The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced and welcomed the appointment and re- appointment by the Financial Secretary of members to the SFC Advisory Committee for two years from 1 June 2017 to 31 May 2019. I warmly welcome Ms Prudence Ann Bennett, Mrs Ann Kung Yeung Yun-chi and Dr Tan Yue-heng to be the…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Lucky 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 to…
Read moreThere are two upcoming events that are expected to impact the price of Oil; firstly, the Iran presidential election will be held today (May 19th) and secondly, the OPEC meeting will be held on May 25 in Vienna. The result of the Iran presidential election and the associated geo-political risks will likely affect its oil…
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National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has launched a service allowing for the prioritization of the execution of instructions when settling securities transactions on a DVP basis (transaction code 19/0) or a FOP basis (transaction code 16). The prioritization service complies with international central securities depositories’ practice, increases settlement efficiency, and allows clients…
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Record collateral deposits and trading volumes achieved against backdrop of market volatility.
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Kraken Digital Asset Exchange announced the addition of new pairs for trading between ripples (XRP) and four fiat currencies (EUR, USD, JPY, and CAD). The new trading pairs mean that clients who want to buy or sell XRP in exchange for their preferred fiat currency can now do so directly. What are the new trading…
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Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) company today welcomed a new WisdomTree fund to the Bats ETF Marketplace, the 19th fund to be listed with exchange. The WisdomTree Barclays Yield Enhanced U.S. Short-Term Aggregate Bond Fund (Bats: SHAG) will seek to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Bloomberg Barclays…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm PDL Finance. 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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ASIC announced that has today accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Macquarie Bank Limited (ASX:MQG) in relation to the bank’s wholesale foreign exchange (FX) businesses, following an ASIC investigation. ASIC is concerned that the bank failed to ensure that its systems and controls were adequate to address risks relating to instances of inappropriate conduct identified…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Times are clearly not easy at retail forex broker FXCM, or at its (50.1%) parent company Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR). Trading volumes are down at FXCM. The company has large financial obligations to Leucadia National Corp (NYSE:LUK) and to its convertible bond holders, who may be able to force the company into an event of…
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