Tag: APAC

Australia cfh office
May 22, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFH launches CFH Australia with an office in Sydney, regulated by ASIC

Alex Mackinnon commented: With the changes in Australian regulations, the strongest market players will be setting the tone in the areas of a transparent business model offering competitive products and services in an ethical and transparent environment, crucial for growing financial market for leverage products to wholesale investors in Australia. CFH is a forward looking…

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May 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

New Zealand FMA adds Altrice Investment Co. Limited to its warning list

New Zealand watchdog found that Altrice Investment is not a registered financial service provider and recommend exercising caution if approached by the company. Hong Kong Securities Futures Commission has also published a warning about Altrice Investment noting it is an unlicensed entity in Hong Kong. The warning also notes that Altrice is using bank accounts in Hong…

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eWarrant Japan Securities K.K. launches MetaTrader 5 for trading Nikkei and Dow Jones indices
May 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

eWarrant Japan Securities K.K. offers clients Nikkei and Dow Jones indices trading with MetaTrader 5

eWarrent considers the MetaTrader 5 platform to be an attractive trading environment for investors. eWarrant Japan Securities K.K. was founded in 2009 and is registered as a Financial Instruments Business Operator under the Kantou Finance Bereau. Read More: AMTS Solutions offers a portfolio of MetaTrader 5 gateways to liquidity providers Qrator Labs introduces DDoS attack…

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fxcm launches stock baskets
May 19, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXCM launches Stock Baskets

Sector Symbol YTD Change1 Monthly Volume Change2 Esports & Gaming ESPORTS +12% +221% Big US Tech FAANG +10% +176% Biotech BIOTECH +8% +201% Chinese E-Commerce CHN.ECOMM +8% +45% Chinese Tech CHN.TECH -1% -52% eMini Dow Futures US30 -19% --- Past Performance is not an indicator of future results.  1 Year-to-date (YTD) figures calculated using FXCM’s closing bid price from…

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May 19, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

New Zealand FMA adds Pioneer Income to its warning list

New Zealand watchdog received a report that Pioneer Income representatives have made unsolicited calls to a New Zealand resident to sign up to their online trading system via their website. Pioneer Income is not registered as a financial service provider in New Zealand and is therefore not permitted to provide financial services/products to New Zealand residents.…

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ASIC suspends AFS license
May 18, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC cancels Tailormade Financial Strategies’ AFS licence

Responsible entities holding an AFS licence are obligated to have the minimum level of net tangible assets of $150,000. Ausfunds failed to maintain this level of financial resources over two consecutive financial reporting periods, despite reminders from its auditor about the financial requirements of its AFS licence. ASIC has the power to suspend or cancel…

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SGX announces trading volumes
May 11, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Equity index futures traded volume for April on SGX drops by half MoM 

Financial services conglomerate AMTD International Inc., joined the SGX Mainboard in April, becoming the first company with dual listing in New York and Singapore. The total debt fundraising on SGX amounted to S$18.3 billion. Demand for currency risk management steadily increased on the exchange. The total FX futures volumes reached 1.71 million contracts, almost halving…

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