The dollar hit seven-week highs vs the yen today, as investors awaited U.S. jobs data ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting, while weak inflation figures pushed the Norwegian crown to four-month lows against a stronger euro, Reuters reported. The single currency rose a third of a percent to a four-day high of $1.0619, having…
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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 firm Asset Management Protection. Asset Management Protection is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) welcomed the Government's appointment of Stephen Yiu Kin-wah and the reappointment of Anita Fung Yuen-mei, Rafael Gil-Tienda and Margaret Leung Ko May-yee to its Board of Directors. The terms of Mr Yiu, Ms Fung, Mr Gil-Tienda and Mrs Leung will begin at the conclusion of HKEX's Annual General…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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ASIC has permanently banned Andrew Peter Panayiotides from providing financial services. ASIC found that Mr Panayiotides failed to act in the best interests of clients and provided advice to clients of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in relation to exchange traded options (ETOs) that was inappropriate when considering the financial circumstances and objectives of the clients…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) announced the appointment of a new member to its Competitive Markets Advisory Council (CMAC), Jacob Frenkel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Group of Thirty (G-30), a private, nonprofit, international body comprised of financial industry leaders; as well as Chairman of the Board of Governors of…
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In February, Moscow Exchange’s Indices reflected the negative trend by the MICEX Index on the Russian stock market. The MICEX Index was down 8.19% to 2,035.77 (from 2,217.39 on 31 January), while the dollar-denominated RTS Index fell 5.56% to 1,099.46 (from 1,164.15). The dollar depreciated 3.70% against the rouble. Volatility increased, with the Russian Volatility…
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Following public consultation, ASIC has released a new legislative instrument regarding differential fees, replacing the class order due to expire (‘sunset’) on 1 April 2017. ASIC has replaced Class Order [CO 03/217] with the new legislative instrument ASIC Corporations (Registered Schemes - Differential Fees) Instrument 2017/40 that: expands the relief where a member acquires an…
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