This caution emphasises that the FCA has not authorised or registered the listed entities and, in conducting business with or through them, customers may be at financial risk. On its website, the FCA reminds businesses and consumers alike that operating without this regulatory body’s consent is unlawful in the UK. The organisation also draws attention…
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Analysts from Bank of America predict that the Bank of England will hike interest rates again in September due to the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) June 2023 vote, which set new policy to meet the 2% inflation target by the end of 2023: a target which hopes to curb unemployment and economic decline. Don’t miss…
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Experts predict this niche will be worth trillions in years to come. As such, the market attracts more and more investors, and most think tech giants are the answer to getting one’s hands on a slice of the AI share pie. Although it is true that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focusing on stocks such as Microsoft…
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This draft proposal puts forth ways to honour customer claims as of the official FTX bankruptcy date. Court documents indicate the plan suggests the sale of assets attached to different aspects of the business to affect repayments. Restarting an offshore exchange is also not off the table. The draft references three recovery pools for creditor…
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On his website, Heart, also known as Richard Scheuler, proclaims himself as a kind of modern-age guru, with his products holding the answer to all political, economic, and social issues. He stated that: “I receive sincere thanks from multiple people every day for changing their life meaningfully. I’ve gotten thousands of people to stop gambling,…
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The company operates forex and contracts for differences (CFDs) broker BDSwiss and holds a Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) license granted by CySEC. The regulator detailed that in 2021, BDSwiss allowed offshore companies associated with it to promote its CIF status, enticing clients with investment services in CFDs without the requiring customers to pay an initial…
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Operating result before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) came in at CHF 225.6 million, up by 5.6% compared to the first half of 2022. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for the period consequently fell by 17.4% to CHF 133.3 million. The Switzerland-based exchange remains positive given its results achieved in a "challenging market environment, dominated…
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In the realm of equity derivatives, 25.9 million contracts were traded in June, representing an 11% decrease from the same period last year. Meanwhile, in the OTC Clearing sector, the notional outstanding volumes witnessed a 23% increase in June compared to the previous year, reaching EUR 33,623 billion compared to EUR 27,247 billion. Within this,…
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On 2,011 instances, this Openmarkets client executed bid-and-ask orders simultaneously for the same security at the same price. The ASIC stated that the broker should possess a suitable system to detect the possibility of these orders being placed with the intention of manipulating trading prices or creating a deceptive impression of active trading. Curiously, the…
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The acquisition payment will be facilitated through the issuance of an initial set of 3,938,294 ordinary shares, valued at 1 pence each, in Equals Group plc. Further sets of 61,706 shares, and potentially up to 1,000,000 shares (depending on specific conditions), will be issued over the next six months. Ian Strafford-Taylor, CEO of Equals, said:…
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