FCA allows retail investors greater access to long-term investment opportunities
December 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA allows retail investors greater access to long-term investments

Right after publishing its Quarterly KPIs, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has informed the public that it is going to allow retail investors greater access to long-term investment opportunities. Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA, commented: We are proposing changes to allow retail investors greater access to long-term investment opportunities.…

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Another warning against OneCoin Limited, this time from New Zealand FMA
December 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Another warning against OneCoin Limited, this time from New Zealand FMA

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called OneCoin Limited. OneLife Network Limited and OneCoin Limited Trading name: OneLife, OneCoin Address: OneLife Network Limited, 2118 Guava Street, Belama Phase I, Belize City, Belize OneCoin Limited, 6a “P. R. Slaveykov” Sqr., Sofia 1000, Republic of Bulgaria Website: www.onelife.eu,…

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FCA publishes its Quarterly KPIs, no clear trends indicative of firm responses to Brexit
December 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA publishes Quarterly KPIs, no clear trends indicative of firm responses to Brexit

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Authorisations Quarterly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as at September quarter. These indicators provide key metrics on the performance of the FCA’s Authorisations Division, including authorisations, cancellations, variations of permission, change in control, and passporting. The latter seems to be of most interest these days due…

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December 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Citadel Securities, Natixis and MUFG fined $6m for providing deficient blue sheet data

Three brokers will pay more than $6 million in order to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges. Citadel Securities LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, and MUFG Securities Americas Inc. have provided the SEC with inaccurate securities trading information, when asked for the so called “blue sheet data,” which the SEC uses to carry out regulatory…

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Libertex adds 5 new CFDs on cannabis shares for trading
December 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Libertex adds 5 new CFDs on cannabis shares for trading

After launching 11 new contracts for difference (CFDs) and expanding cryptocurrency CFD trading list to 40 instruments earlier this year, CySEC licensed online trading platform Libertex has announced that, effective from December 11th, 2018, five new CFDs are available for trading. All new five instruments represent the world’s most popular companies operating in the growing sphere of…

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blockchain
December 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

IOHK launches new Cardano blockchain tools

IOHK, the blockchain research and development company, has announced the launch of two tools for the Cardano blockchain. Their names are Plutus and Marlowe and their aim is to enable start-ups, the financial services and fintech industries to prepare blockchain contracts that will run on Cardano. Plutus comes with a general purpose programming language and…

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bscs warning
December 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Solid Global Investments Limited

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called Solid Global Investments Limited. Solid Global Investments Limited Address: 11 Matakana Valley Road Level 2Rd 5 Warkworth Website: www.newsolid.com Phone: 400-666-3202 Email: [email protected] According to the regulator, Solid Global Investment Limited could be involved in a scam. The FMA…

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fca warning
December 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Blackwell Asset Management

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 company Blackwell Asset Management. Blackwell Asset Management is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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Bitcoin
December 11, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Was Coinbase the "Bitcoin Whale" that moved $3 billion worth of BTC?

The price of Bitcoin has been plunging quite dramatically. Recent press releases suggested that while the overall Bitcoin investor community may be selling their positions, it is several Bitcoin "whales" that actually move the market and cause the volatility in Bitcoin's price. One huge whale that caught the attention of the community was an investor…

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