Category: Financial Services

CME Group record
June 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group reports new Open Interest record of 150.4m contracts

Derivatives marketplace CME Group announced last week total open interest (OI) reached a record 150,400,590 contracts on June 11. Since the end of 2018, overall OI has grown 30%. Interest Rate futures and options OI reached a record 109,070,205 contracts. Interest Rate OI increased 41% since the end of 2018. Overall exchange options OI reached a…

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clone firm FCA warning
June 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK FCA issues three clone firm warnings

The UK regulator FCA has put out details of three clone firms yesterday. 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 tactics to scam people in…

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Euronext
June 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext completes the acquisition of Oslo Børs VPS

Euronext, the pan-European exchange, announced that the battle for Oslo Børs VPS has finally come to an end and that it has just finalized the acquisition. Euronext has completed settlement of shares under its offers launched on 14 January 2019 and 31 May 2019. Euronext now owns 97.8% of the total issued and outstanding share…

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June 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Zilliqa teams up with payments platform Xfers to drive efficiencies among Southeast Asian businesses

The public blockchain platform Zilliqa just informed that it has teamed up with Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)-approved Widely Accepted Stored Value Facility (WA SVF), Xfers. The partnership aims to explore the use of payment solutions powered by distributed ledger technology for over 500,000 users in Southeast Asia. Xfers facilitates digital financial inclusion for online…

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ASIC office
June 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

AFCA Rules change for legacy complaints approved by ASIC

Australian regulator ASIC informed today that it has approved changes to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) Rules which give effect to the AFCA authorisation condition introduced by Government on 19 February 2019. The Government requires AFCA to give expanded access to the AFCA scheme for consumers and small businesses that were harmed by financial…

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Shanghai-London Stock Connect launches today, FCA and CSRC appvore
June 17, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Shanghai-London Stock Connect goes live, FCA and CSRC approve

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have made it clear today that they both approve the Shanghai and London Stock Exchanges’ proposed new Shanghai-London Stock Connect. The Stock Connect scheme launches today and is a aims to encourage cross-border investment between the countries and provide investors and companies in…

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cftc fca regulation
June 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA Executive Director speaks to cooperation efforts at New York forum

Regulators have a tough enough time policing their domestic jurisdictions, but with the complexities of global commerce, cyber threats proliferating across the globe, and shady virtual businesses evading the rule of law, the need for ample coordination and cooperation between national regulators is paramount. Due to this need, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission…

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