Investors relieved at smooth roll out of MiFID II LeapRate

FCA publishes its Quarterly KPIs, no clear trends indicative of firm responses to Brexit

February 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Investors relieved at smooth roll out of MiFID II

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. In 2004, the European Commission Financial Services Action Plan launched the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, or MiFID, which subsequently morphed into MiFID II. This directive contained a total of 42 regulations that were intended to significantly change how the EU’s financial service markets…

February 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

The Key Behind Data-Driven Marketing

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. “Hiding within those mounds of data is knowledge that could change… the world.” (Atul Butte, Stanford) The world as we know it is driven by technology, data, and information. Concepts such as Big Data motivate competition in the global business sector, whereby companies have…

February 05, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

How to Ensure Your Long Bitcoin Offerings Remain Profitable

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. There are two types of financial-market players—those who trade, and those who “buy and hold” (B&H). Many recent investors in the cryptocurrency market are of the B&H variety and are in it for the long haul. There is an old expression in the financial markets—bells…

January 29, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Experts on the SEO trends that will count in 2018

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. With the new year comes a new set of SEO trends. It’s important that you keep track of these changes as it isn’t going to be slowing down anytime soon. In fact, what you knew to be effective strategies in 2017 may no longer…

January 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Top WordPress Plug-ins for your website

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that WordPress has taken over the world. Search trends on Google reveal the considerable daylight between WordPress and other content management systems (CMS). The blogging platform continues to reign as the most popular CMS in the world,…

January 15, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Benefits of Cryptocurrency to the Third World

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. Cryptocurrencies seem like the type of endeavor that will split the world into the haves and have nots. Despite its talk of democratization of currency via removal of the impact of central banks, cryptocurrencies practically are only available to those people with access to…

January 01, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Keep an Eye on These: ICOs Worth Following

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. With the world’s attention firmly focused on the machinations of Bitcoin and other famous cryptocurrencies, the world of virtual money is likely to continue to capture investors’ imagination. To add to the intense interest in this financial sector, keep your eyes on the following…

December 25, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

MIFID 2: How will the penny fall?

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. The financial industry in Europe will see significant changes under MiFIDII, the second iteration of financial reforms that were originally implemented in 2007. The new directives have the aim of increasing transparency and accountability among financial companies by making requirements for reporting transactions more…

December 18, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Impact of MiFID for those outside of the EU

The following article was written by Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate. The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, or MiFID is an initiative established by the European Union to bring some measure of order and transparency to the financial instruments traded across that geographical zone. This directive proposes a range of new regulations including requirements for…

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