July 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nigerian Stock Exchange goes live with Nasdaq SMARTS market surveillance technology

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) have officially announced that NSE, the stock exchange of the largest economy in Africa, has launched a new market surveillance platform powered by SMARTS, Nasdaq's flagship surveillance solution. The technology will, amongst other things, enable NSE to proactively monitor market manipulation (including spoofing and layering), detect and…

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FCA
July 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA sets out scope of Investment Platforms Market Study

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the Terms of Reference for the Investment Platforms Market Study, which sets out the scope and topics that will be covered. Investment platforms are increasingly used by consumers and financial advisers to access retail investment products and to manage investments. The platform market has steadily grown over…

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Regulation
July 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC consults on proposed financial benchmark regulatory regime

ASIC announced that is seeking feedback on proposed ASIC rules for the administration of licensed financial benchmarks and regulatory guidance on how we would administer the proposed financial benchmark regulatory regime. The Government is currently consulting on draft legislation to implement financial benchmark regulatory reform. ASIC's consultation is about the licensing regime for administrators of…

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clone firm FCA warning
July 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Low Rate Loans clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Low Rate Loans. 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…

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UFX weekly fx market review
July 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

UFX.com Weekly Market Review – Sunday, July 16, 2017

The following article was written by Tony Chrystopher, Financial Analyst at UFX.com’s Trading Support Center. UFX.com Weekly Market Review – Sunday, July 16, 2017 Here are some of the major financial events of the past week and how they affected the global currency and commodity markets. The EUR/USD rose by 0.63%, closing the week at…

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July 15, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Copy trading currencies - growing with the times

The forces behind currency markets, and what makes them tick, is always an interesting topic. Currency movements affect every part of society, from travellers to financiers, writes FXTM Head of E-Commerce, Nandik Barbhaiya. The strength of a country’s currency is often in direct proportion to their fiscal health and political stability, and this is why…

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Bitcoin bu
July 15, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Bitcoin & Co. – Is it a Bubble, Or...

The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Member of  the Management Board of Admiral Markets Group AS. Hello, The talk of the town, or at least the talk of traders’ town, is clearly about cryptocurrencies these days – especially the BIG FOUR – Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, and Ripple. Everyone is into buying or trading them,…

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