The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Holding Cohen Corporate International. 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…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has informed investors that the website www.ecncapital.com (ECN Capital) does not belong to an entity which has been granted an authorization for the provision of investment services and/or the performance of investment activities, as provided for in Article 5 of Law 87 (I)/2017. In the above mentioned website,…
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STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has announced that it has launched the STOXX® Europe 600 ESG-X Index. The index was developed based on feedback of asset owners, in order to accommodate their need for a version of Europe’s key benchmark…
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Copenhagen based Retail FX broker Saxo Bank has just announced that it has launched SaxoInvestor, a new platform that gives the growing investor segment the opportunity to build long-term portfolios across stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and SaxoSelect portfolios. The platform is initially launched in Denmark with international roll-out planned for the first quarter of…
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Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has just announced that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) issued a final order today approving a plan of arrangement to implement the company’s proposed return of capital transaction. Yesterday, Thomson Reuters received shareholder approval for the return of capital transaction at a special meeting held in Toronto.…
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Sydney-based company Dampier Finance Australia Limited, who holds an Australian Financial Services license (AFSL), has been fined $240,000 for failing to lodge its company annual reports and financial statements with ASIC. On 13 November 2018, Dampier Finance Australia was found guilty in the Downing Centre Local Court of failing to submit annual financial reports with…
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Paxos has just announced that the Paxos Standard token (PAX) is now integrated with BitPay as a settlement option for BitPay merchants. By settling transactions in PAX, merchants and businesses globally can have access to the fastest growing stable cryptocurrency that is backed 1:1 with the U.S. dollar. Paxos Standard is the first token issued…
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iComply Investor Services, a RegTech platform for global digital finance and cryptocurrencies, has announced the launch of a new research paper: The Compliance Trilemma: Challenges for ICOs. The research was conducted by PhD candidates from the University of British Columbia (UBC), who analyzed the challenges that ICO issuers face meeting the regulatory standards for issuing…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has just informed investors that it has suspended PCM Advisers LTD’s CIF license. The complete text of the regulator’s decision can be seen below: CYSEC Decision Announcement date: 20.11.2018 CySEC Decision date: 20.11.2018 Regarding: PCM Advisers LTD Legislation: The Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law Subject:…
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Columbia University and IBM have partnered to launch two accelerator programs that will aid the development of blockchain and blockchain-related companies. The programs will act as incubators that will equip startups with the essential knowledge and expertise in the field of blockchain. The accelerator programs will support 10 startup companies, whose founders will benefit from…
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