The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Ardent Asset Advisors 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…
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Solactive has just announced the launch of the Solactive Industry 4.0 Index, an index tracking the performance of companies that are operating in any of the following segments: Advanced Robotics, Augmented Reality & 3D Printing, Cloud & Big Data, Cyber Security and Internet of Things (IoT) (together the “Index Categories”). From each of the five…
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Australian regulator ASIC has just announced that it has disqualified Keith Mar of NSW from being an approved self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditor for breaching independence requirements. ASIC found that Mr Mar had breached the auditor independence requirements of APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants in auditing his own fund, the fund of…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called Ju Ying International New Zealand Limited. Ju Ying International New Zealand Limited Website: www.pinyi109.com Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: It could be involved in a scam. The financial service provider registration number of FSP886487 displayed on www.pinyi109.com is invalid. It…
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Changes to be effective as of 14 August 2018 On Thursday, Deutsche Börse has announced an unscheduled change to the SDAX index. Due to acquisition of Grammer AG (DE0005895403) by Jiye Auto Parts GmbH the free float of Grammer AG changed by more than 10 percentage points. According to the Guide to the Equity Indices…
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The Alternative Fixed-Income Market (MARF) has registered a new synthetic securitisation bond issue launched by the Fondo de Titulización PYMES Magdalena 2, for a total amount of 166.3 million euros, Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (the Spanish Stock Market - BME) announced earlier today. This is the second time that Santander has registered an issue of…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Anton Falk Capital Partners. 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…
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DarcMatter is the FinTech company that has just announced that it is now developing a blockchain distributed ledger to continue to provide enhanced transparency, security and trust to the alternative investment industry and the global financial market. While there has been a great deal of development in the alternative fund space, there are still a…
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The Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF) has just announced that it has signed an agreement with the new Institutional Stock Exchange (BIVA) to promote the growth of the stock market and stimulate economic development. With this Agreement, BIVA and IMEF will collaborate in events related to the promotion of the financial sector, creating synergies…
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Following a review by Australian regulator ASIC, five Australian banks have informed that they will improve their compliance measures and controls for deposit accounts that can be operated by a third party, such as a financial adviser. ASIC’s industry-wide review was prompted by concerns raised through an investigation of the conduct of persons involved in…
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