June 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

OSC announces increased activity in Ontario’s exempt market

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that has published OSC Staff Notice 45-715 2017 Ontario Exempt Market Report, which provides a snapshot of the current state of Ontario’s exempt market and a preliminary assessment of recent regulatory reforms. The report summarizes capital raising activity by corporate (non-investment fund) issuers in Ontario’s exempt market during 2015…

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exness fx volumes
June 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness May FX volumes up 8% MoM to $253 billion

Continuing a fairly strong month for volumes we have been seeing from leading retail and institutional eFX industry trading venues, CySEC and FCA regulated broker Exness has reported that forex volumes in its system increased by 8% in May, coming in at $253.1 billion. While as noted that is a nice increase over April, it…

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asic bans
June 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC permanently bans Perth financial adviser

ASIC anounced that has permanently banned Mr Robert Hutchison, of Lower Chittering in Western Australia, from providing financial services. Mr Hutchison is a director of WAWM Investment Holdings Pty Limited and was an authorised representative of RI Advice Group Pty Ltd (RI Advice) between 14 May 2007 and 30 November 2012. RI Advice is an…

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June 15, 2017 BY admin

OANDA integrates with trading network TradingView

Announced this week, we learned that clients of OANDA, the global forex brokerage provider can now trade directly from the TradingView website utilizing their innovative charts. TradingView is a social network for traders and investors. Under the agreement, clients can deploy TradingView's customisable charts and technical analysis, while continuing to access OANDA's execution engine, risk…

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fca warning
June 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Sky Protect Limited firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Sky Protect Limited. Sky Protect Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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Forex volatilities at low ebb, but how can SME’s protect against a surge?
June 15, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Volatility Is Still Your Friend!

The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Member of  the Management Board of Admiral Markets Group AS. Hello, The summer is coming, which means market volatility will not be the highest. Still, you never know as some instruments may show big movements. This week, I will discuss how to use volatility and how to…

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CLS launches same-day FX settlement service, J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs to try it first
June 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS Group May average daily traded volume up 2% MoM

CLS Group, the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market today published its operating metrics for the month of May 2017. The average daily traded volume submitted to CLS was USD1.55 trillion up 2.0% from USD1.52 trillion in April 2017. May 2016 April 2017 May 2017 Average daily traded volume…

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June 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Switzerland is getting a new finance museum

On 28 June 2017, the new Swiss Finance Museum will open its doors at Pfingstweidstrasse 110 The first of its kind in Switzerland, it combines historical exhibits with state-of-the-art multimedia installations. The museum is located in the new global head office of SIX, the operator of Swiss financial infrastructure. The completely redesigned exhibition introduces visitors…

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