CySEC changes CIF license application rules
Following its Announcement dated 09 July 2015, in order to improve the process of authorisation, and in order to avoid, as much as possible, legal and practical issues which often arise in such circumstances, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) would like to...
SGX in blockchain group advancing Singapore’s vision of Smart Financial Centre
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to be part of an industry-wide collaboration that will harness blockchain technology to advance Singapore’s vision of a Smart Financial Centre.
At this week’s Singapore FinTech Festival, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced a partnership with the financial innovation...
Boat Services appoints Per Lovén as Commercial Director
Boat Services hires former Head of International Corporate Strategy at Liquidnet for the newly developed role of Commercial Director.
Per Lovén has spent the last six years at Liquidnet as the Head of International Corporate Strategy where his focus was to create and deliver corporate...
Deutsche Bank Intends To Limit Its Activities In Poland !
As reported by Reuters, the management of Deutsche Bank intends to end the activities of Dom Maklerski DB Securities in Poland. The blame is the poor state of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Closing of DB Securities is part of a larger restructuring plan of Deutsche...
FCA Warns against London Commodity Exchange Plc
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today published the newest warning against London Commodity Exchange Plc. It states:
We believe this firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK without our authorisation. Find out why to be especially wary of dealing with this unauthorised...
MAS, R3 and Financial Institutions experimenting with Blockchain Technology
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced that it is partnering R3, a Blockchain technology company, and a consortium of financial institutions on a proof-of-concept project to conduct inter-bank payments using Blockchain technology. This project could potentially avail a payment system for participants...
DGCX Welcomes ICBC As A Clearing And Settlement
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) today announced that Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC), the world’s largest bank, has joined as a Settlement Bank for Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) - a wholly owned subsidiary of DGCX that acts as a...
SEC Issues $20 Million Whistleblower Award
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $20 million to a whistleblower who promptly came forward with valuable information that enabled the SEC to move quickly and initiate an enforcement action against wrongdoers before they could squander the money.
The...
World’s Fastest Man Becomes XM’s Ambassador
We announce with great pride that today, 14th November 2016, XM has commenced its partnership with the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, who has become XM’s official Brand Ambassador.
Known as the fastest man ever to be timed, the Jamaican nine-time Olympic gold...
Opteck Introduces CFD Trading on Its New Platform
After thorough analysis and testing, Opteck has successfully launched its rebranded site and mobile app, adding a new trading product - CFDs.
This important change positions Opteck at the forefront of the industry, as a broker which provides traders worldwide with a combination of binary...
