Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), in collaboration with Iridium Investor Relations, has informed that it has launched the fourth annual Investor Relations (IR) Excellence Program, which aims to help listed companies in Qatar further improve investor relations best practices. Since its inception in 2015 as the first recognition program of its kind in the GCC, the…
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Mr Andrew Law, of Biggera Waters, Queensland, has been charged with three offences under the Corporations Act after allegedly making false or misleading statements in documents submitted to Australian regulator ASIC. Mr Law’s charges were first listed before Queensland’s Southport’s Magistrates Court on 15 October 2018. ASIC also alleges that in December 2013, Mr Law…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Scrilliy. 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…
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Avelacom, the high-performance connectivity and IT infrastructure solutions provider for the financial services industry, has just announced that it has extended its connectivity offerings to South Africa, enabling trading firms to access the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in a fast and reliable way. Global banks, HFTs and hedge funds accessing the JSE can now obtain…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Red Arc Global Investments plc. 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…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Square Global Ltd trading as Square Global Enterprise. 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…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has just informed the public that it decided the imposition of an administrative fine of €10.000 to Mrs Milena Valentinova Christofide. The complete text of the regulator’s decision can be seen below: Announcement date: 19.10.2018 Board decision date: 03.09.2018 Regarding: Mrs Milena Valentinova Christofide Legislation: The Investment Services…
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London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) has announced that it is in the process of acquiring further shares in LCH Group Holdings Limited (LCH), which will increase its majority ownership of this valuable strategic business. LSEG has entered into agreements with certain minority shareholders of LCH to acquire up to a further 15.1% of LCH’s…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released conclusions to the further consultation on proposed amendments to update the Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules (FRR). After considering the comments received, the SFC will implement the proposed changes, the main purpose of which is to update the computation basis of the financial resources…
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STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has licensed the STOXX Global Fintech Index to Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management as an underlying for an investment fund. The index is comprised of companies associated with financial technology (fintech). These businesses use technology to…
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