The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has undergone its official full-scale launch today. The newly launched exchange is now open to members of the public and will feature fiat onboarding for customers, as well as a number of trading pairs, which it is set to expand in the future. Today marks the most exciting development on…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a company called Taylor, Hodgson and Associates. Taylor, Hodgson and Associates Website: www.taylorhodgson.com Address: 85 Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, 6012 Phone: +64 4 888 1307 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: Taylor, Hodgson and Associates is not a registered New Zealand Company and is…
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The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has just informed that it has become aware of an entity calling itself FXenergy and utilizing the website https://www.fxenergytrade.com/#/. FXenergy fraudulently claims to be regulated and licenced by the MFSA under the purported license number 5651919008284 to provide investment services. FXenergy is not a Maltese entity, it is not…
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LCH Ltd (LCH), a global clearing house, has today confirmed its commitment to the FX Global Code and the UK Money Markets Code. The FX Global Code is a set of global principles of good practice in the foreign exchange market, and the UK Money Markets Code sets out the standards and best practice expected…
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To increase the effectiveness of the equity market microstructure Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced that it has aligned its tick size regime with MiFID II. MOEX will apply the new tick size regime and Decimals parameter from 1 August 2018 in the following trading modes: Main trading mode Т+ ("Т+2" order book) Odd lots trading…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a company called Roiteks (otherwise known as Green Oak Limited). Roiteks is operating via the website www.roiteks.com and is not registered on the Financial Service Providers Register to provide financial services in New Zealand. The regulator considers that the operations of the entity bear…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) just informed the public that it has today fined Danske Bank, Nordea Bank, SEB, Svenska Handelsbanken and Swedbank €495,000 each and issued five public notices for negligently breaching the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation (CRAR). ESMA found that the five banks infringed the CRAR by issuing credit ratings without…
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Australian regulator ASIC announced that former executive of Healthe Care Pty Limited Mr Gregory Campbell, of Bundall, Queensland, has been charged with three counts of insider trading. The filing hearing for Mr Campbell’s charges was listed at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 20 July 2018. On 20 October 2016, Pulse Health Limited publicly announced that…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that two U.S.-based subsidiaries of German financial services giant Deutsche Bank AG (FRA:DBK) will pay nearly $75 million to settle charges of improper handling of “pre-released” American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The case stems from a continuing SEC investigation into abuses involving pre-released ADRs. In proceedings against Deutsche…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm General Asset Management. 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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