global currencies
July 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Is Global Currency Re-Evaluation Inevitable?

The following article was written by Emma Davidson, Communications Manager at FXTM. Global currency revaluation is a divisive topic, writes FXTM’s Emma Davidson. It has been covered extensively by experts purporting it will never happen, and others who decry that it is inevitable. So, which camp has it right? A global currency re-evaluation would require all nations…

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Marco Baggioli ADS Securities
July 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Marco Baggioli becomes ADS Securities COO

Abu Dhabi based international financial services firm ADS Securities has announced that Marco Baggioli has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) for ADS Securities LLC. He is currently the firm's Executive Managing Director – Global Head of Brokerage, and in his new role will take on additional direct line responsibility for Operations, Legal & Compliance, Product…

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gold
July 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li is going for gold

It has been a golden summer for HKEX, because just days after launching the Bond Connect, they've turned their attention to one of the world’s most precious metals: gold. Today HKEX has launched a dual-currency gold futures contract in Hong Kong that is physically-settled, and a gold contract as part of LMEprecious on the LME.…

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marketing success
July 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

5 Steps to Ensure Marketing Success

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. It is often said that people don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan. For many small businesses, their marketing strategies consist of implementing one great idea here and then another one there, without following a plan or method. Like hitting the trunk of…

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July 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC and AMF sign MoU on France-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) announced that have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on France-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF), which will allow eligible Hong Kong public funds and French UCITS funds to be distributed to retail investors in each other’s market through…

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July 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC fines and prohibits directors of Falcon Brokers Limited from exercising professional financial activity

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has today announced a series of financial penalties on the directors of Falcon Brokers Limited, and has banned all key persons of the Company from exercising professional activity related to the financial sector for a number of years. This decision marks the conclusion of CySEC’s eighteen-month investigation into…

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