March 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Japan And Singapore establish FinTech Cooperation Framework

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the establishment of a Co-operation Framework to enhance FinTech linkages between both countries. The Framework enables FSA and MAS to refer FinTech companies in their countries to each other’s markets. It also outlines how the referred companies can initiate discussions…

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March 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX extends the Discount Program in Three-month Euroyen Futures

The Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) just announced that has decided to extend the current Discount Program in Three-month Euroyen Futures (Euroyen) until the end of September 2017. 1. Objects Outright delivery months after Quarters 7. Strip, Butterfly and Condor Trades executed through Block Trade functions. 2. Period From April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017.…

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March 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Binary options P2P exchange shut, InstaForex Russia license, Ireland CFD ban, and lots more…

Platforms shut down, offices opened and closed, executive hirings, regulator bans, joint ventures, new licenses, results good and bad... this week's Forex Industry News had it all. And once again, you read about the key stories exclusively or first at LeapRate. With that in mind, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank you, our readers.…

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March 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against GE Money Financing clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm GE Money Financing. 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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March 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dollar firms to seven week highs against the yen

The dollar hit seven-week highs vs the yen today, as investors awaited U.S. jobs data ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting, while weak inflation figures pushed the Norwegian crown to four-month lows against a stronger euro, Reuters reported. The single currency rose a third of a percent to a four-day high of $1.0619, having…

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March 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Asset Management Protection 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 Asset Management Protection. Asset Management Protection 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 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Binary Options broker group Novox Capital fined €5,000 by CySEC over name change to ZoomTrader Global

Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has issued a €5,000 fine to regulated binary options brokerage group Novox Capital Ltd. Novox is a licensed CIF company which operates a number of Binary Options, Forex and CFDs brokerage brands, including OptionBit (at website optionbit.eu), ZoomTrader Global (at zoomtraderglobal.com), RoyalPip (at royalpip.com), and NGN Broker (at ngnbroker.com). The current…

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March 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX welcomes Government appointments to its Board

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) welcomed the Government's appointment of Stephen Yiu Kin-wah and the reappointment of Anita Fung Yuen-mei, Rafael Gil-Tienda and Margaret Leung Ko May-yee to its Board of Directors. The terms of Mr Yiu, Ms Fung, Mr Gil-Tienda and Mrs Leung will begin at the conclusion of HKEX's Annual General…

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