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 Carmine Hoffman Law Firm LLP. Carmine Hoffman Law Firm LLP is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…
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Pursuant to the Articles of Association of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the unclaimed final dividend for 2010 will be forfeited and will revert to HKEX on 27 May 2017. As provided in HKEX’s Articles of Association, any dividend unclaimed after a period of six years from the date for payment of such…
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Dash, the rising alternative to bitcoin, today announced a partnership with one of the world’s oldest bitcoin exchanges with the largest selection of digital assets and national currencies, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange. Which DASH pairs will be available for trading? DASH/USD (Dash - US Dollar); DASH/BTC (Dash - Bitcoin); DASH/EUR (Dash - Euro). The partnership…
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LeapRate Exclusive Interview... LeapRate has learned that the latest recipient of a CySEC CIF license is a company called Capital Com SV Investments Ltd, which is set to launch its business using the Capital.com domain. The Capital.com CIF license was received and activated as of last week, April 7, 2017. So what is Capital.com? Where did…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomed the re-appointment by the Financial Secretary of Mr Albert Au Siu-cheung as a Non-Executive Director for a term of two years with effect from 26 May 2017. Mr Au was first appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the SFC on 26 May 2015. SFC’s…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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One of the top stock exchanges in the US could see its stock price increase by 25% over the next 12 months despite a first quarter slowdown in activity, Business Insider reported. That's according to UBS equity analyst John W. Forman, who said in a note to clients that Nasdaq could see its stock increase…
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On April 11, 2017, Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. (SSIC), Euronext and Beijing Sina Internet Information Service Co., Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop close cooperation on the application research on internet big data, the development of stock indexes and the innovation in cross-border index products based on their respective advantages. Principals…
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This article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Regional German Director at FCA regulated broker Admiral Markets UK. Hello, Last Friday and Saturday I attended the “Invest” expo in Stuttgart. This, the 18th iteration of the event, was host to many investors and traders from all over the world. In my view, this is one of…
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The Investor Advisory Panel today released its 2016 Annual Report summarizing its recommendations, activities, submissions, consultations, and meetings during the calendar year. In 2016, the Panel focused on five critical areas of investor protection: conflicts of interest and conflicted compensation, the need for a best interest standard, risk profiling, the Ombudsman for Banking Services and…
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