May 16, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Tickmill Launches Interest Rate Offering

Tickmill clients can now receive up to 3.5% annual interest on their USD, EUR, and GBP wallets, subject to specific eligibility criteria. This initiative, designed to meet the evolving needs of today's investors, combines attractive interest rates, daily interest accrual, and prompt monthly payments. It can serve as an alternative to traditional fund management avenues,…

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May 16, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

High Demand For Copper Sends Price Soaring

At one stage, copper reportedly traded at $5.02 per pound. This commodity’s price has increased by 25% this year. Based on CNBC, copper underpins economic well-being and digitisation as it plays a pivotal role in energy transformation. Sectors involving the production of electric vehicles (EVs), power plants, and renewable energy solutions all depend on copper.…

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May 16, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

FCA Charges Three Individuals With CFD Fraud

These three individuals face several charges, including fraud through deceptive representations and trading, as they convinced people to invest their pension savings in CFDs. In its press statement, the FCA explained that CFDs are “a high-risk investment product used to bet on the price of an asset”. Victims of this alleged fraud reportedly said that…

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May 15, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Sony’s Annual Operating Profits Drop 7%

The company attributed this drop to a decrease in its financial services segment and PlayStation 5 sales that missed the target. Despite this slide, Sony reported FY 2023 revenue of 13tn JPY, a 19% year-on-year increase. Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe to LeapRate’s newsletter Sales for the PlayStation 5 gaming console did not…

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May 15, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Schroders Greencoat Secures £170m EAPF Commitment

This investment will go into Greencoat Renewable Income LP (GRI), the company’s UK private funds market. GRI is a secure income fund and is open to investors until the end of 2024. Based on the Schroders press release, this fund only invests in UK renewable wind, solar and bioenergy infrastructure, and technologies such as heat…

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May 14, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Chris Elms Appointed As CEO For Euroclear UK & International

This international holding company provides post-trade financial services, including settlement and custody of local and international securities for bonds, equities and derivatives, and investment funds. It operates through Euroclear Bank, International CSD and Euroclear UK & International, among others. Elms previously served as this division’s interim CEO and brings 28 years of experience to the…

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May 14, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Big Tech Turning AI Spotlight On Neurotechnology

Elon Musk’s company Neuralink grabbed headlines in 2024 when it implanted the first-ever brain-computer interface (BCI) in a human, though the firm indicated on Thursday, 9 May 2024 that it had experienced some problems with its implant. The market for neurotechnological devices had a reported value of approximately $15bn in 2023. Precedence Research estimates that…

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May 13, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Lilium And KL1 To Establish New Sites In France

Lilium will reportedly invest €400m in a new factory and consequently generate around 850 jobs. KL1 has earmarked Blanquefort, which is close to Bordeaux, for its €300m site. According to Reuters, the KL1 investment will create 200 new jobs. The location of the new Lilium plant, which will manufacture electric jet aircraft, has not yet…

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May 13, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

DOJ Appoints Specialist Company To Monitor Binance

This appointment comes after Binance’s founder and CEO, Changpeng Zhao, admitted to violating US money laundering and trade sanctions in November 2023. Zhao also stepped down as Binance CEO during this time and was sentenced to four months in prison in April 2024. Sources said that Forensic Risk Alliance was selected over other companies, including…

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May 10, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Stock Market Lifts Its Head After Dry Spell

Recent labour statistics pegged unemployment at 3.9%. Bloomberg indicated that equities gained traction after a $25bn sale of 30-year bonds and the S&P 500 crested 5,200. Analysts believe that the advance in stocks can be attributed to commodity trading advisors being modelled to buy shares this week. Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe to…

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