The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Marks & Spencer Bond. 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…
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The European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to stick to its bond buying program despite strong EU-wide economic growth has damped hopes in the market that interest rates will rise any time soon. This loose monetary policy can be felt in the real economy and has effects that reach into the post-trade business as well. Quantitative…
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LMAX Exchange, FCA regulated MTF for global FX trading, today announced its partnership with GB Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR). The partnership will assist with the funding of GBWR as the team prepares for the 2017 European Championships in Germany and the 2018 World Championships in Australia. LMAX Exchange is the first company to offer support to GBWR…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has established a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) with Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Financial Markets Authority of New Zealand. The MoU establishes cooperation arrangements, including the exchange of information, regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) which are established and authorised or recognised…
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Hanweck, a leading provider of real-time risk analytics on global derivatives markets, today announced the integration of its Volera platform with its product formerly known as the Premium Hosted Database (PhD). With the addition of over two petabytes of historical data, Volera now covers listed options and futures traded on all major exchanges across North…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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The NZX Stock Exchange (NZX:NZE) announced that it has joined the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) initiative as a partner exchange. The SSE initiative provides a platform for exchanges to discuss environmental, social and corporate governance enhancements and stimulate discussions about sustainable investment. Joining more than 60 global exchanges this partnership reinforces NZX’s ongoing…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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The National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa – CONSOB) just warned that the companies: Blue Seal Limited and Blonde Bear Ou are not authorised to provide investment services and activities in Italy by any means and therefore, including through the websites www.cac400.com and www.mib700.com; Innovate…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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