Category: Financial Services

Optimove screenshot
September 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Optimove looks to bring Gaming and FX Broker client retention tools to Financial Services

Customer marketing and retention specialist Optimove has announced its official entry into the financial services space. Optimove’s platform, which is popular among both Gaming and FX Broker clients to whom client retention and minimizing client churn is key to success, is already used by retail and gaming stalwarts like StitchFix, Glossier, 1-800-Flowers, Adore Me and Zynga, and…

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social trading
September 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

ASIC to take crowdfunding license applications beginning September 29

Australia financial regulator ASIC has announced that from 29 September 2017, the new crowd-sourced funding (CSF) regime will come into effect and ASIC will begin accepting licence applications from CSF intermediaries. Under the CSF regime, eligible public companies will be able to make offers of fully paid ordinary shares to a large number of investors…

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September 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CDCC introduces direct clearing for Canadian buy side firms

Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (CDCC), Canada's national central clearing counterparty (CCP) for exchange-traded derivative products, certain over-the-counter (OTC) products and repurchase agreements (repos), announced a proposal to expand its fixed income service to enable certain Canadian buy-side firms to clear cash or repos trades directly through CDCC. CDCC's new direct-clearing model seeks to extend the…

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Moscow Exchange MOEX
September 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange launches weekly options on USD/RUB futures contracts

On 14 September 2017, Moscow Exchange announced that will launch trading in weekly options on the USD/RUB futures contracts. The new instrument will complement MOEX`s monthly and quarterly options offering. The contracts will become available for trading two weeks prior to their expiration. They will expire every Thursday starting on 28 September 2017. A weekly…

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September 11, 2017 BY admin

Interactive Brokers to join Tel Aviv Stock Exchange as remote member

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker that serves more than 449,000 clients worldwide and operates on more than 120 exchanges, announced today that it plans to join the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) through its Interactive Brokers UK subsidiary as a remote member. Jon Chait, Chief Operating Officer at Interactive…

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fca warning
September 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Johnston and James Consultancy firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Johnston and James Consultancy. Johnston and James Consultancy is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…

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September 11, 2017 BY admin

Israel Diamond Exchange and Carats.IO to launch diamond backed digital currency

The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) has signed an agreement with start-up CARATS.IO to launch a digital currency backed by diamonds named CDC – Carats.IO Diamond Currency. The start-up specializes in Big Data solutions for the precious gems and diamond industries. The new digital currency will be based solely on investments in diamonds purchased at the Israel Diamond…

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