Stefan Liu replaces Chee Hung Frederick Ng as Compliance Officer of Hong Kong FX broker KVB Kunlun LeapRate

November 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Stefan Liu replaces Chee Hung Frederick Ng as Compliance Officer of Hong Kong FX broker KVB Kunlun

Hong Kong based Retail FX broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:8077) has announced the resignation of an executive director, and a change in its Compliance Officer and authorised representative. Reference is made to an announcement KVB Kunlun dated 18 August 2017 in relation to the resignation of Mr. Ng Chee Hung Frederick as the executive…

ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention CFDs measures

November 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA consults on calculation of derivative positions

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published for public consultation future guidelines on the calculation of derivative positions by trade repositories (TRs) authorised in the European Union under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). ESMA supervises the way TRs make data available to public authorities. That data should be of sufficient quality…

November 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

JPMorgan Chase to liquidate seven capital trusts resulting in the cancellation of trust preferred securities

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has announced that on December 18, 2017 (the “Liquidation Date”), the Delaware trusts that issued the below seven series of trust preferred securities (the “Trust Preferred Securities”) will be liquidated, the Trust Preferred Securities and the trust common securities (the “Trust Common Securities”) issued by those trusts will be…

November 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC makes consolidated market integrity rules

ASIC has today made market integrity rules which consolidate 13 of the existing 14 rule books into four rule books to create a common set of rules for securities markets and a common set of rules for futures markets. The ASIC Market Integrity Rules (Securities Markets) 2017 (Securities Markets rules) set out obligations and prohibitions…

November 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

JFD Brokers adds real stocks trading on its MT5+ platform

CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers has announced the launch of a new trading product, offering clients the opportunity to trade physical shares from its platform MT5+. JFD stated that with this launch, adding to its FX and CFD products, the company will become a true multi-asset broker, remaining one step ahead…

November 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

BNP Paribas Asset Management enters into strategic alliance with Caple

Through a strategic alliance and the acquisition of a 10% stake in Caple, BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) is announced that it is now providing an innovative platform to offer alternative credit to European small and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs’). Caple facilitates access to alternative credit for SMEs, working with international institutional investors to address…

November 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Theodor Weimer appointed as new CEO of Deutsche Börse AG

Theodor Weimer has been appointed for three years as new Chief Executive Officer at today's meeting of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG. In January, 57-year-old Weimer will take over from CEO Carsten Kengeter who leaves the company at the end of 2017. Weimer is currently spokesman of the Management Board of HypoVereinsbank –…

November 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Shares of poenina holdig AG start trading at SIX Swiss Exchange

The shares of poenina holdig AG („poenina“) were traded for the first time under the „Swiss Reporting Standard“ of SIX Swiss Exchange, opening at CHF 48.50. This corresponds to a total market capitalization of CHF 121.25 Mio. The issued share capital of poenina comprises 2,500,000 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 per…

November 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

ASIC takes further action in Allianz Metro and TitanTrade Binary Options fraud

Australia's financial regulator ASIC stated that it has sought final orders in ongoing Federal Court proceedings against a number of international and Australian companies and associated individuals that it alleges are involved in operating binary trading websites (titantrade.com and tradettn.com) and offering of binary trading services to Australian customers. In July 2016, ASIC previously successfully…

November 16, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Anguilla, a Caribbean nation, to become the first ICO's regulator

FXStreet just reported that an island in the Caribbeans, Anguilla, is to become the first regulatory body of ICOs. The government of the Caribbean nation is considering the Anguilla Token Offering Act, or AUTO, which would establish the world’s first registration process for new cryptocurrencyofferings. The Chief Minister of Anguilla, Victor Banks, commented on the idea: "We…