Category: Financial Services

August 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats welcomes 30 iShares Funds to the Bats ETF Marketplace

Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) company, and market for exchange-traded product (ETP) trading globally, today welcomed thirty iShares funds to the Bats ETF Marketplace, the largest single transfer the exchange has handled. The funds, which have consolidated assets under management over $110 billion, bring the total number of iShares funds listed on Bats to…

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Boerse Stuttgart volumes
August 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Boerse Stuttgart July turnover is up 5% YoY

Boerse Stuttgart just released its volume report for the month of July 2017 and announced that the turnover was around EUR 6 billion. The lion’s share of this total, around EUR 2.5 billion, was generated by securitised derivatives – approximately EUR 1.2 billion from leverage products and around EUR 1.3 billion (up 5 percent on…

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clone firm FCA warning
August 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Debt Advice Trust clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Debt Advice Trust. 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…

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August 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIPC and FINRA streamline reporting process for broker-dealers

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have announced a services agreement designed to ease reporting burdens and compliance costs for member firms. The new, simplified filing process will also reduce inconsistent or incomplete filing of annual audited financial statements and supplementary reports. Effective September 1, firms that currently…

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August 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

DGCX's Single Stock Futures reach an all-time high

The month of July proved to be an eventful one for DGCX, the largest and the most diversified derivatives bourse in the region, as it inked pacts for greater collaboration with two leading Abu Dhabi based entities – the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The Exchange’s recent regulatory recognition…

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clone firm FCA warning
August 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Miton Asset Management clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Miton Asset Management, trading as Miton Commodities. 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…

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csa report
August 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CSA publishes annual report outlining investor education campaigns and activities

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published an annual activity report outlining its investor education and outreach efforts over the past year. The CSA Investor Education Committee continues to prioritize investors’ needs and develop innovative ways to help Canadians understand more about their finances,” said Louis Morisset, CSA Chair and President and CEO of the…

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