Kodak was once the most powerful photography company, tracing its roots back to the middle of the1880s. While Kodak may have been forgotten by some people due to the "smartphone era", the company is now entering what most technology companies cannot get enough of, i.e. Blockchain and ICOs. Today, on 9th January, 2018, Kodak announced…
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has appointed Rongrak Phanapavudhikul as Executive Vice President (EVP), Head of Legal Affairs Division, to oversee Legal Department, Enforcement Department, Corporate Secretary Department, and Compliance Department, effective from January 16, 2018. SET President Kesara Manchusree said: Rongrak has experience and expertise in legal affairs, especially in providing consultation, advice…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a first badge of position management controls under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). MiFID II requires Member States to ensure that an investment firm or a market operator operating a trading venue which trades commodity derivatives apply position management controls. Investment firms or…
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Ambitious even by cryptocurrency standards, ICO boutique firm Chaineum has announced the launch of a planned €300 million ICO for Money by Design (moneybydesign.io). Money By Design’s stated purpose is to launch what it calls the first real digital currency in history - by reassessing the uses of money for more fluid transactions and virtuous socio-economic…
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Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced the list of securities eligible for trading as part of the Regulated Short Selling (RSS) Service. The DFM has recently launched this service as part of its efforts to provide market participants with new tools to further strengthen their trading activities, better utilize their resources, and further enhance market…
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Hong Kong’s securities and derivatives markets informed that it has set several new records in 2017 after an active and busy year, according to full year market statistics released today (Tuesday) by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX). The market capitalisation of the securities market reached $33,998.8 billion on the last trading day of…
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AutoRek, the software solutions provider for financial controls, data management and regulatory reporting, just announced that spreadbetting, FX and CFDs broker GKFX has selected AutoRek to deliver CASS automation. GKFX recognise the requirement to embed a stringent CASS governance and oversight framework given the FCA’s focus to enhance the level of protection afforded to clients. AutoRek…
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Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC announced that it has just released free Forex tick data for the most popular currency pairs. Traders can import weekly tick data within seconds directly from FXCM servers to back-test algorithmic strategies, and create models with precision. With FXCM, traders have access to robust market data solutions, and advanced…
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FCA regulated Retail Forex, CFDs and Spread Betting broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG) has announced that it plans to hold a shareholder vote on delisting the company’s shares from trading on the London Stock Exchange AIM market on February 6. When LCG originally announced its plans to delist from the LSE in late December,…
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The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced that it has directed CopyCash Foundation to immediately cease and desist all its proposed activities including a purported plan to launch an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on 10 January 2018 in Malaysia. This directive covers all activities as described in or incidental to CopyCash Foundation’s white paper pursuant to…
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