Russia NSD completes annual assessment of its compliance with IOSCO PFMIs LeapRate

NSD and Interfax launch Single Disclosure Window product

February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Russia NSD completes annual assessment of its compliance with IOSCO PFMIs

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has completed the annual assessment of its compliance with the CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMIs). Compared with the previous year’s assessment, improvements were reported in NSD’s observance of three principles (“Money Settlements,” “Custody and Investment Risk” and “Tiered Participation Arrangements”). The level of observance of…

February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Asia-based 8 Securities launches robo-advisor app Chloe in Japan

Hong Kong-based social trading startup 8 Securities has launched a mobile-only robo-adisory service targeting the millennial generation that constructs portfolios with exchange traded funds (ETFs) listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). Back in December, LeapRate reported on the official launch of the robo-advisor app. Available on iOS and Android, Chloe first asks users to complete…

February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Atlantic Global Asset Management 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 Atlantic Global Asset Management. Atlantic Global Asset Management is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Securities Commission Malaysia revokes licences of four individuals

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revoked the Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licences (CMSRLs) of Yew Hock Ming (Yew), Ling Chen Yew (Ling) and Tiong Siew Ngaik (Tiong) under section 72 read together with section 65 of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA), effective 18 January 2017. Yew, Ling and Tiong were formerly attached…

February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext names Paulo Rodrigues Da Silva CEO of Euronext Lisbon

Euronext, the first pan-European exchange, announced that the Supervisory Board has approved unanimously the appointment of Paulo Rodrigues da Silva as CEO of Euronext Lisbon, CEO of Interbolsa and member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V., pending all relevant shareholder and regulatory approvals. Paulo Rodrigues da Silva has an extensive professional career, with roles…

February 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

SEO principles for Forex brokers

This article was written by Konstantin Rabin, Editor at ForexBrokersReviews.com. With the recent updates in regulation, many FX brokers are looking into the possible ways to cut down costs. Throughout history, Organic Search traffic has been considered as “free”. Well, we all understand that it is not really free as doing SEO requires quite some…

February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC issues 3Q report with a record high in total number of licensed corporations and registered institutions

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published its Quarterly Report summarising key developments from October to December 2016. Highlights include the launch of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect and the signing of a mutual recognition of funds agreement between the SFC and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority. During the quarter, the SFC began a public…

February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX publishes revised policy statement on the enforcement of the listing rules

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today announced revised themes for enforcement of the Listing Rules and published a revised policy statement on its approach to enforcement (Enforcement Policy Statement). The identification of themes for targeted discipline and enforcement will assist us in…

FXTM analyzed 70 M&A deals to show stock performance and GDP comps

February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE Holdings' acquisition of Bats Global Markets to close by the end of February

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) and Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) announced that the companies expect to complete CBOE Holdings' acquisition of Bats Global Markets on February 28, 2017. Earlier this month, CBOE Holdings received its final remaining regulatory approval from the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), meaning that all U.S. and European…

February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters appoints Shawn Malhotra Vice President, Toronto Technology Centre

Information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) announced that Shawn Malhotra has been appointed Vice President of the new Thomson Reuters Toronto Technology Centre. In this role, Shawn will help drive the centre’s focus on emerging skills such as cognitive computing, visualization, user experience and cloud development. Located in Bremner Tower, the Toronto Technology Centre co-locates…