The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) anounced that has censured Mrs Jai Surve, a former employee of a DFSA Authorised Firm, for providing the DFSA with false and misleading information. Mrs Surve was a Business Consultant at an Authorised Firm which operated an online trading platform. From 2012 to 2016 Mrs Surve introduced clients to…
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Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced the appointment of Simon Gilbert as Sales Director, based in the firm’s London office. Simon Gilbert brings more than 10 years of experience in US equity sales for Europe and will be responsible for helping Liquidnet’s European Members source institutional liquidity in US equities. Commenting on Gilbert’s…
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Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC (LON:BARC) just announced that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have commenced investigations into: Jes Staley, Group Chief Executive Officer of Barclays, as to his individual conduct and senior manager responsibilities relating to Barclays whistleblowing programme and an attempt by Mr Staley in 2016 to…
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The National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa – CONSOB) just warned against the company Binary Option Robot. Binary Option Robot is not authorised in Italy to use cold calling, i.e. to promote or set up by means of any method, via distance communication, investment services or…
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Exness also reported highest ever number of active clients during a calendar month at 46,112.
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Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international stock exchange, today announced it will create a premier platform for capital market, economic, and business thought leadership. Named ‘Market Site’, the venue in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) will feature an attractive and technologically advanced event space for corporate functions and seminars as well as broadcasting studio facilities. Scheduled…
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LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings made in Norway and the UK that Norway’s central bank, Norges Bank, has increased its position in UK online Forex and CFDs broker CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) to 4%, making Norges one of CMC's largest shareholders. The Norges Bank stake in CMC consists of 11.73 million shares, worth about…
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Facebook has revamped its AI assistant for Messenger, M, letting it butt into conversations about payments to offer help with sending and requesting money. The upgrade, initially only for US users, lets M pop into open conversations on Messenger when it "recognises intent" and suggest relevant content and capabilities. The suggestions feature has a handful…
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) just announced its March market volumes report. Here are the highlights: SET Index closed at 1,575.11 points, up 2.08 pct from end-2016. Average daily securities trading value at THB 43.19 bln, down 17.83% YoY Market cap at THB 15.8 trillion, a 2.01% rise from end-2016 The Stock Exchange of Thailand…
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30 Issuers, 162 Funds Now Listed on Bats in the U.S. Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) company, today welcomed a new J.P. Morgan Asset Management fund to the Bats ETF Marketplace. The J.P. Morgan Global Bond Opportunities ETF (Bats: JPGB) seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing across sectors in developed and emerging…
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