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December 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

France's AMF adds Edge Capital Fund to its Forex Black List

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the ACPR have published a list of new websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation to do so. Here is the new website recently identified: www.edgecapitalfunds.com / EDGE CAPITAL FUND A list of all unauthorized websites to offer investments…

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December 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clearstream sees successful year 2017

In 2017, the post-trade industry has seen a major infrastructure evolution. With completion of the European Central Bank’s TARGET2-Securities (T2S) project and preparations for the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSD-R), some fundamental changes have been kicked off in the European post-trade market. 2017 was about reshaping and harmonizing Europe’s fragmented post-trade landscape to create a…

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ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention CFDs measures
December 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA issues statement on LEI implementation under MIFID II

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a statement to support the smooth implementation of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) requirements under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). MiFIR obliges EU investment firms to identify their clients that are legal persons with LEIs for the purpose of MiFID II transaction reporting. Trading…

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Secondary market for tZERO security tokens is live
December 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Overstock.com blockchain subsidiary tZERO security token sale launches

Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) subsidiary tZERO’s token sale opened for subscription on December 18, and attracted overwhelming cryptocurrency and traditional institutional interest. Over $100 million USD in commitments from investors were received in the first 12 hours. In just weeks since announcing the first-of-its-kind preferred equity security token, over 10,000 subscribers have registered for accreditation verification…

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TraducationFX launches trading signals algorithm
December 20, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

How to Identify “Noise” on Charts

The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Member of  the Management Board of Admiral Markets Group AS. Hello, Markets are not perfect. There are times when you simply can't make any money because the market won't let you do it. The world of Forex & CFD trading has always been a battlefield. Traders often fight…

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Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks
December 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Marc P. Berger named Director of SEC New York Regional Office

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Marc P. Berger has been named Director of the New York Regional Office. He will join the agency in January 2018. Mr. Berger is presently global co-head of Ropes & Gray LLP’s Securities and Futures Enforcement Practice. Before joining Ropes & Gray, Mr. Berger spent 12 years…

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December 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIX Exchange Regulation reprimands Bellevue Group AG

SIX Exchange Regulation announced that it has reprimanded Bellevue Group AG for several errors in its 2016 annual financial statements. Bellevue Group AG is sanctioned for the incorrect recognition of the foreign currency translation, the inadequate liquidity risk disclosures as well as the insufficient fair value disclosures with regard to a liability from a contingent…

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December 20, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech sets agreement with Armin Sageder to reorganize BGT Sports division

Online gaming and financial trading systems provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced the proposed internal corporate re-organisation of the Playtech BGT Sports division ('PBS'). Following the acquisition of Best Gaming Technology GbmH ('BGT') which was announced on 13 July 2016, Playtech established PBS, its new sports division led by Dr Armin Sageder. At the time of…

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