STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced that the EURO STOXX 50 Futures Roll Index has been licensed to Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. to serve as the underlying index for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Canada. The ETF is…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Kleinwort Benson Private Bank Limited. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of…
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Following public consultation, ASIC has released a new legislative instrument on interests not for money schemes, replacing three class orders on show schemes, interests not for money schemes and film investment schemes that were due to expire (‘sunset’). ASIC has replaced the following class orders with a new legislative instrument: Class Order [CO 02/210] Interests…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published its Quarterly Report summarising key developments from July to September 2016. Highlights of the quarter include the August joint announcement by the SFC and the China Securities Regulatory Commission of the in-principle approval for Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, and the launch of a consultation on enhancements to…
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Fullerton Markets today announced the launch of PipBox, a digital tool for its growing army of affiliates. The Passive Income Platform (P.I.P.) PipBox searches the web for the most interesting and engaging content for its affiliates to simply copy and paste on the various social sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. PipBox has also successfully…
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The International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC) has notified that an entity calling itself Global Trade Markets Ltd. is fraudulently claiming to hold a trading in financial and commodity-based derivative instruments and other securities licence issued by the IFSC. IFSC confirmed that Global Trade Markets Ltd. is not licensed by the International Financial Services…
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Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) today reported November data and highlights, including $30.4 billion average daily notional value traded on the Hotspot FX platform, one of the strongest months of 2016 for the segment. During the month, Bats also announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Javelin SEF, a deal which further broadens…
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Digital asset exchange and solutions provider Coinbase just announced that has partnered with leading law firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP to release a Blockchain Token Securities Law Framework. The company has also created a Framework Tool as a guide for developers and users of blockchain tokens. As the development of blockchain tokens (also known as App…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Ernst Hofsetter Asset Management. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their…
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have entered into a Co-operation Agreement (Agreement) to foster collaboration between the two regulatory authorities in promoting financial innovation. According to the Agreement, the FCA and the HKMA will closely collaborate on a number of initiatives such as referrals of innovative firms,…
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