Category: Financial Services

warning
September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian regulator BCSC warns against Astercap Ltd. trading as Broker Official

Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has just announced that it has become aware of a suspicious entity, Astercap Ltd., doing business as Broker Official (together, the Parties). Broker Official claims to provide an online trading platform for Forex and Contracts for Difference, operating at www.brokerofficial.com website. Last year CFTC has added…

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eurex
September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eurex strengthens asset class focus

In an update to its organisational set-up, Eurex, derivatives market and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has announced that it enhances its asset class focus by combining the sales and product design functions for equity index and for fixed income derivatives, respectively. The new organisational set-up supports the implementation of Deutsche Börse’s growth agenda “Roadmap…

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Tokyo Financial Exchange TFX volumes TFX Click 365
September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX-Click 365 volumes rise 36% MoM in August

Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has just released its trading volumes report for the month of August. The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 76,189 ( - 31.3% MoM / - 20.7% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 3,313. 項目 August   2018 Trading Volume Daily Average Change on Previous Month Year on…

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UN report says North Korea laundered $2 billion theft via Hong Kong firm
August 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges former cash advance firm CEO with defrauding retail investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against 1 Global Capital LLC and its former chief executive officer for allegedly defrauding at least 3,400 retail investors, more than one-third of whom invested their retirement funds. The Florida-based cash advance company and former CEO Carl Ruderman allegedly fraudulently raised more than $287 million since…

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moex moscow exchange
August 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange releases revised lists of MOEX indices

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced today the results of the quarterly review for MOEX indices. All changes were made upon recommendations from the Index Committee and will be implemented from 21 September 2018. The Exchange has also set free floats for a number of companies. The constituent lists of the MOEX Russia Index and RTS…

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Eurex enhances European ETF ecosystem with new product
August 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Vanguard Australia selects new FTSE Russell index for values-aligned ETF

FTSE Russell, the global index provider, has announced that Vanguard Australia has licenced a new values-aligned index for two ESG-related investment products. The FTSE Developed ex Australia ex Non-Renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index forms part of the new FTSE Global Choice Index Series. It is the first FTSE Russell standard index family to incorporate several categories…

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Solactive launches the Solactive Mobile Payment NTR Index
August 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Solactive launches the Solactive Mobile Payment NTR Index

Solactive has announced the launch of the Solactive Mobile Payment NTR Index. The index is tracking the performance of companies that are active in the areas of electronic and mobile payments processing. The index is equal weighted and includes the 20 stocks with the highest market capitalization in the corresponding areas. Mobile payment solutions are…

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insider trading
August 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Professional football player and former investment banker charged with insider trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged a professional football player and a former investment banker with insider trading in advance of corporate acquisitions facilitated through coded text messages and FaceTime conversations. The SEC alleges that after meeting at a party, Mychal Kendricks began receiving illegal tips from Damilare Sonoiki,…

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