Valentina Kirilova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced independent writer and journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the global online trading sector.
November 23, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC proposes to enhance asset management regulation and point-of-sale transparency

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has launched a three-month consultation on proposals to enhance the regulation of the asset management industry in Hong Kong to better protect investors’ interests and ensure market integrity. The SFC formulated the proposals following a review of the major international regulatory developments, and taking into account observations and views…

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November 23, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Avalon Consultancy/Avalon Group firm

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 Avalon Consultancy/ Avalon Group. Avalon Consultancy/Avalon Group is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on…

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November 23, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse acquires stake in figo GmbH

DB1 Ventures, the Corporate Venture Capital arm of Deutsche Börse Group, has participated in a Series B financing round for the Hamburg-based FinTech company figo GmbH and is investing a seven-digit amount for a significant minority stake. Further investors are reputable business angels from Germany. figo raised around €6.8 million in total in the current…

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November 23, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clearstream launches cross-border settlement solution

Clearstream, jointly with DekaBank, has developed a settlement solution that supports domestic settlement of DekaBank’s cleared trading activity on Euronext, tpREPO and BrokerTec across the markets of Belgium, France and the Netherlands. The model responds to an increasing market need for simplified cross-border settlement and contributes to current EU-wide efforts to harmonise practices across Europe's…

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November 23, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Forex Sports Sponsorship: iForex backs Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven

Online trading company iFOREX has become the Official Sponsor and Official Trading Partner of PSV Eindhoven. iFOREX joins the current Dutch Champions at an exciting time as they are challenging for their third Eredivisie title in as many seasons. The partnership agreement, negotiated by leading London-based sports marketing agency SportQuake, will provide iFOREX with extensive…

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November 23, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC approves the FPA Professional Ongoing Fees Code

ASIC has provided relief for members of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) who subscribe to the FPA Professional Ongoing Fees Code (the FPA Code) from compliance with the opt-in requirement. The relief is faciltated by ASIC's approval of the FPA Code. The opt-in requirement was introduced as part of the Future of Financial…

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November 23, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

SpotOption introducing new CFD platform and MT4 binary options plug-in

Binary options platform provider SpotOption has just announced the successful launch of the latest trading product, CFDs. The CFD platform allows for trading on stocks, commodities, currencies, and indices, in major markets around the world, with flexible leverages, no shorting rules or borrowing stocks, and professional executions with guaranteed stop-loss and take-profit. The platform's transparency…

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STOXX Low Carbon products licensed to Italian bank IMI
November 23, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

STOXX announces the new composition of STOXX Benchmarks

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has announced the new composition of STOXX Benchmarks and their sub and sector indices, among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX North America 600 Index and STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index. Effective as of the…

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November 23, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

MNI China Business Sentiment Indicator is up in November

The MNI China Business Sentiment Indicator, a gauge of current business confidence, rose 1.7% to 53.1 in November from 52.2 in October. Firms remained relatively more upbeat about the future, with the Future Expectations Indicator holding above the current measure, signalling that business conditions will likely continue to hold up. Key activity indicators also pointed…

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November 23, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Metro Loans UK Ltd firm

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 Metro Loans UK Ltd. Metro Loans UK Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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