Category: Financial Services

clone firm FCA warning
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Purple Bridge Services Limited clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Purple Bridge Services Limited. 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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asic afs license
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC cancels NSW Independent Insurance Brokers' AFS license

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has just informed the public that it has cancelled the Australian Financial Services (AFS) license of NSW Independent Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd after finding it has ceased to carry on a financial services business. NSW Independent Insurance Brokers’ AFS license cancellation became effective on 19 July 2018. ASIC…

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Clearstream establishes a link to Kazakhstan
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clearstream establishes a link to Kazakhstan

Clearstream, the international central securities depository (ICSD) of Deutsche Börse Group, has just announced that it expands its international coverage by opening a new domestic link to Kazakhstan on 30 July 2018. The link will help foreign investors to access the local market and enables Clearstream to offer Kazakhstan government bonds and National Bank notes.…

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Forex volatilities at low ebb, but how can SME’s protect against a surge?
August 01, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

IOSCO issues 8 recommendations for trading venues to manage extreme volatility

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published eight recommendations to assist trading venues and regulatory authorities in the implementation of mechanisms to manage extreme volatility and preserve orderly trading. IOSCO is the leading international policy forum for securities regulators and is recognized as the global standard setter for securities regulation.…

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ASIC office
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC updates guidance for funds management industry

Australian regulator ASIC has released a suite of seven new and updated regulatory guides to provide comprehensive guidance to the funds management industry. The guidance has been updated for changes arising from the Asia Region Funds Passport and brings all of ASIC's funds management policies up to date to help promote industry-wide consistency. The updates…

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fca warning clone firm
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Now loans clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Now loans. 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 to…

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STOXX Low Carbon products licensed to Italian bank IMI
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

iSTOXX Developed Markets B.R.AI.N. Index licensed to Coincapital

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has just announced that it has licensed the iSTOXX Developed Markets B.R.AI.N. Index to the Canadian Coin Capital Investment Management Inc (Coincapital). The index uses FactSet Revere data to identify sectors likely to benefit from…

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fma warning
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

French AMF warns against Patrimoine Gestion Management and PGM Patrimoine

Following a number of reports from savers regarding the websites www.patrimoinegestion-management.com and www.pgm-patrimoine.com and the entities Patrimoine Gestion Management and PGM Patrimoine, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) have issued a public warning. These websites and entities are not authorized either by the AMF or…

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tfx japan forex click365
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX-Click 365 volumes up 6% MoM in July

Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has just released its trading volumes report for the month of July. The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 110,841 ( + 38.0% MoM / - 25.6% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 5,278. 項目 July   2018 Trading Volume Daily Average Change on Previous Month Year on…

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