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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today issued a Warning Notice Statement regarding three individuals involved in a £5.9 million fraudulent scheme. The regulator confirms that it gave each of the three individuals a warning notice proposing to take action (including the proposed imposition of financial penalties) in respect of their misconduct: An individual working…

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Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the appointment of Toni Townes-Whitley to its Board of Directors. Ms Townes-Whitley is the former President of U.S. Regulated Industries at Microsoft where she led the company’s sales strategy, execution, and P&L across a $16 billion portfolio of U.S. Financial Services & Insurance, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Federal, State &…

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BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP), a leading global brokerage and financial technology company, today reaffirmed its previously stated outlook ranges for revenue and pre-tax Adjusted Earnings for the third quarter of 2021. Revenues are forecast to be in the range of $465 – $515 million, whereas pre-tax adjusted earnings are set to range from $78 million…

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The Utah District Court has finally closed a case brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against unregistered Forex broker JAFX. Let’s recall that the case was launched in July 2018. The CFTC Complaint alleged that, from at least September 2016 and continuing to the summer of 2018, JAFX operated as a retail foreign…

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Digital infrastructure company Equinix, Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX) today opened a new International Business Exchange™ (IBX) data center in Frankfurt, Germany. Located in the west of the city, the new site, named FR8, helps Equinix meet the growing need for private connectivity and digital infrastructure in Germany, and supports enterprises across all sectors with their digital transformation…

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Online brokerage firm Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has announced what it calls two new milestones in the growth of Snacks, the company’s in-house produced financial news service. Robinhood said that it is kicking off its first-ever content partnership with Snapchat to bring Snacks’ brand of highly digestible and engaging financial content to Snapchat’s mobile-first audience. And very…

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Hong Kong based conglomerate Doo Group has announced that it has collaborated with oneZero, a global leader in multi-asset enterprise trading technology, to enhance its This collaboration will enable Doo Group to further optimize its strong liquidity clearing system and elevate the forex ecosystem. The oneZero technology will support Doo Group’s deep liquidity pools and…

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Italy’s Companies and Exchange Commission (CONSOB) has ordered the blocking of access to six new websites that offer financial services/financial products illegally. The list of websites targeted by the latest orders includes five illegal financial intermediation websites and one website through which an offer of financial products is carried out in the absence of a prospectus….

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Dozens of victims of Forex trading platform ROFX have taken the entity and its founders to Court over alleged fraud. The Complaint, seen by FX News Group, was filed in the Florida Southern District Court on September 29, 2021. The plaintiffs are Ryan Birmingham, Roman Leonov, Mitchell Parent, Jonathan Zarley, and Steven Hansen – ROFX.net…

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BNP Paribas Markets 360 has announced the appointment of David Martin as Head of Commodities Desk Strategy, effective immediately. In this role, David will lead the newly created Commodities Desk Strategy team, who cover metals in addition to energy, adapting and enhancing Markets 360’s research offering. David Martin joined the bank in April this year,…

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