Category: Financial Services

gold
February 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Gold scam in the form of $4 million Ponzi scheme unveiled by CFTC

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a federal civil enforcement action in Florida charging Defendants Carlos Javier Ramirez, Gold Chasers, Inc., and Royal Leisure International, Inc., all with last known addresses in Orlando, Florida, with misappropriating customer funds and engaging in fraudulent sales solicitations in connection with the purported purchase…

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fma warns against unregulated company
February 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belize regulator IFSC warns on Trendtino Limited firm

The International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC) has notified that Trendtino Limited, an international business company with its registered office at No. 2 Mapp Street, Belize City, Belize C.A, is offering Payment Processing Services on its website, https://schonpay.com/ without a licence from the IFSC. Trendtino Limited is therefore directed to cease and desist from…

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February 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC cancels AFS licence of Sovereign MF Ltd (in liquidation)

ASIC has cancelled the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence of Sovereign MF Ltd (in liquidation) ACN 104 964 555. Sovereign is the responsible entity for The Sovereign Tarneit Land Fund and The Sovereign Aged Care Property Fund (the Schemes). Sovereign was placed into liquidation on 24 May 2013 following a creditors' resolution on the basis…

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February 14, 2017 BY admin

Pragma announces new block trading and pairs capabilities for Pragma360

Pragma, a New York based multi-asset class, quantitative trading technology provider, announced it has added two significant capabilities to Pragma360 Equities, its high performance algorithmic trading service, with the release of conditional orders and Pairs 2.0. Conditional orders are an increasingly popular specialized electronic trading protocol to source large blocks, helping traders ensure they don’t…

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Morgan Stanley fine
February 14, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Morgan Stanley pays $8 million SEC fine for Inverse ETF recommendations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney unit of investment bank Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has agreed to pay an $8 million penalty and admit wrongdoing to settle charges related to single inverse ETF investments it recommended to advisory clients. The SEC’s order finds that Morgan Stanley did not…

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February 14, 2017 BY admin

Calforex partners with iSignthis for digital KYC service

Calforex, the trading name of Calgary Foreign Exchange Ltd, registered as a Money Service Business in Canada and sister company GoInterpay today announced they have entered an agreement with iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX) for digital KYC services. iSignthis will provide Calforex and GoInterpay with their Digital Know Your Customer (KYC) enhanced due diligence solution. Calforex will…

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February 14, 2017 BY admin

Market data cloud firm Xignite hires Mark Rowe as CFO

Xignite, a provider of cloud-based real-time and reference market data to financial services and fintech companies for easy integration with websites, apps, and software, announced today that former Microsoft executive Mark Rowe has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Reporting to Xignite CEO and Founder, Stephane Dubois, Rowe will oversee the global finance,…

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February 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA reviews effectiveness of UK primary capital markets

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a Discussion Paper which seeks feedback on how the UK primary capital markets can most effectively meet the needs of issuers and investors. The UK’s primary capital markets support the wider economy by bringing together investors seeking investment opportunities, and issuers wanting to access capital to finance…

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