sec building
December 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Digital display advertising firm executives charged with bilking investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) informed that it has today charged a Seattle-area outdoor digital signage advertising company and two of its senior executives with stealing more than $2 million from retail investors. According to the SEC’s complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, Digi Outdoor Media Inc.’s former chief executive officer, Donald…

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December 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIX Exchange Regulation is delisting Altin Ltd

Altin Ltd has announced, that all of its listed registered shares (Swiss Security Number 1’442’452/ ISINCH0014424524) with a nominal value of CHF 0.03 each will be delisted from SIX Swiss Exchange. SIX Exchange Regulation has granted the companies’ application on 4 December 2017. The decision with grounds regarding the delisting of Altin Ltd is available…

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Intel Nervana
December 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: ArtuData added to Intel's NERVANA Artificial Intelligence startups program

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that AI based solutions provider ArtuData has been accepted to join the NERVANA Artificial Intelligence startups program run by technology giant Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC). ArtuData is already a member of Amazon’s Startup Program and the Google Startup program. Intel recently launched the unique program for companies developing promising Artificial Intelligence technologies…

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LiquidityBook London office
December 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

LiquidityBook opens London office to support European growth

SaaS-based buy and sell-side trading solutions provider LiquidityBook has announced the opening of a new London office at 138 Holborn in Waterhouse Square. The firm, which reported that it has onboarded eight new fund manager clients in London since July, will use the new office to support its continued expansion in the region as demand for…

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ASEAN Exchanges
December 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Borsa Italiana launches FTSE Italia PIR Mid Cap Futures

Borsa Italiana today announced that its Italian Derivatives Market (IDEM) has further extended its product range with the launch of FTSE Italia PIR Mid Cap Futures. The innovative products were launched in response to strong and growing demand from global trading firms and asset managers looking to access an efficient financial instrument for directional trading…

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bitcoin perception
December 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Buying Bitcoin: AMF and the ACPR issue a warning

In view of the rapid appreciation in value of Bitcoin in recent weeks and its volatility, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) have reminded of the risks associated with investing in these speculative assets. Bitcoin is one of the speculative assets, sometimes wrongly referred to…

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ICO fraud
December 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Digital display advertising firm Digi Outdoor Media Inc. and executives charged with multi million dollar fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced charges against a Seattle-area outdoor digital signage advertising company and two of its senior executives, over the theft of more than $2 million from retail investors. According to the SEC’s complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, Digi Outdoor Media Inc.’s former chief executive officer Donald…

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drew niv fxcm
December 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM co-founders Drew Niv and David Sakhai continue selling their Global Brokerage Inc shares

Regulatory filings made with US securities authorities indicate that two co-founders and original senior members of FXCM’s management team – Drew Niv (pictured above) and David Sakhai – have continued selling their remaining shares of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR), after recently converting their special “units” into regular Class A common shares of Global Brokerage. FXCM's founders, and several other members…

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