Category: Financial Services

crypto scam protection interview
May 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Australia consumer watchdog reports $11.6 million of cold calling binary options scams in 2016

During Consumer Fraud Week 2017, ASIC is reminding consumers to protect themselves against investment scams. ASIC Deputy Chairman Peter Kell said: The Targeting Scams report published today by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) shows reports to Scamwatch on investment scams increased in 2016. ASIC is alerting the public to ways to stay informed…

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May 12, 2017 BY admin

CME Group announces record open interest of 125.7 million contracts

CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced today it set a total open interest record of 125.7 million contracts yesterday, May 11, 2017. The new record follows four consecutive record open interest days. Prior to this four-day streak, the previous open interest record of 123.1 million contracts was set…

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May 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

London Stock Exchange welcomes ADES to the main market

London Stock Exchange announced that today welcomed ADES International Holding, the Middle East-based oil and gas drilling and production services firm to the Main Market. The company successfully raised $170 million of primary proceeds at IPO with a further $73 million offered by existing shareholders. At the $16.50 offer price, ADES will have a market…

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May 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC names Lucas Moskowitz Chief of Staff

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Lucas Moskowitz has been named the agency’s chief of staff. Lucas’s diverse background in both the public and private sectors has given him valuable experience in all three areas of the SEC’s core mission, and I am delighted to have him on board,” said SEC Chairman Jay…

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Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks
May 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges law firm partner in $1 million insider trading scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a former partner at an international law firm and his neighbor with making more than $1 million in illicit profits by insider trading around corporate announcements. The SEC alleges that Walter C. Little accessed confidential documents on his law firm’s internal computer network related to at least 11…

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May 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats welcomes new issuer Hartford Funds to the Bats ETF Marketplace

Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) company, welcomed new issuer Hartford Funds to the Bats ETF Marketplace with the launch of two funds. The Hartford Multifactor Low Volatility International Equity ETF (Bats: LVIN) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the total return performance of an index that tracks the…

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