April 01, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

JFD Bank's Andrey Stoychev talks about market manipulation and how clients can protect themselves

LeapRate Exclusive... Andrey Stoychev has been recently promoted to Executive Director Trading and a Board Member of the multi-asset fintech company JFD Group. The company, on the other hand, after the successful acquisition of the German-based ACON bank has changed its name and combined retail and institutional services under the brand JFD Bank, making the…

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clone firm FCA warning
April 01, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against SeRex Investments clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm SeRex Investments. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to…

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Opera Gallery Dubai teams up with Nasdaq Dubai
April 01, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Opera Gallery Dubai teams up with Nasdaq Dubai

Nasdaq Dubai has announced that it has joined forces with the Opera Gallery Dubai for an art showcase collaboration. Nasdaq Dubai recently launched its own artist programme, allowing talents in the region to display their work in Nasdaq Dubai's premises in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Russian Calligraffiti artist, Pokras Lampas is the first of four…

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DFSA
March 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Futures trader fined more than $1 million for fraud

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has just announced that an individual named William H. Powderly IV of New Hope, Pennsylvania, has been fined $1,083,138 by the federal court in Illinois for fraudulently soliciting customers and distributing false account statements.  Powderly misled customers, letting them know that he and a university professor developed a commodity futures…

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fca warning
March 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

'Mind the gap' ASIC research: Consumers confuse 'general' and 'personal' financial advice

The Australian regulator ASIC has released its new research today. The research, named Financial advice: Mind the gap, revealed that many consumers confuse ‘general’ and ‘personal’ advice, which means that they could frequently make poor financial decisions. ASIC Deputy Chair, Karen Chester, commented: This disturbing gap in understanding whether the advice they are getting is…

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Moscow Exchange MOEX
March 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX launches daily sustainability indices

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) just announced that, starting from April 1, 2019, it will begin calculating and publishing daily sustainability indices created jointly with the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). The indices will be based on RSPP’s annual analysis of Russia’s largest companies demonstrating a robust ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) profile. The MOEX-RSPP Responsibility and Transparency…

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March 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Are you prepared for Brexit?

With Brexit fast approaching it is vital to ensure all systems and risk are appropriately managed to prohibit losses and maximise gains. Jeff Wilkins, Managing Director of IS Risk Analytics suggests ways for brokers to effectively analyse and manage their technology, liquidity and flow to ensure they are adequately protected should another flash crash occur.…

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