Category: Financial Services

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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cysec cif licence suspension
January 08, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC permanently deletes TCSL Troodos Corporate Services Ltd from the Register

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced that, on 1st December 2018, the Company Providing Administrative Services TCSL Troodos Corporate Services Ltd (the ‘Company’), waived its authorisation pursuant to section 16(1) of the Law Regulating Companies Providing Administrative Services and Related Matters of 2012, as in force (the ‘Law’). Therefore, the Company’s authorisation…

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January 08, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Playtech reaches an agreement with the Israeli tax authorities

Online gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has informed that it has come to an agreement with the Israeli tax authorities last week. The company shared that following a civil tax audit covering the 10 fiscal years 2008 to 2017 (inclusive), the Israeli tax authorities have made transfer pricing adjustments in relation to certain functions…

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fca warning
January 07, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Zimmerman Capital 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 Zimmerman Capital Partners. Zimmerman Capital 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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clone firm FCA warning
January 07, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against KBC Securities clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm KBC Securities. 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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