Category: Financial Services

TISE adds Likewise as a new listing
January 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

TISE adds Likewise Group plc as a new listing

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has added Likewise Group plc as a new listing. The exchange has added a total of 865 new listings in 2018, up 22.7% from 2017 and the largest number of securities listed in a calendar year on the Exchange since the business was established in 1998. Likewise has raised £7 million through…

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ASIC suspends AFS license
January 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC suspends Halifax Investment Services AFS license

Australian regulator ASIC has just announce that it has suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) license held by the Australian liquidity provider Halifax Investment Services Pty Ltd until 10 January 2020. The official announcement reads as follows: Halifax was a financial services licensee headquartered in Sydney with a partially-owned subsidiary in Auckland, New Zealand. The suspension follows…

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fca warning clone firm
January 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Market Gate Coin clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Market Gate Coin. 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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Regulation
January 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC renews registration in the Public Register

Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has just made an announcement regarding the renewal of the registrations of Certified Persons in the Public Register. The regulator has recently become a member of the Mediterranean Partnership of Securities Regulators. The announcement reads as follows: In accordance with paragraph 17(1) of the Directive regarding the Certification of Persons and…

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moex moscow exchange
January 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX releases steady results in December’s FX Market turnover

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced its financial results for December 2018. Total trading volume across MOEX’s markets increased by 1.5% to RUB 72.5 trln in December 2018. The Exchange has been quite busy lately, expanding analytics offering for algorithmic and HFT firms. MOEX also launched trading in futures contracts on non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, nickel, zinc and…

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Frankfurt Stock Exchange
January 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Frankfurt Stock Exchange's total trading volume down 5% YoY in 2018

Deutsche Börse Cash Market has informed that 5% YoY (2.6 million executed orders) more transactions in structured products were executed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange last year. The total trading volume on the certificates exchange amounted to €13.7 billion, 5% less than in the previous year. The extension of trading hours has had a positive effect,"…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
January 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA: Investment product performance deeply impacted by charges

Pan European regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has just published its first Annual Statistical Report on the cost and performance of retail investment products. The regulator includes the lack of available and usable cost and performance data as a highlight, claiming that it could cause problems from an investor protection perspective. LeapRate…

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fca warning clone firm
January 09, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Keycroft Investments clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Keycroft Investments. 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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fca warning
January 08, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Ravenstone Corporate Partners

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 Ravenstone Corporate Partners. Ravenstone Corporate Partners is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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