The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, or MiFID is an initiative established by the European Union to bring some measure of order and transparency to the financial instruments traded across that geographical zone. This directive proposes a range of new regulations including requirements for…
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Spain’s financial regulator National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has issued a warning regarding two websites - www.trade12.com and https://binomo.com. According to CNMV records, these institutions are not registered in the corresponding registry of this Commission and, therefore, are not authorized to provide investment services. Entity warned EXO CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED WWW.TRADE12.COM TIBURON CORPORATION LIMITED HTTPS://BINOMO.COM…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) informed that it has today launched a three-month consultation on proposed amendments to the Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds (UT Code) to update the regulatory regime for SFC-authorized funds and address risks posed by financial innovation and fast-moving market developments. Key proposals include strengthening requirements…
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Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) announced that it has just launched trading of four cryptocurrencies in addition to Bitcoin: Ether, Litecoin, Ripple and Bitcoin Cash. Swissquote has been offering Bitcoin trading already since July 2017 and has launched the first actively managed Bitcoin Certificate traded on SIX Swiss Exchange. With now five virtual currencies, it is…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) informed that it has added 21 new names to the Registration Deficient List (RED List). These 21 new additions bring the total number of foreign entities on the RED List to 125. The RED List, launched in September 2015 identifies unregistered foreign entities that the CFTC has reason to…
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Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced that it has hosted the ceremony for the liquidity provision agreement between Invest Bank, a bank listed on ADX and Al Ramz Capital, a subsidiary of Al-Ramz Corporation Investments and Developments PJSC, which has been appointed as a Liquidity Provider for Invest Bank’s shares after obtaining the necessary approvals…
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On 12th December, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lao Securities Exchange (LSX). As per the LOU, both parties shall deepen collaboration on information sharing, personnel exchanges, platform construction, market and product development, etc. General Manager of SZSE Wang Jianjun and CEO of LSX Vanhkham Voravong were present at the…
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Shares of the leading FCA regulated UK online brokers traded down sharply on Monday morning, following proposals made late Friday by pan-European financial regulator ESMA to enact fairly severe restrictions on leveraged FX and CFD trading. While ESMA made a number of proposals which it will put to public consultation in January - a Binary…
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that it has welcomed Clearbridge Health Limited to its Catalist under the stock code “1H3”. Clearbridge Health Limited is a healthcare company focused on the delivery of precision medicine in Asia. It aims to empower clinicians and healthcare professionals to make more reliable and accurate diagnoses, provide insights to disease management,…
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Elite, London Stock Exchange Group’s international business support and capital raising programme, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shenzhen Securities Information Company (SSIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), to support the launch of Elite in China through the creation of the Elite V-Next Alliance. The signing…
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