Category: Financial Services

clone firm FCA warning
September 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Tickeo clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Tickeo. 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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CySEC fines
September 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC fines LQD Markets €50.000

Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has just announced that it has fined LQD Markets €50.000. The full note issued by CySEC on the matter reads as follows: 04 September 2018 CYSEC Board Decision Announcement date: 04.09.2018; Board decision date: 02.07.2018 Regarding: LQD Markets Ltd Legislation: The Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law Subject: Fine…

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fca warning clone firm
September 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Tullett Prebon clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Tullett Prebon. 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 clone firm
September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Meacock Capital clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Meacock Capital. 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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set
September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Aquis Exchange reports record market share statistics in August

Aquis Exchange PLC (AQX.L), the exchange services group, which operates the pan-European cash equities trading MTF, Aquis Exchange, has just announced that it has achieved a record market share of 3.17% for continuous trading for the month of August, up from 2.66% the previous month. On 23 August, market share hit an all-time high of…

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clone firm FCA warning
September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Gabriela Kouklova clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Gabriela Kouklova. 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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Deutsche Börse
September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse cash markets achieve turnover of EUR130 billion in August

Trading volume 11.8 percent higher year-on-year Deutsche Börse cash markets achieved a turnover of €130 billion in August (2017: €116.2 billion). This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 11.8 percent. Of the €130 billion, €117.9 billion were attributable to Xetra (August 2017: €105.9 billion). The average daily turnover on Xetra was thus €5.1 billion. Order…

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Thomson Reuters and Moody’s Analytics partner on IFRS9 SPPI solution
September 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters launches a targeted reporting solution for new MiFID II Systematic Internalisers

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has announced that it has launched RTS 27 Now, a targeted reporting solution that leverages its powerful Velocity Analytics platform to help banks that have newly registered as Systematic Internalisers under MiFID II complete their first regulatory report. Under the MiFID II Systematic Internaliser (SI) regime, banks had to register…

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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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