SEC brings additional charges in multimillion dollar boiler room schemes LeapRate

September 25, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

SEC brings additional charges in multimillion dollar boiler room schemes

The SEC announced on September 23rd that it is bringing new charges in New York-based multimillion dollar boiler room schemes. The allegations state that Benjamin Conde arranged the manipulation of millions of shares of the company Renewable Energy and Power Inc., an action which resulted in generating $3.1 million in illegal proceeds. According to the SEC,…

September 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC withdraws MPS Marketplace Securities Ltd' CIF licence

The Cyprus regulator CySEC has announced yesterday that it has decided to withdraw the CIF licence of a company named MPS Marketplace Securities Ltd. The licence is suspended in whole as there are suspicions of an alleged violation of section 10 of the Law and the section 93(1) of the Regulation. According to the regulator,…

September 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC bans a former vice president of BOCOM for life

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced today that it has banned Ye Feng from re-entering the industry for life following his conviction for bribery. Ye Feng, a former vice president of the Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. (BOCOM), is responsible for handling securities transactions for BOCOM’s clients at the material time, guilty…

September 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext FX launches in Singapore

Euronext has announced that it has successfully launched the Euronext FX in Singapore. The venue was launched months ahead of schedule with the first spot foreign exchange trades occurring on September 9, 2019 between two global banks. LeapRate reminds that the pan-European exchange in the Eurozone announced the rebranding of FastMatch, its Electronic Communication Network…

September 23, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK FCA warns against several unauthorised companies

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of several unauthorised companies as well as some clone firms. The names of the latest additions to the regulator's warning list are Perfect Lends, First BTC FX, Stretchy Finance UK Ltd, We Claim 4U Limited, Williams Carter & Associates LLC, Delmer Consulting Group. Fraudsters are…

September 20, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Market manipulation charges for Perth corporate advisor Ananda Kathiravelu

Mr. Ananda Kathiravelu, of Perth, Western Australia, is a a corporate adviser to a series of Australian companies, including Armada Capital Pty Ltd. Kathiravelu has been in the financial services business for over 20 years and has served as a director to a number of companies. Mr. Kathiravelu has been charged with conspiracy to manipulate…

September 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC withdraws AIFLNP authorisations of Quantelion Fund Ltd and MESSINA FUND VCIC LTD

The Cyprus regulator CySEC has made a new announcement today regarding the withdrawal of the AIFLNP authorisation of two companies. The latest additions to CySEC's list are Quantelion Fund Ltd and MESSINA FUND VCIC LTD. Quantelion Fund Ltd’s authorization is with number LPAIF88/2014 and MESSINA FUND VCIC LTD's authorization is with number LPAIF66/2014. According to…

September 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ACY Securities partners with derivatives markets fintech provider Finlogix

ACY Securities, a Sydney based ASIC-regulated multi asset broker, just announced that it has teamed up with Finlogix, an emerging fintech provider in the global derivatives markets. Finlogix provides a technologically inspired suite of trading widgets designed to equip traders with cutting-edge tools such as live market data, real-time HTML 5 charting, an all-encompassing economic…

September 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA adds Ashwood Holdings Limited to its warning list

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has recently added another name to its list of unregulated firms. The latest addition is the company Ashwood Holdings Limited. According to the regulator, Ashwood Holding Limited and www.ashwoodholdingsltd.com could be involved in a scam which is associated with Grace Investment, Regal Investment, and Duke Valentines Limited. It is…

Deutsche Börse Group opens office in Ireland

September 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse opens a new office in Cork, Ireland

Deutsche Börse Group and its post-trade services provider Clearstream announced earlier this week that they have opened a brand news office in Cork, Ireland. Expanding its footprint in Cork, the move to the new location “NSQ1” reflects Clearstream’s growing funds business. Earlier this year, Clearstream had already moved its operations to Navigation Square. In total,…

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