Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad issued a Management Discussion & Analysis Disclosure Guide (MD&A), to guide and assists public listed companies in the preparation and presentation of their MD&A disclosures, in a clear and meaningful manner with emphasis on quality and relevant material information. Bursa Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Datuk Seri Tajuddin Atan said: The introduction…
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A delegation representing the Kenyan capital markets regulatory authority and the Nairobi Securities Exchange visited Qatar Stock Exchange and signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the Qatar Stock Exchange and Nairobi Securities Exchange. In the signing ceremony, Mr. Rashid bin Ali Al-Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange, stated that I am delighted to…
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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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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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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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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Ukraine-based trading firm accused of manipulating the U.S. markets hundreds of thousands of times and the New York-based brokerage firm and CEO who allegedly helped make it possible. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Avalon FA Ltd touted itself to traders as a destination…
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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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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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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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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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