clone firm FCA warning
October 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Lend Mutual clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Lend Mutual. 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…

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October 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belgium regulator FSMA warns against Five Winds Asset Management and QW Lianora Swiss Consulting SA

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) issued a warning today against the irregular activities of Five Winds Asset Management and QW Lianora Swiss Consulting SA. These companies offer investment services in Belgium without respecting the Belgian financial legislation. According to the regulator, Five Winds Asset Management and QW Lianora Swiss Consulting SA are not…

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fma warning
October 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CONSOB suspends Questra World, Questra Holdings and Atlantic Global Asset Management

The National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa – CONSOB) announced that has adopted two measures prohibiting the advertisement of the public offer promoted by the companies Questra World, Questra Holdings and Atlantic Global Asset Management, concerning financial investments. This is due to the fact that…

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Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange launches its new digital platform Sahmi
October 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ADX meets with AmCham to discuss investment opportunities in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

Rashed Al Blooshi, Chief Executive of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) recently hosted a briefing about ADX at the American Chamber of Commerce, Abu Dhabi (AmCham). The session introduced attendees to the operations of the exchange, its vision moving forwards and the investment opportunities available. Attendees included a number of AmCham’s members, as well…

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Bitcoin astounds again – Testing $9,000, share up to 61% - What’s next?
October 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Berndale launches Bitcoin trading

ASIC regulated online broker Berndale Capital, an Australian based and market leading provider of forex trading services and technology, is pleased to announce the introduction of Bitcoin trading. Available to all clients, the launch of the BTC/USD pair grows the Berndale trading instrument portfolio to 85, enabling greater investment diversification. Customers can trade price speculation…

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FXCM GLBR terminate management agreement
October 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM terminates Management Agreement with Global Brokerage Inc

Retail FX broker FXCM Group LLC has put out an interesting press release (see text below), stating that it has agreed to terminate its Management Agreement with parent company Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR). FXCM and GLBR became effectively separated when Leucadia National Corp (NYSE:LUK) took a direct equity stake in FXCM last year, and the two appointed…

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