France’s AMF warns against unauthorized websites offering diamond investments LeapRate

December 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

France's AMF warns against unauthorized websites offering diamond investments

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has published a list of new websites offering diamond investments, for which no authorized investment services provider could be clearly identified. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: https://alternativeplacement.com/ https://capitaldiams.com/fr/ https://crown-diamonds.com https://www.dc-pla.com/ http://www.diamants-epargne.org/ http://www.diamcenter.com/ http://www.diam-invest.com/fr/ https://www.diamonds-markets.com/ https://www.diamselection.com/ https://eurodiamond-market.com http://www.excellencevendome.com/ http://www.executive-diamond.com/ https://gestion-patrimoine4c.com/ http://hyscopatrimoine.com/ http://land.premium-diamond.com/ http://www.nouveauxplacements.com/ https://noveamining.com/ https://www.origin-diamonds.com/ http://patrimoinesolution.com/…

TSE establishes an advisory group to review the TSE cash equity market structure

December 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tokyo Stock Exchange launches new platform for green and social bonds

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced that it will be launching a dedicated platform on its official website for both Green and Social bonds. The platform will be available from January 22, 2018 as part of TSE's professional-oriented bond market, TOKYO PRO-BOND Market. The platform will allow issuers to post information about Green and Social…

December 21, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Let your voice be heard on ESMA's 30x Forex leverage plan!

Pan-European financial regulator ESMA's plans to severely restrict the online trading business in Europe, if implemented, will have far-reaching effects for traders and brokers alike. ESMA's proposals include: 30x leverage cap on Forex and CFD trading ban on 'bonus' payments to retail traders ban on Binary Options trading required negative balance protection for retail clients…

December 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NZX appoints BNP Paribas' Hugh Stevens to lead funds management business

NZX just announced the appointment of Hugh Stevens to lead the exchange’s funds management business, effective Monday 5 February 2017. Hugh Stevens will oversee NZX’s Auckland based Smartshares exchange traded funds (ETF) business and its superannuation and KiwiSaver business, SuperLife. He will report to NZX CEO Mark Peterson and the Smartshares Board. Stevens is the…

UN report says North Korea laundered $2 billion theft via Hong Kong firm

December 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS issues prohibition orders against individual for unauthorised trading and fraud

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued two prohibition orders against Mr Tey Thean Yang Dennis. Mr Tey will be prohibited for a period of 5 years from: performing any regulated activity, and taking part in the management, acting as a director or becoming a substantial shareholder of any capital market services firm under…

December 21, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Amana Capital, Centroid Solutions, and 514 Capital Partners plan to unite under 180 Capital

Amana Capital, Centroid Solutions, and 514 Capital Partners have announced a transformational plan to unite all three entities under a new holding structure, named ‘180 Capital’. The opportunity to create a new force in financial technology, was the catalyst in the evolution from separate entities to a combination of entities. 180 Capital (180cap.com) will incorporate…

December 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AAT affirms financial services banning of former non-executive director of Provident Capital Limited

The Administrative Appeal Tribunal (AAT) has affirmed ASIC's decision of 17 July 2015 to ban Mr Trevor John Seymour from providing financial services for three years but set aside ASIC's decision to disqualify Mr Seymour from managing corporations for three years. The parties have 28 days to appeal this decision to the Federal Court of…

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland

December 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Monex Group announces changes in management

Monex Group, Inc. announced changes in management, personnel and organization of Monex, Inc. (TYO:8698), its wholly owned subsidiary. The Management Changes are effective January 1, 2018 and include: Nozomi Takasaki - Managing Director Senior Executive Director (Johmu) Satoshi Hasuo - Managing Director Senior Executive Director (Johmu) Takuya Yamanaka - Senior Executive Director (Johmu) Monex, Inc. will also make…

TechFinancials converts loan into Footies

December 21, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

TechFinancials gets another $1.1 million payout from China binary options JV DragonFinancials

It looks like TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) isn't done quite yet with the Binary Options business. TechFinancials announced that it has received dividends totaling $1.46 million from two subsidiaries - $1.12 million from its 51% owned joint venture DragonFinancials, which operates a China-focused binary options brokerage business, and $340,000 from its (formerly) fully owned subsidiary MarketFinancials, which provides…

Cboe ETF Marketplace Cboe Global Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE)

December 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe welcomes new issuer James Investment Research to ETF Marketplace

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) informed that it has welcomed new issuer James Investment Research, Inc. to the Cboe ETF Marketplace with the launch of one fund. The James Biblically Responsible Investment ETF (Cboe: JBRI) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, track the performance of the James Biblically Responsible Investment…