Category: Financial Services

Bay Street Toronto
November 15, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Omega Securities opposing OSC attempt to shut down its equities trading platform

Toronto based Omega Securities Inc. has announced that it plans to vigorously oppose a temporary order that is being sought by staff of the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”), Canada's largest securities regulator, to suspend the registration of, and cease trading of any securities by the company, effective Friday, November 17. Omega’s trading platforms account for…

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fcstone fine
November 14, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

INTL FCStone Inc units fined for Unlawful Exchange for Related Position Transactions (EFRPs)

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order filing and settling charges against FCStone Merchant Services LLC (FCStone Merchant) for entering into multiple noncompetitive trades and against INTL FCStone Financial Inc. (FCStone Financial), a registered Futures Commission Merchant based in Chicago, Illinois, for reporting non-bona fide prices to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) between December 2013…

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November 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC charges Statoil ASA for attempt to manipulate the Argus Far East Index

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO), an international energy company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. The CFTC Order finds that from as early as October 2011 through November 2011, Statoil attempted to manipulate the Argus Far East Index (FEI) in order to benefit Statoil’s…

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November 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS and MIT Media Lab to unlock advanced technologies for financial industry

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced it has joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This collaboration will also help to strengthen Singapore’s talent pool in the FinTech industry, by providing Singapore-based industry professionals and researchers with opportunities to work alongside MIT researchers. Financial institutions and FinTech players…

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November 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clearstream releases steady October volumes report

Deutsche Börse's International Central Securities Depository Clearstream has just released its volumes report for the month of October. The results can be seen in the table below. New technological developments in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Robotics, Blockchain and the like, as well as the rise of Fintechs have increased the speed…

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Moment of Truth: ESMA now requires the online publication of RTS27 and RTS28 reports
November 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA updates Q&A on MiFIR data reporting

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding data reporting under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR). The purpose of this document is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of MiFID II and MiFIR in relation to regulatory…

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November 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Reinet Investments S.C.A. listed on Euronext Amsterdam

Reinet Investments S.C.A. (“Reinet Investments”, ticker symbol: REINA) a Luxembourg-based investment vehicle, began trading today on Euronext Amsterdam. At opening, based on a reference price of € 17.29 per share, the total market capitalisation of Reinet Investments was approximately € 3,38 billion. Reinet Investments, which was created in 2008, allows its shareholders to participate indirectly…

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moex moscow exchange
November 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX announces steady Russian Bond Indices October volumes

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has just released its monthly equity and bond indices volumes report for the month of October. Aggregate bond index RUABITR (total return) comprised of Government corporate and municipal bonds traded on Moscow Exchange was up 0.99% in October. Russian Government Bond Index RGBITR was up 0.97% to 456.85 points. The YTM of…

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November 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clean Invest Africa plc joins NEX Exchange

NEX Exchange, which operates a regulated, UK stock exchange for small and medium companies, announced today that Clean Invest Africa plc [NEX:CIA] has joined its growth market. Clean Invest Africa is an investment vehicle that will aim to deliver an attractive return for investors through acquiring stakes in clean energy companies, remediation technologies, and other…

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