Valentina Kirilova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced independent writer and journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the global online trading sector.
July 20, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters and Imperial College London partner to advance FinTech and RegTech through joint research

Thomson Reuters and Imperial College London are working together to bring data science expertise from both corporate and academic worlds to bear on the global big data challenges impacting financial and legal professionals. The joint venture aims to drive faster innovation in FinTech and RegTech industries through collaborative research projects. Working with researchers from the…

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July 20, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

PIMCO names Man Group's Manny Roman as its new CEO

Investment management giant Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO) has hired Emmanuel 'Manny' Roman, the CEO of the hedge fund Man Group plc (EMG.L). According to Man Group, Roman will take the chief executive place on November 1, 2016, replacing Douglas Hodge. The company also shared that Luke Ellis will succeed Roman as chief executive officer…

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July 20, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Pico and Corvil to build all-new trading platform for European markets

Pico, a group of affiliated managed services providers of multi-asset electronic trading technologies, has announced an expansion of its relationship with the network data analytics company for business in the Now™ Corvil as part of Pico's continued growth in European markets. Throughout 2016, Pico has rapidly expanded its European presence and solutions offering, creating an advanced…

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July 20, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

The AMF and ACPR launch the FinTech forum

Creating the FinTech, Innovation and Competitiveness division (FIC) was just the beginning. France regulator The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has announced that is has started a new FinTech Forum. The AMF and Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) will coordinate its work. The FinTech Forum is a new body for consultation and dialogue with…

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July 20, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on clone firm Portsea Asset Management LLP

Today the UK Financial Conduct Authority put out details of a cloned firm using the name of the investment advisory firm Portsea Asset Management LLP. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK: Portsea Asset Management LLP (clone of FCA authorised firm) This…

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July 20, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC cancels AFS licence of ICBC Capital Limited

ASIC has cancelled the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence of corporate advisory and venture capital firm ICBC Capital Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (ACN140 629 296). ICBC was formerly known as Komodo Capital Pty Ltd. ASIC took this action as ICBC had been placed in liquidation by the Supreme Court of New South Wales on March…

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July 19, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

MetaQuotes prepares MetaTrader 5 video guides

Alpari has noted significant growth on the number of new trading accounts through the MetaTrader 5 platform. Representatives of RoboForex have also reported a steep increase in the number of opened accounts. Furthermore, a growing number of traders on Moscow Exchange tend to choose the new platform and switch to MetaTrader 5 brokers. Now that…

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July 19, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters adds futures and options execution application for commodities traders in Eikon

After linking Eikon with Pivot last week, Thomson Reuters has another announcement to make regarding Eikon. Energy and commodities traders can now execute futures and options orders directly from Thomson Reuters Eikon, helping reduce the need to pay for expensive market data fees across multiple platforms without sacrificing functionality. The service is provided through City Execution,…

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