January 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS Forex settlement volumes down to $4.47 trillion in December

CLS Group (CLS), the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market today published its operating metrics for December 2016. The average daily input volume submitted to CLS, combining the settlement and aggregation services, was 934,900 down 19.9% from 1,167,833 in November 2016. The average daily input value submitted to CLS…

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Hurricanes rugby jersey
January 18, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Sports Sponsorship: Fullerton Markets 3-year jersey deal with NZ Rugby's Hurricanes

Wellington, New Zealand based retail forex broker Fullerton Markets has announced an extension of its sponsorship deal with The Hurricanes, including a front of jersey sponsorship for all their home games for the next three years. The Wellington based Mighty Hurricanes topped the Investec Super Rugby league standings last year at 53 points. Fullerton Markets CEO Mario Singh has…

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Coinbase adds Stellar Lumens (XLM) on its professional trading platform
January 17, 2017 BY admin

DFS grants BitLicense to U.S. based Coinbase

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Coinbase, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc., for a virtual currency and a money transmitter license. As a leading state financial services regulator, DFS has rapidly responded to innovations…

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pay to play violations
January 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Pershing Square and NGN Capital among 10 firms fined for pay-to-play violations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that 10 investment advisory firms have agreed to pay penalties ranging from $35,000 to $100,000 to settle charges that they violated the SEC’s investment adviser pay-to-play rule by receiving compensation from public pension funds within two years after campaign contributions made by the firms’ associates. According to the…

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mobile app ad analytics
January 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Mobile app ad analytics gets big boost with $56 million raise by AppsFlyer

Mobile ad analytics company AppsFlyer has announced that it has raised an additional $56 million in Series C financing, bringing its total funding to $84 million. Based in Herzliya, Israel, AppsFlyer's technology is found on 98 percent of the world's smartphones, making it the global leader in mobile attribution and marketing data analytics. Data-driven marketers…

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ASIC applauds the enactment of stronger whistleblowing laws
January 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Blackrock fined by the SEC for whistleblowing clauses in exit agreements

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that New York-based BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), the world's largest asset manager, has agreed to pay a $340,000 penalty to settle charges that it improperly used separation agreements in which exiting employees were forced to waive their ability to obtain whistleblower awards. According to the SEC’s order, more…

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January 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Right Capital Partners Ltd 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 Right Capital Partners Ltd. Right Capital Partners Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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