November 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Regulatory Reporting approved by ESMA as a trade repository under EMIR

NEX Regulatory Reporting, a NEX Group (LON:NXG) business which provides regulatory reporting services across global regulatory regimes, has  announced that NEX Abide Trade Repository AB has received approval from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for its Swedish-based trade repository under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The approval will allow NEX Regulatory Reporting…

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SGX announces trading volumes
November 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes MindChamps PreSchool Limited to Mainboard

Singapore Exchange (SGX) informed that has welcomed MindChamps PreSchool Limited to Mainboard under the stock code “CNE”. MindChamps PreSchool Limited is the largest operator and franchisor of premium range preschool centres in Singapore. It has six company-owned-company-operated preschool centres, 30 franchisee-owned-franchisee-operated (FOFO) preschool centres and eight FOFO reading and writing centres in Singapore. The company…

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clone firm FCA warning
November 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against DuetInvest clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm DuetInvest. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam…

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Libertex Litecoin
November 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Libertex launches Litecoin, Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash margin trading

The Libertex trading platform has announced the launch of Bitcoin-nominated margin trading for Litecoin, Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash. Cryptocurrencies have become a significant part of the modern financial market. The demand for them is booming and their prices continue to set new records. Libertex are pleased to announce the launch of the following cryptocurrency pairs:…

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November 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKMA and SFC issue joint reviews on managing conflicts of interest in financial groups

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have issued a circular highlighting observations from their recent joint thematic reviews on the potential conflicts of interest arising from the sale of in-house products by registered institutions and licensed corporations within a single financial group. The reviews mainly focused on internal…

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November 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX Group provides update regarding regulatory engagement

TMX Group (TSX:X), owner and operator of CDS, Canada's equities and fixed income clearing house, has today provided an update on the engagement with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), an umbrella organization of Canada's provincial and territorial securities regulators, regarding the clearing of securities of issuers with marijuana-related activities in the U.S. Details can be…

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TechFinancials sells its holding in MarketFinancials to Proverial Ltd
November 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

TechFinancials sells OptionFair binary options brand for $400K as it focuses on Blockchain and Crypto technologies

Binary options technology and brokerage company TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) is getting out of the broker side of the business. TechFinancials today announced that it has agreed to sell its CySEC licensed subsidiary B.O. TradeFinancials Limited which operates the OptionFair binary options brokerage brand, as well as another related subsidiary MarketFinancials Limited, to a Cyprus incorporated company called…

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