Category: Financial Services

ASIC imposes additional conditions on Kaz Capital's AFS license
June 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC cancels a suspended Australian financial services licence of GUM Ltd

ASIC announced that has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Sydney-based Group Underwriters & Managers Pty Ltd (GUM) for failing to lodge financial statements and auditor reports. GUM's AFS license has been suspended since November 2016 for failing to meet its financial services licensee obligations for consecutive years. After not lodging the financial…

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fca warning
June 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Pension 2 Cash 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 Pension 2 Cash. Pension 2 Cash is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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June 06, 2017 BY admin

InfoReach announces support for microsecond trading timestamps for MiFID II compliance

InfoReach believes they have gone the extra mile to provide for the needs of the future by preemptively meeting the increasing demands and expectations of modern trading applications. InfoReach, Inc., a global provider of high-performance electronic-trading technology for capital markets, announced support for nanosecond granularity in the accuracy of its products' timestamps. This new technology serves…

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bats
June 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats launches new regional European indices

More news from Bats to come, as Bats Europe just announced it will expand its European index franchise with the planned launch of 18 new regional European benchmark indices, which include the Bats Eurozone 50, Bats Nordic 40 and Bats Europe All Companies. The new indices, which are planned to launch on 19 June 2017, bring further…

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etf
June 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats ETF Implied Liquidity Feed now available on Money.Net

Money.Net, the innovative new financial information provider, is the first platform distribution partner to offer this new product Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) company announced that its Bats ETF Implied Liquidity Feed is now available for use on Money.Net platforms. The Bats ETF Implied Liquidity Feed, which is the first of its kind, measures…

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fma warns against unregulated company
June 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belize regulator IFSC warns against Samantha Tremblay

Belize financial regulator IFSC (International Financial Services Commission) has issued a warning regarding a person by the name ‘Samantha Tremblay’. According to IFSC, Samantha Tremblay is falsely and fraudulently representing to hold a personal licence issued by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize. The Licence carrying her name is a complete forgery. IFSC confirms…

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clone firm FCA warning
June 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Same Day Finance clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Same Day Finance. 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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hkex main board
June 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX announces senior appointments

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that has established two new positions, Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Deputy CIO positions, and created the new IT and Platform Development Division which consolidates group-wide oversight of information technology (IT) management and platform development at HKEX and its major subsidiaries, including the London Metal Exchange…

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Moscow Exchange MOEX
June 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange's May 2017 Money Market turnover up 39.6% YoY

Moscow Exchange's (MOEX) announced that its total trading volumes amounted to RUB 71.1 trillion in May 2017. Turnover grew on the Money Market (+39.6% YoY), Equity and Bond Market (exclusive of short-term bonds) (+28.7%), and FX Market (+21.5%). Equity and Bond Market Total trading volumes on the Equity and Bond Market grew by 28.7% to…

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fca warning
June 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Stern Options 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 Stern Options. Stern Options is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

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