Category: Financial Services

Singapore
March 27, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext’s FastMatch opens a new office in Singapore

FastMatch, Euronext’s Electronic Communication Network (ECN) for Foreign Exchange (FX) trading, has announced earlier this week that it has expanded in Asia, establishing a new matching engine in Singapore. The new matching engine will be fully operational in the Q4 2019 and will allow customers in various Asia-Pacific markets including Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong…

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sec whistleblower award
March 27, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC awards a total of $50 million to two whistleblowers

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has yesterday awarded two whistleblowers a total of $50 million ($37 million and $13 million) for their high-quality information. LeapRate reminds that SEC gave away a record $61 million award to two whistleblowers for helping make the case that JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) back in 2017 and awarded $39 million to…

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FCA warning
March 26, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Stonehouse Consulting Group

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 company Stonehouse Consulting Group. Stonehouse Consulting Group is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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clone firm FCA warning
March 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against BAT Financial Management clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm BAT Financial 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 tactics…

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fca warning
March 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Tradepro Capitals Limited

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 company Tradepro Capitals Limited. Tradepro Capitals Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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fma warns against unregulated company
March 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against several scam companies

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a public warning against several scam companies. Their names can be seen in the list below: Breder Suasso www.redsolarcapital.com International Escrow Services Securities Regulatory Authority Persons purporting to represent Holland Capital Management All of the entities mentioned above are either unregistered businesses in New Zealand, not licensed,…

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fca warning
March 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against AlgoTradingSoft Broker Limited

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 company AlgoTradingSoft Broker Limited. AlgoTradingSoft Broker Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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clone firm FCA warning
March 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Florence Garret clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Florence Garret. 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…

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Regulation
March 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC removes Morgans Financial Ltd's additional license conditions

The Australian regulator ASIC informed that it has removed additional license conditions imposed on Morgans Financial Limited back in 2016. In November 2016, ASIC and Morgans Financial Limited agreed for an independent compliance consultant to monitor, evaluate and report on Morgan’s implementation of recommendations arising from an independent review of its compliance measures. The conditions…

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