June 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

General Assembly welcomes Europex Market Vision Paper

At a recent meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, the General Assembly of Europex, was presented with a forward-looking study on “Exchanges – At the Core of the Future Energy Market”. The document is the result of a collective effort by all Europex members over a five-month period. In the 33-page study, Europex provides its vision of…

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clone firm FCA warning
June 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against True Blue Loans clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm True Blue Loans. 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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fca warning
June 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Global Fin Services Limited trading as Trade 12

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 Global Fin Services Limited trading as Trade 12. Global Fin Services Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK…

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SGX announces trading volumes
June 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes HRnetGroup Limited to Mainboard

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that has welcomed HRnetGroup Limited to Mainboard under the stock code “CHZ”. HRnetGroup Limited is a homegrown Singapore company that is today the largest Asia-based recruitment agency in Asia Pacific ex-Japan. It has an established track record of 24 years and operations across 10 Asian growth cities including Singapore, Hong Kong,…

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Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks
June 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Keith Cassidy named Associate Director of Technology Controls Program in OCIE: SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Keith E. Cassidy has been named Associate Director, Technology Controls Program, in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). Mr. Cassidy began his career at the SEC as an Attorney Advisor in the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs in 2010 before being promoted to Deputy…

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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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