Binary options broker ProOptions has CIF license reinstated, but site remains down LeapRate

October 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Binary options broker ProOptions has CIF license reinstated, but site remains down

Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has announced the reinstatement of the CIF license of Gametech (Cyprus) Limited. Gametech operated the binary options brokerage brand ProOptions.com. ProOptions was one of several binary options firms to have their licenses suspended by CySEC back in March. The regulator stated at the time that the suspensions were for suspicions of an…

Breaking news: FXDD buying MahiFX UK FCA license

October 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA launches the Asset Management Authorisation Hub

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched its new asset management authorisation hub. The hub has been launched to support new firms by assisting when they apply for authorisation, throughout the authorisation process and afterwards. The authorisation hub will not lower entry standards to the market and entrants will need to meet the same…

October 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Forest Advisory Service firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Forest Advisory Service. Forest Advisory Service is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

MetaTrader brokers get access to deep pools of crypto-liquidity via Brokeree Liquidity Bridge

October 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Brokeree Solutions releases Bitcoin feed for MetaTrader 5 brokers

Brokeree Solutions announced that it has launched a portfolio of institutional solutions for MetaTrader 5, including the cryptocurrency feed (Bitcoin). In addition, the company has the following offers for brokers switching to the new platform: MetaTrader 5 Liquidity Bridge with the ability to aggregate liquidity providers PAMM plugin for arranging the investment management Extended Agent…

October 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Goldmoney Inc. selects SafeCharge to expand its online and mobile deposit options

Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) announced it has been selected by Goldmoney Inc. (TSE:XAU), a precious metal financial service and technology company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, to further expand its online and mobile deposit options. By integrating Goldmoney’s new platform to SafeCharge’s Payments Engine, Goldmoney will provide its…

October 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clearstream and dwpbank enter strategic T2S-partnership

Clearstream, the post-trade services provider of Deutsche Börse Group, and Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank), one of the largest securities services providers for Germany’s financial market, have entered into a strategic partnership regarding the settlement of securities in a post-T2S world. The goal of this long-term cooperation is to maximise the benefits from the ECB’s…

October 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Native Advertising and the first steps to a successful campaign

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. In 2015, The New York Times, in partnership with Chartbeat, conducted a study on the effectiveness of its native advertising platform, Paid Posts, with regards to reader engagement and overall audience response. It found that 50% of its Paid Posts content outperformed in-house editorial…

October 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

BBVA and Bancomer deploy DLT-based FX matching pilot from Calypso Technology and R3

Leveraging distributed ledger technology and cloud services, BBVA and BBVA Bancomer are piloting an FX matching application developed by Calypso Technology, a provider of cloud-based cross-asset trading software solutions for the financial markets, and enterprise software firm R3. The application, which runs on R3’s Corda platform and is facilitated by Calypso’s cloud services, has already…

October 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX launches third Director training webcasts

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), has published the findings of its latest review of listed issuers' corporate governance practices. The review involved analysing the disclosures made by 1,428 issuers (approximately 72 per cent of all issuers listed as at 31…

October 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Loan 4 Help firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Loan 4 Help. Loan 4 Help is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…