MOU signed between Qatar Stock Exchange and Nairobi Securities Exchange LeapRate

March 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOU signed between Qatar Stock Exchange and Nairobi Securities Exchange

A delegation representing the Kenyan capital markets regulatory authority and the Nairobi Securities Exchange visited Qatar Stock Exchange and signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the Qatar Stock Exchange and Nairobi Securities Exchange. In the signing ceremony, Mr. Rashid bin Ali Al-Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange, stated that I am delighted to…

March 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX extends the Discount Program in Three-month Euroyen Futures

The Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) just announced that has decided to extend the current Discount Program in Three-month Euroyen Futures (Euroyen) until the end of September 2017. 1. Objects Outright delivery months after Quarters 7. Strip, Butterfly and Condor Trades executed through Block Trade functions. 2. Period From April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017.…

March 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Lek Securities and Avalon FA charged with multi million dollar layering manipulation scheme

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Ukraine-based trading firm accused of manipulating the U.S. markets hundreds of thousands of times and the New York-based brokerage firm and CEO who allegedly helped make it possible. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Avalon FA Ltd touted itself to traders as a destination…

March 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against GE Money Financing clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm GE Money Financing. 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…

March 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Asset Management Protection 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 Asset Management Protection. Asset Management Protection is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

March 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Global-FX / Global Partner HK Limited to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

March 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX welcomes Government appointments to its Board

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) welcomed the Government's appointment of Stephen Yiu Kin-wah and the reappointment of Anita Fung Yuen-mei, Rafael Gil-Tienda and Margaret Leung Ko May-yee to its Board of Directors. The terms of Mr Yiu, Ms Fung, Mr Gil-Tienda and Mrs Leung will begin at the conclusion of HKEX's Annual General…

March 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Capital Trust Management to its alert list

March 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC bans former Morgan Stanley Wealth Management financial adviser

ASIC has permanently banned Andrew Peter Panayiotides from providing financial services. ASIC found that Mr Panayiotides failed to act in the best interests of clients and provided advice to clients of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in relation to exchange traded options (ETOs) that was inappropriate when considering the financial circumstances and objectives of the clients…

March 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Category: Financial Services