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 Maeda Ventures. Maeda Ventures is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…
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The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) announced renewal of its agreement with ifs Malta as its Accredited Training Provider (ATP) in Malta, promoting qualifications, membership and supporting career progression in the global financial services jobs market. ifs Malta is now the exclusive training partner for the CISI in Malta. The agreement means that…
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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 Blacksmith Investments Limited. Blacksmith Investments Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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The following article is based on research by Marshall Gittler, Head of Investment Research for FXPRIMUS. FXPRIMUS Week in Focus for the week beginning 6 Feb: RBA, RBNZ meetings; Trump/Abe meeting The data calendar is rather light this week, as is usual in the second week of the month. The focus then will be on…
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How can we use the data in Google Analytics to optimize the customer experience of our visitors? Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate, explains. Almost every online company is putting customer experience (known in the industry as CX) at the center of their marketing strategy. The world of online financial trading is no different. Being…
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Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced the appointment of Alex Ooi Thiam Poh as Director of Audit Oversight Board (AOB), with effect from 18 January 2017. He is responsible for the operations of the AOB, working closely with the Executive Chairman, Dato’ Gumuri Hussain in promoting and developing an effective and robust audit oversight framework in…
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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 taken a 3% equity position in the shares of UK online Forex and CFDs broker CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX). The Norges Bank stake in CMC consists of 8.77 million shares, worth about £9.6 million (USD…
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Clearstream (Clearstream Banking Frankfurt and LuxCSD) just announced that it has successfully migrated to the ECB’s TARGET2-Securities (T2S) platform. The first business day is already in process and runs smoothly. As it is the largest T2S participant, the migration of Clearstream has added an unprecedented volume of about 40% to the overall volume on the…
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in Luxembourg, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that sets the stage for cooperation with regard to the oversight of statutory auditors. For the CSSF, this is the fifth cooperative agreement with an audit regulator outside of the European…
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Nasdaq Commodities and Saxo Bank have announced a collaboration to offer small and medium sized companies (SME) in the Nordic region direct access to Nordic Power futures on Saxo’s fully integrated trading and risk management platform. The addition of Nasdaq Nordic power products on SaxoTraderGO, offers Saxo’s clients access to a liquid product at the…
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