Valentina Kirilova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced independent writer and journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the global online trading sector.
September 09, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

BNP Paribas Investment Partners appoints Global Head of Sales

BNP Paribas Investment Partners announces the appointment of James D. Dilworth to the newly-created role of Global Head of Sales, to further the development of its global business. Until recently, Dilworth worked at Deutsche Bank as Chief Executive Officer Germany for Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Investment and Global Head of Active Asset Management. Prior…

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September 09, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Valutrades adds sentiment tools from Acuity Trading

Acuity Trading has announced the official launch of their news sentiment tools on the Valutrades website and MT4 platform. Valutrades, a Forex and CFD broker regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), have incorporated Acuity’s news sentiment tools in to their new premium product offering and features as part of their new marketing…

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September 09, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges two firms with compliance failures in wrap fee programs

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that two investment advisory firms are settling charges related to compliance failures within their wrap fee programs. SEC investigations found that St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Raymond James & Associates and Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. failed to establish policies and procedures necessary to determine the amount of commissions their…

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September 09, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC and HKEX extend deadline for response to the joint consultation on listing regulation

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), have announced a two-month extension of the deadline for responding to the joint consultation on the proposed enhancements to the Exchange’s decision-making and governance structure for listing regulationNote. The consultation…

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September 09, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Court appoints provisional liquidator to Uglii Corporation Limited and other related companies

Following an application by ASIC, the Federal Court of Australia has ordered the appointment of Ms Robyn Erskine and Mr Adrian Hunter of Brooke Bird as joint and several provisional liquidators of Uglii Corporation Limited, Traralgon Technology Holdings Limited, Uglii Find Australia Limited, BizMio Limited, Projects Discovery Services Pty Ltd and Global Ads System Pty…

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September 09, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Executives charged with inflating performance of real estate investment trust

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two former accounting executives with overstating the financial performance of a large publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) then known as American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) by purposely inflating a key metric used by analysts and investors to assess the company. According to the SEC’s complaint, then-chief financial…

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September 09, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse: New db x-trackers bond index ETF on Asian corporate bonds ex Japan tradable on Xetra

A new db x-trackers ETF from the Deutsche Asset Management ETF product family has been tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday. Name: db x-trackers II iBoxx USD Liquid Asia Ex-Japan Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (DR) Asset class: bond index ETF ISIN: LU1409136006 Total expense ratio: 0.30% Distribution policy:…

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