Category: Financial Services

April 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

OTC Markets Group welcomes Condor Gold to OTCQX

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCMKTS:OTCM), operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, announced Condor Gold (LON:CNR), a UK based gold exploration company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market. Condor Gold begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "CNDGF." We are pleased to welcome Condor Gold to our market…

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April 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Aquis Exchange begins trading Austrian blue chips

Aquis Exchange, the pan-European equities exchange and software developer, is to begin trading Austrian blue-chip stocks. The expansion of the Aquis Exchange trading place by the addition of the 10 largest, most liquid, Austrian stocks will take place on Tuesday, 25th April 2017 and brings the total number of markets covered by the exchange to…

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fma warns against unregulated company
April 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Italy regulator CONSOB warns against coinspace1.com and mrtmarkets.com

The National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa – CONSOB) has approved the prohibition of advertising via the website www.coinspace1.com in relation to the public offer for ‘cryptocurrency extraction packages’ promoted by Coinspace Ltd (Resolution no. 19968 of 20 April 2017). The offer had already been…

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April 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Social forex trading site Tradeo fined €20,000 by CySEC

The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) just informed investors that decided to impose an administrative fine of €20.000 to the CIF UR Trade Fix Ltd (the parent company of Tradeo) for noncompliance with section 6(8) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007, as amended from time to…

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MAS Monetary Authority of Singapore
April 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Singapore Commercial Affairs Department and MAS partner industry stakeholders to fight financial crimes

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) of the Singapore Police Force today announced the launch of a government-industry partnership to strengthen Singapore’s capabilities in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF). The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Industry Partnership (ACIP) brings together selected industry…

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April 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC re-appoints CEO Ashley Alder

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the re-appointment of Mr Ashley Alder as its Chief Executive Officer for another three-year term effective from 1 October 2017. Mr Alder was first appointed as the SFC’s CEO on 1 October 2011. His current term will end on 30 September 2017. I am delighted that Ashley has…

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A look at the ASX 200 as it heads into its third decade of trading
April 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASX launches the ASX 100 Cyber Health Check Report

The ASX 100 Cyber Health Check Report was launched today by the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security, The Hon Dan Tehan MP, at a ceremony in Sydney hosted by ASX Chairman Rick Holliday and also featuring ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour. The ASX 100 Cyber Health Check is the first attempt to gauge…

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Hong Kong SFC
April 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC enhances access to licensing information

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published a comprehensive Licensing Handbook to provide easier access to licensing information. The licensing section of the SFC website has also been revamped to improve the user experience. The new Licensing Handbook consolidates information previously issued by the SFC in its Licensing Information Booklet and in frequently asked…

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fca warning
April 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Zeb Insurance firm

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Zeb Insurance. Zeb Insurance is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…

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