ASIC has banned Mr Anthony John Downey, of Brighton, Victoria, from providing financial services for a period of six years following an investigation. Mr Downey was, until 3 June 2015, a director of Platinum Mortgage Securities Limited. ASIC has found that Mr Downey engaged in misleading conduct by providing false documents to support an application…
Read moreThe payments and fintech company FSS has launched FSS Access Control Server, a secure authentication platform that supports 3-D Secure Protocol and enables Card Issuers and Acquiring Banks to offer robust security to their customers during online transactions. FSS Access Control Server is a VISA and MasterCard certified authentication platform, which provides a strong two-factor…
Read moreThe Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with Phatra Securities pcl and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will hold Thailand Focus 2016 during August 31- September 2, 2016 at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, Bangkok, under the theme "A New Growth Strategy," enabling foreign funds to meet directly with almost 140 listed firms, aiming to attract…
Read moreNew York based Trigger Finance, a company formed in 2015 with a unique offering to "inspire all investors to invest rationally through a simple rules-driven approach" provided a list of updates today which includes FX being made available. Trigger allows you to trigger trades based on events from Real-Time data through the most reputable sources. Officially launching just over a month…
Read moreThomson Reuters has launched its first two Asia apps on Eikon via App Studio in partnership with FinTech startups Amareos and Oddup. This marks the first time that any Asia-based third-party developer has created an app within Eikon and distributed it directly to Eikon users globally. Based in Hong Kong, Amareos builds tools to analyse…
Read moreFinancial Gravity has announced that David Crowley will assume the role of President and Chief Strategy Officer for Financial Gravity Holdings. Crowley has previous served in various roles within the Financial Gravity companies, most recently Director of Business Development. He has also served on the executive team and Board of Directors for several years. CEO John…
Read moreChina’s largest companies have reported a softening in business conditions in August as a noticeable fall in demand and less favourable credit conditions outweighed a slight uptick in output, according to the latest MNI China Business Sentiment Survey. The MNI China Business Sentiment Indicator, a gauge of current business sentiment, fell 2.2% to 54.3 in…
Read moreUK 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 Grove Capital Advisors Limited firm. The company is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK: Grove Capital Advisors Limited Address: 1330 Ave…
Read moreOne of the key questions Forex broker CEOs are always asking themselves is: Where to Next? Yael Warman from Leverate takes a look at a few of the areas where Forex brokers are looking to increase their footprint. Geo-Expansion – A World of Possibilities For FX firms in the Western hemisphere, the marketplace is becoming…
Read moreASIC has cancelled the registration of 133 approved self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors who did not lodge their annual statements. On July 28, 2016, ASIC sent a final warning to 185 approved SMSF auditors with outstanding annual statements. ASIC had alerted these auditors on a number of occasions that their registration would be cancelled if…
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