March 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tadawul and Japan Exchange Group, Inc. sign an MOU

The Saudi Stock Exchange “Tadawul” and the Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),on March 14, 2017, that will formalize and develop further cooperation between the two exchanges. The memorandum signed by Eng. Khalid Alhussan, Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Stock Exchange “Tadawul” and Mr. Akira Kiyota, Chief Executive Officer…

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March 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Allied Capital Consultants 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 Allied Capital Consultants. Allied Capital Consultants is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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March 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC extends comment period on proposed capital requirements of swap dealers and major swap participants

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it is extending the comment period on its proposed capital requirements applicable to swap dealers and major swap participants for an additional 60 days. The original comment period was to expire March 16, 2017. As extended, the comment period will expire on May 15, 2017. Notice…

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March 13, 2017 BY admin

MD Consulting founder on specializing in FX and FinTech marketing

We recently spoke with Martina Doherty, owner, and founder of MD Consulting, a London-based marketing services agency, providing financial institutions and FinTech companies in capital markets with PR and communication services. The majority of the firm's clients are institutional forex companies. She set up the business just over 7 years ago to share her knowledge…

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March 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

DBS Bank and Xero partner on SME accounting

DBS Bank and Xero, a global cloud accounting platform, announced a strategic partnership to transform the way SMEs in Singapore manage their financials and access capital. The partnership is centered on several aspects including aligning both parties’ technology platforms to ultimately enable SMEs to make payments and apply for loans seamlessly, transforming how SMEs manage…

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March 13, 2017 BY admin

LCG launches new TV commercial featuring Stan Wawrinka

UK-FCA regulated brokerage London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON: LCG), today launched their new TV ad spot featuring number three ranked tennis player in the world Stan Wawrinka. The advert is part of the four-year partnership that the three-time Grand Slam winner signed with LCG, becoming their Global Brand Ambassador. He also received 5 million…

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March 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Swiss Life clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Swiss Life. 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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March 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Former Visa Europe VP Jon Downing joins BTL Group's Advisory Board

BTL Group Ltd. (CVE:BTL) just announced the addition of Jon Downing to BTL’s advisory board. Over the last 25 years, Jon Downing has successfully delivered innovation, business and technology services at some of the largest and most respected global companies, including Visa, J P Morgan, HP Enterprise Services & American Express. Over the last two years,…

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