Category: Financial Services

Dinosaur Group launches a new Global Foreign Exchange trading service
November 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dinosaur Group launches a new Global Foreign Exchange trading service

The broker-dealer Dinosaur Financial Group, a subsidiary of Dinosaur Group Holdings LLC, has just announced the launch of its new Global Foreign Exchange (FX) Trading Service. Glenn Grossman, Founder and Chairman of Dinosaur, said: We are pleased to announce our new FX service. With tier-1 banks increasingly ‘derisking’, we find ourselves at an evolutionary point…

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cysec license suspended
November 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC suspends GIF Capital Ltd's ASP license

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has informed investors that it has suspended GIF Capital Ltd's ASP license. The complete text of the regulator’s decision can be seen below: Announcement date: 23.11.2018 CySEC Decision date: 23.11.2018 Regarding: GIF Capital Ltd Legislation: The Regulating Companies Providing Administrative Services and Related Matters Law Subject: Suspension of…

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fca warning clone firm
November 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Savings Options Trading clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Savings Options Trading. 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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LeapRate interview: Defense against toxic flow, Jeff Wilkins speaks
November 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC urges financial advisers to ensure registration by the end of 2018

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reminded financial advisers, who are currently authorised, to make sure that they are on ASIC’s Financial Advisers Register no later than 31 December 2018, before new professional standards requirements take effect. Professional standards reforms for financial advisers were introduced in March 2017 to raise the education, training…

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fca warning
November 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Polarity Index / Polarity Index Wealth Management

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 Polarity Index / Polarity Index Wealth Management. Polarity Index / Polarity Index Wealth Management is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in…

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moex moscow exchange
November 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX signs MoU with China International Capital Corporation

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China International Capital Corporation (CICC), one of the largest investment banks in China. The agreement happened last Friday and aims to strengthen cooperation between Russia and China to promote investment and develop the offshore Chinese yuan market in Russia. The MoU…

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fca warning
November 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Haig, Lafferty & 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 Haig, Lafferty & Partners. Haig, Lafferty & Partners is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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ASIC applauds the enactment of stronger whistleblowing laws
November 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Danske Bank money-laundering whistleblower’s attorney to testify before European Parliament

The attorney for Danske Bank money-laundering whistleblower Howard Wilkinson has been invited to testify before the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Financial crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance in Brussels, Belgium as an expert witness on whistleblower rights. Wilkinson, a former employee at Danske Bank’s Estonia office, uncovered a massive money-laundering scandal involving billions of…

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clone firm FCA warning
November 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against BlackRock Alliance LP clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm BlackRock Alliance LP. 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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