The world’s largest crypto IPO postponed
December 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Presto files complaint against South Korea for banning ICOs

The company Presto informed the public that it has filed a constitutional complaint against South Korean’s ban on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), as the country's economic media outlet Sedaily reported earlier. LeapRate reminds that, after China announced its ban on domestic exchanges trading Bitcoin, South Korea was the next country that also came out with the news…

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Moscow Exchange MOEX
December 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ETF on shares of global technology companies starts trading on MOEX

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has just announced that the Technology 100 ETF, a Russian exchange-traded fund managed by Alfa Capital and the first fund on international assets denominated in USD, began trading today under the ticker "AKNX". The Technology 100 ETF tracks the performance of the top 100 leading global technology companies by market capitalisation, including…

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fca warning
December 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Certi UK firm

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 Certi UK. Certi UK is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

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FCA
December 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA to make CFD restrictions permanent following ESMA proposals

Pan-European financial regulator ESMA has released its proposals to govern leveraged trading back in March. For its part, UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated that it supports ESMA’s application of EU-wide temporary product intervention measures. The FCA expected to consult on whether to apply these measures on a permanent basis to firms offering CFDs and binary…

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fma warns against unregulated company
December 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

French AMF issues OFI impersonators scam warning

The Autorité des marchés (AMF) has just warned the public against the fraudulent use of the names and contact details of the Sicav Objectif Finance Investissements (OFI) company. The official warning can be seen below: Fraudsters falsely claim to belong to Objectif Finance Investissements (OFI) and make fraudulent use of the name and details of that…

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fma warning
December 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Atlantic Finance Partners

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against a scam company called Atlantic Finance Partners. Atlantic Finance Partners Address: 23rd Floor, 165 Broadway New York, NY 10006, United States Website: https://atlanticfinancepartners.com/ Phone: +1 (929) 242-6206 Email: [email protected] The FMA has reason to believe that Atlantic Finance Partners, and the website www.atlanticfinancepartners.com…

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SafeCharge teams up with online sports betting and iGaming bank payments source Mazooma
December 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SafeCharge partners with eCommerce service provider The Level Group

Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has announced that it has partnered with The Level Group - a provider of e-commerce solutions for luxury and fashion brands. The Level Group's aim is to reduce the complexities associated with cross-border payment processing and make it easier for its diverse customer base. The…

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forex market update
December 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ATFX Forex weekly market update: December 10, 2018

The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Personal opinions today: Last week, the US announced that the unemployment rate remained at 3.7% in November, but the number of non-farm payrolls fell sharply in November, only 155,000. As early as the day before the announcement of the ADP private employment…

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