Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange discusses cooperation ties with ADSIC and STRATA LeapRate

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange launches its new digital platform Sahmi

January 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange discusses cooperation ties with ADSIC and STRATA

In an effort to bolster further cooperation with all governmental institutions in UAE, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Chief Executive, Rashed Al Blooshi recently received H.E. Badr S. Al-Olama, Chief Executive Officer of STRATA, and a delegation from Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre (ADSIC) headed by Mr. Saeed Mohammed Al Mansoori, Executive Director of…

January 31, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Fake News is still news when it comes to News Analytics Technology

Fake News is not a new phenomenon in the financial markets. And, should not be ignored by traders.

January 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC requests data on trades from CIFs ahead of MiFID II 2018 implementation

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) just informed the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that the Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (MiFID II) and the Regulation 600/2014 on markets in financial instruments (MiFIR) which will apply on the 3rd of January 2018, bring a number of changes in the scope of the financial…

January 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Solactive launches Solactive Swiss family-owned companies index

The innovative German index provider Solactive announced the release of the Solactive Swiss Family Owned Companies Index, an index tracking the price movements of publicly traded family-owned companies that are domiciled and listed in Switzerland. The index is used as the basis for UBS’s tracker certificate (ISIN: CH0350101744). Family-owned companies are defined in the index…

January 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA consults on future guidelines for portability between trade repositories

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has put for public consultation future guidelines on the transfer of data between trade repositories (TRs) authorised in the European Union under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). There are currently six authorised TRs within the European Union which record the records of derivate transactions and which are…

January 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX Group names Alison Simpson Senior Vice President, Marketing and Branding

TMX Group Limited (TSX:X) announced that Alison Simpson has been named Senior Vice President, Marketing and Branding, effective February 13, 2017. In this newly-created role, Ms. Simpson will be responsible for building TMX's marketing strategy with a focus on enhancing the company's presence and impact across the full spectrum of available channels, including digital, mobile…

January 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Federal Court dismisses finance broker's appeal

The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed an appeal brought by former Victorian finance broker Meenakshi Devi Callychurn, against her banning from engaging in credit activities and the cancellation of the Australian credit licence of her company Unique Mortgage Services Pty Ltd (UMS). ASIC banned Ms Callychurn in March 2015 from engaging in credit activities…

January 31, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Alpari pushing Binary Options trading with relaxed 'Pro' bonus status

At a time when many Forex and CFD brokers are distancing themselves from the Binary Options product, Alpari is now running a promotion to encourage more binary options volume among its clients. Alpari has announced a new promotion, to run through June, in which clients can attain 'PRO' status and earn a higher payout on…

Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks

January 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

OCIE Director Marc Wyatt leaves SEC next month

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced another Director is leaving next month and that is Marc Wyatt, Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations. Mr. Wyatt joined the SEC in December 2012 as a senior specialized examiner and co-founded the Private Fund Unit within OCIE. He was named Deputy Director in October…

January 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. joins the NASDAQ-100 Index

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) just announced that J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:JBHT), will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq:NDX) and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) prior to market open on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. will replace NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Nasdaq:NXPI) in the indexes. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.…