MOEX launches trading in sunflower seed futures
July 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange names new head of investor relations

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) just announced that Anton Terentiev has joined as Investor Relations Director. In this position, Anton Terentiev will oversee the Exchange"s IR activity and continue dialogue with the financial and investment community to maintain and expand MOEX"s investor base. Anton Terentiev brings 12 years of investment experience to the role from his career at Russian…

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marketing automation forex
July 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

6 critical features when selecting a marketing automation tool for your brokerage

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. Marketing automation can be a powerful tool for marketers to manage their online marketing programs, but successful marketing automation is only as good as its implementation. Without correct implementation, marketers are not as likely to see the full potential of marketing automation realized.…

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July 24, 2017 BY admin

Calypso acquires stake in clearing and post-trade provider Sernova Financial

Calypso Technology, a provider of capital markets and investment management software, announced today that it has acquired a minority stake in Sernova Financial, a provider of cloud-based clearing and post trade services. Powered by the Calypso Cloud platform, Sernova Financial recreates the shared infrastructure and service items of clearing brokers. By reducing the transaction costs…

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July 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Edmond de Rothschild chooses Clearstream as partner for funds business

Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse) S.A. (SWX:RLD) announced that has chosen Clearstream as strategic partner to streamline and consolidate its third-party fund processing activities. Clearstream’s investment funds processing infrastructure Vestima enables processing of all types of funds from mutual funds to hedge funds on a single platform. The current regulatory agenda has made asset safety a…

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UFX Andres Iniesta
July 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Sports Sponsorship: UFX.com engages Barca captain Andrés Iniesta as Brand Ambassador

Continuing out coverage of leading Retail FX brokers partnering with top sports personalities, CySEC licensed retail forex broker UFX.com has just announced a new partnership with Spanish football star Andrés Iniesta. The FC Barcelona Captain has joined UFX as its international Brand Ambassador. This marks the second sports celebrity Brand Ambassadorship for UFX, which also…

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Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks
July 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Federal regulatory agencies announce coordination of reviews for foreign funds under Volcker Rule

Five federal financial regulatory agencies have announced that they are coordinating their respective reviews of the treatment of certain foreign funds under section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, commonly known as the Volcker Rule, and the agencies' implementing regulations, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shared. These foreign funds are investment funds organized and offered…

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cssf warning
July 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Luxembourg regulator CSSF warns against forex website luxembourg-capital-finance.com

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has issued a warning concerning the website www.luxembourg-capital-finance.com. The website offers investment services on financial contracts allowing to take FOREX positions. The CSSF informed that the operators of the website www.luxembourg-capital-finance.com are unknown to it and have not been granted the authorisation required to provide financial services…

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