November 21, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

IOSCO welcomes new leadership of IOSCO board committees

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has introduced the new chairs and vice chairs of the IOSCO board committees who were recently elected as part of a periodic renewal of IOSCO leadership. On behalf of IOSCO, Board Chair Ashley Alder expressed his gratitude to the outgoing committee leadership for their contribution and dedication to IOSCO…

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November 21, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ICBC Singapore adopts Thomson Reuters Electronic Trading

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) Singapore Branch has adopted business information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI)'s FX e-commerce solution Electronic Trading to strengthen its presence in the foreign exchange market. ICBC is the first Chinese bank to adopt this next generation solution from Thomson Reuters. Electronic Trading provides efficient market making capabilities and…

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November 21, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Professional Tips for Effective Money Management

This article was written by Luis Aureliano, a business writer and financial analyst. With over 15 years of experience in global finance and an MBA in economics and management, Luis’s areas of expertise include business, marketing, communications, personal finance, macro economics, stocks and emerging markets. The management of credit is one of the most important…

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November 21, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC accepts voluntary undertakings from WA liquidators

ASIC has accepted voluntary undertakings (VUs) from WA-based registered liquidators, Mr George Lopez and Mr Evan Verge, both of Melsom Robson, Chartered Accountants. ASIC’s ongoing industry-wide project to test compliance with registered liquidators’ obligations to lodge documents and publish notices required under the law continues to identify practitioners not complying with basic obligations. Mr Lopez…

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November 21, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ICAP appoints Stuart Connolly as Head of Client Product Development for Post Trade Risk and Information

Markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services ICAP plc (LON:IAP) has announced that it has appointed Stuart Connolly as Head of Client Product Development for its Post Trade Risk and Information (PTRI) division, effective Monday 21 November. In this newly created role, Connolly will report to Jenny Knott, Chief Executive…

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November 21, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE Holdings announces early termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period for Bats acquisition

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) has announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR), in connection with its proposed acquisition of Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS). The end of the HSR waiting period allows the proposed…

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November 21, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

ADS Securities UK sees Ernst & Young resign as auditor

LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated broker ADS Securities London Limited, the UK arm of Abu Dhabi based broker ADS Securities LLC, has had its auditor Ernst & Young resign. No word has been received about a replacement for Ernst & Young at ADS. ADS entered the UK market in late 2015…

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fma warns against unregulated company
November 21, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Danish FSA warns against clone website of Denmark broker BLS Capital

The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority has been informed that a foreign company, BLS Investments, has a website on the internet, which can easily mislead customers to believe that it is the website of BLS Capital Fondsmæglerselskab A/S. BLS Capital Fondsmæglerselskab A/S is under Danish supervision. BLS Investments and www.blsinvestments.com should not be mistaken for BLS…

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