Category: Financial Services

A look at the ASX 200 as it heads into its third decade of trading
February 21, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASX teams up with S&P Dow Jones Indices, launches All Tech Index

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has announced that it has teamed up with S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&PDJI) to launch the S&P/ASX All Technology Index (All Tech Index), ahead of its go-live on Monday, 24 February. The new index captures ASX-listed companies in the fast-growing technology sector. ASX CEO and Managing Director, Dominic Stevens, said that…

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cysec cif licence suspension
February 21, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC warns against several unauthorised websites

The Cyprus regulator CySEC has earlier today warned investors about the following websites: naga-markets.online icfxmarkets.com caliburcapital.net According to the regulator, these websites do not belong to an entity which has been granted an authorization for the provision of investment services. CySEC once again urged investors to consult its official website before conducting business with investment…

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warning
February 21, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against Bitprimeprofx

Canadian regulator BCSC has recently issued several warnings against the company Bitprimeprofx. Bitprimeprofx purports to be based in New York and claims to offer an online trading platform via its website http://www.bitprimeprofx.com. The regulator recently became aware that Bitprimeprofx accepted funds from a British Columbia (BC) resident. However, the company is not registered to trade…

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February 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

New Zealand FMA adds three new companies to its warning list

SL Markets appeared yesterday on the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) list of alerts and warnings. The company's website states that it uses National Cloud Service Co Limited’s financial service provider registration details. However, SL Markets is not associated with the New Zealand incorporated company National Cloud Service Co Limited.  SL Markets also claims its operations are…

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etf
February 20, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

HYCM launches ETFs on its MT5 trading platform

Global forex broker, HYCM, announced earlier today that it has just launched exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on its MT5 platform. In addition to forex, stocks, indices, cryptocurrencies, and commodities, the broker will now offer 20 different ETFs including the top 3 traded ETFs: SPDR S&P 500, iShares Russell 2000 Index, and VelocityShares 3x Inverse Crude Oil…

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fca warning
February 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA adds more companies to its warning list

UK watchdog FCA has put out the details of several unregulated companies, as well as few clone firms this week. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are the companies Invest My ISA / InvestMyISA, Little Loans Lender Ltd / Little Loans, Advisory Broker Services / Advisory Broker Trading / AB…

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February 19, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Deutsche Börse achieves net profit growth of 6% for 2019

Deutsche Börse AG published its preliminary results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2019 on Monday. The company reported the following results for the full year 2019: Net revenue reached €2,936.0 million, marking a 6% increase since last year. Of those, 5% were attributed to secular factors and 1% to consolidation. Operating costs…

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February 18, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex trading company Pareto under investigation for investment scheme

Channel New Asia reported yesterday that Pareto SG Pte Ltd, Pareto International Holdings Limited and Veritas Global Exchange are under investigation by the Commercial Affairs Department of the Singapore Police for involvement in an investment scheme. The companies are investigated for possible breaches and offences under the Penal Code and the Securities and Futures Act,…

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February 18, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Rize ETF picks Xetra for its introduction to the European Market

New issuer of exchange traded funds, Rize ETF, has made its debut in Europe. The company specialises in theme-based products and for the initial listing of ETFs on the megatrends cannabis and cybersecurity, Rize chose Deutsche Börse’s trading venues - Xetra and Börse Frankfurt. With the new Rize Medical Cannabis and Life Sciences UCITS ETF…

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