September 29, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEBA Bank obtains first digital asset custody licence in Switzerland

Guido Buehler, CEO of SEBA Bank, said: Two years ago SEBA Bank received a Swiss banking and securities firm licence and is now enjoying excellent business momentum as institutional adoption of crypto & digital assets accelerates globally. The newly secured CISA licence extends the bank’s digital asset investment activities by offering digital custody services for…

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Acquisition
September 28, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Volcap Trading acquired by Marex

Marex and Volcap’s clients will benefit from the acquisition and the broader product offering it brings. Volcap’s operation will be immdiately integrated directly into the existing Marex client platform. Ian Lowitt, CEO of Marex, commented: Volcap will add to our softs offering and will be a good fit with our fast-growing structured products business, Marex…

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CFTC fine
September 28, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC fines Refinitiv $650K for swap reporting violations

As a result, the company failed to report certain swap creation data for hundreds of thousands of trades. The missing swap creation data included the financial entity status and the US person indicator for each counterparty. The CFTC determined that Refinitiv had to know or had reasons to suspect there were reporting omissions.  The Commission…

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September 28, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Neptune appoints John Robinson as CEO

John Robinson commented: I’m thrilled to lead the Neptune team and build on the existing strong foundation through collaboration with my extensive global network. I will work to accelerate the firm’s effort in becoming a key element in the trading ecosystem for Fixed Income. We’ll achieve this by continuing to be the provider of the…

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September 27, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance stops offering crypto trading to Singapore clients

The official statement said: Binance constantly evaluates its product and service offerings. We will be restricting Singapore users in respect of the Regulated Payments Services in-line with our commitment to compliance. Users in Singapore are advised to cease all related trades, withdraw fiat assets and redeem tokens by Wednesday, 2021-10-26 04:00 AM UTC (12:00 PM…

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ASIC, AFS licence
September 27, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC cancels Pure Strategy’s AFS licence

The cancellation of Pure Strategy's licence will take effect in 12 months. During this period, the company will maintain its membership of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority and its obligation to hold professional indemnity insurance cover. Pure Strategy’s AFS licence was initially obtained in 2011. An external administrator has been appointed to the company this…

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