Valentina Kirilova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced independent writer and journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the global online trading sector.
December 15, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse and BSE India extend market data partnership to new international exchange India INX

Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services just announced that is further strengthening its partnership with BSE India (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange) by licensing market data products for the newly set up international exchange India INX to international clients. LeapRate reported back in January of 2015 when the IFSC was taking shape, and it looks…

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December 15, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

EU Parliament to reject a Brexit deal?

European Parliament head Martin Schulz demanded that the role laid out for MEPs in the Brexit negotiations be beefed up, threatening otherwise to reject any resulting deal, Business Insider just reported. In a letter to EU President Donald Tusk, Schulz criticised draft plans for the process that would relegate the parliament to "a secondary role…

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December 15, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC releases new instrument for buy-backs for ASX-listed schemes and updates guidance for scheme buy-backs

ASIC has released a new legislative instrument regarding on-market buy-backs of ASX-listed schemes, replacing the class order due to expire ('sunset') on 1 April 2018. ASIC has replaced Class Order [CO 07/422] with the new legislative instrument ASIC Corporations (ASX-listed Schemes On-market Buy-backs) Instrument 2016/1159. Class Order [CO 07/422] has been repealed by ASIC Corporations…

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December 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Amplify ETFs lists new fund on the Bats ETF Marketplace

Bats Global Markets, Inc.(Bats: BATS) today welcomed another new fund from Amplify ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace, the second Amplify fund listed on Bats. The Amplify YieldShares CWP Dividend & Option Income ETF (BATS: DIVO) is a professionally-managed equity income portfolio that seeks to deliver both dividend and option income to investors on a…

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Corda Network announces Board of Directors
December 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Credicorp joins R3 distributed ledger consortium

Financial innovation firm R3 has announced Credicorp (NYSE: BAP) as the first Spanish-speaking Latin American financial institution to join its consortium to design and apply distributed and shared ledger-inspired technologies to global financial markets. Credicorp provides corporate and personal banking, brokerage services, and other financial services across its six principal subsidiaries in Peru, as well as…

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December 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fiserv research: Consumers expect multi-channel financial services yet many still prefer the branch

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, has released the results of Expectations & Experiences, its quarterly consumer trends survey. Consumers increasingly expect financial services on-demand and on their terms, and the study revealed that transaction type and life stage often relate to how people bank. While a majority of consumers…

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