LeapRate Exclusive... The new, stricter rules governing FX and CFD brokers issued by Cyprus financial regulator CySEC late last year do not seem to be deterring a new generation of brokers from setting up shop in the island nation. LeapRate has learned that CySEC has issued a new CIF license to a Lebanon based investor…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a stock market analyst with insider trading prior to the publication of research reports and articles he authored with the false disclaimer that he wasn’t trading in the companies being covered. He agreed to settle the charges and be barred from trading in penny stocks for the…
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Polymath, the first-ever securities token platform, has unveiled an impressive list of advisors to support its launch, including some of the top minds in blockchain, rising CEOs, founders of cryptocurrencies, and fintech heavyweights. The company, founded by former NHL player and entrepreneur Trevor Koverko, has also announced the names of the first three companies to…
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On September 25th, at the hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, Mario Draghi, the President of ECB, talked about the current economic and inflation outlook for the European Union, the growth of the real GDP (coming at 2.3%), the corporate sector purchase program and the monetary policy in…
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The Financial Times reported that Mizuho Financial Group and Japan Post Bank are forming a consortium to launch a domestic digital currency: the J-Coin. The idea is to make Japanese people less dependent on cash and fiat money. According to FT, the Japanese consortium plans to launch the financial innovation just in time for the…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Plus500 BG EOOD, the Bulgarian subsidiary of global CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS), has been denied by the country's financial regulator Financial Services Commission (FSC) in its application to receive a financial services license in Bulgaria. The regulator did not state a reason for its decision. Plus500 has more…
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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) have just published g a list of new websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation to do so. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: www.1875-financeinvest.com / 1875…
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The Board of global information solutions company Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced that Richard Smith will retire as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 26, 2017. The Board appointed current Board member, Mark Feidler, to serve as Non-Executive Chairman. Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr., who most recently served as President,…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) just released its monthly market report for the month of August and the trading volume of stocks totalled RUB 809 bln. The average daily trading volume was RUB 35.2 bln, up 3% MoM. The T+2 sector made up 93% of the total secondary market trading volume and the T0 sector accounted for…
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Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that has enhanced its news processing capabilities with the addition of NEWSFUL, an app that gives the buy and sell side new intelligence on what business events are driving share price change. Newsful is available via App Studio on Eikon, Thomson Reuters flagship desktop product. Sigma News Ventures have spent more than…
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