clone firm FCA warning
September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Atom8 Markets clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Atom8 Markets. 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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September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Leeds United announces partnership with FinTech marketplace CurrencyTransfer.com

FinTech marketplace, CurrencyTransfer.com announced partnership with Leeds United Football Club as the club’s ‘Official Global Payments Partner.’ The exclusive partnership will provide the club significant cost savings and a competitive advantage in the transfer market The agreement will see CurrencyTransfer.com operate as the club’s exclusive provider of cross-border payments services, including working with the club…

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September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse announces strategic investment in Trifacta

Deutsche Börse Group announced that has invested into Trifacta, a global company, specialized in data wrangling. The Group acquired a minority stake; and the investment will be managed by its corporate venture capital arm, DB1 Ventures. Thomas Curran, Advisor Innovation & Technology to Deutsche Börse, will join the non-executive board as observer for Deutsche Börse.…

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clone firm FCA warning
September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against CAL Investments Ltd clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm CAL Investments Ltd. 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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SGX announces trading volumes
September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes APAC Realty Limited to Mainboard

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that today welcomed APAC Realty Limited to Mainboard under the stock code “CLN”. APAC Realty Limited is a real estate services provider that operates a market-leading real estate brokerage in Singapore under the ERA brand. With a track record of 35 years, ERA Realty is an industry pioneer and one of…

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September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Optimisation receives further ISO 27001 Security Certification

NEX Optimisation, which helps clients reduce complexity and optimise resources across the transaction lifecycle, announced today that it has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001:2013 Security Certification by the Standards Institute of Israel, for its Traiana suite of services through Traiana Technologies Ltd. ISO 27001 is the international standard for best practice in…

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September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Quantitative Brokers appoints Thomas Ascher as a new Board member

Quantitative Brokers (QB), an independent, global financial technology company providing advanced algorithms and data-driven analytics to clients in the Futures and US Cash Treasury markets, announced that has appointed Thomas Ascher to its Board. Ascher brings more than 30 years of experience across the financial technology, exchange, and wagering industries. Most recently, Ascher served as…

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OpenMarkets ASIC license conditions
September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

OpenMarkets Australia pays $200,000 infringement notice penalty

Australia financial regulator ASIC just announced that OpenMarkets Australia Limited has paid a penalty of $200,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). The MDP had reasonable grounds to believe that OpenMarkets, throughout various periods in 2015 and 2016, breached the market integrity rules in relation to…

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September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXSpotStream adds State Street as 13th liquidity provider

Multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream today announced that State Street has joined the Service as a liquidity providing bank to FXSpotStream’s price aggregation service. State Street is the 13th bank available to clients connected to FXSpotStream’s Service. The addition of State Street adds to the liquidity available from FXSpotStream’s existing liquidity providers, which include BofA…

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