCA warning
January 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Liontrust Asset Management clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Liontrust Asset Management. 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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January 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand NZX and Hong Kong Exchanges HKEX sign MOU

NZX Limited (NZX) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that they have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further promote confidence and co-operation in Asia-Pacific markets. Under the terms of the memorandum, the exchanges will seek to promote market development by considering opportunities in a range of areas, including foreign…

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January 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Singapore’s QQQ Capital taps Eze Investment Suite for growth

Eze Investment Suite to power operations for USD100M start-up Eze Software, a global provider of investment technology, announced that it has signed on QQQ Capital Pte Ltd., Singapore’s new long-term value hedge fund manager, to use Eze Investment Suite to automate its operations. QQQ Capital will be launching the QQQ Capital Feeder Fund, a USD100…

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January 31, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bitcoin conquering the Japanese electronics industry

Bitcoin has been popular in Japan for quite some time. A lot of Japanese companies are now paying salaries in Bitcoin. And now, as of January 2018, Yamada Denki, one of the biggest consumer electronics chains in Japan, announced that it is going to start accepting bitcoin payments at two of its largest stores in Tokyo.…

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