PledgeMe, a New Zealand-based crowdfunding platform, has launched PledgeMe.Friends, a friends-powered referral system which rewards users who convince companies to use the platform. ...

JFD Brokers, a Cyprus-regulated forex and CFD broker, announced it is reducing its commissions on its forex and CFD portfolio. The new, lower, commissions come into effect from September 1, 2016 and promise reducing trading costs for JFD ...

Japanese brokers’ combined volume of over-the-counter (OTC) forex trading amounted to nearly JPY 1.2 quadrillion in the April-June 2016 period, or the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY), the Financial Futures Association of Japan (FFAJ) said ...

Globalization and digital disruption and cyber threats are some of the key risks that the Australian financial markets are facing in the 2017-2020 period, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said on Wednesday in an annual report. ...

Saxo Bank, the Danish investment services and retail forex and CFD broker, announced it is launching Intraday Margin – a new solution for reduced margin requirements on the most popular CFD Index Trackers in the broker’s offering. According ...

Austria’s financial services regulator FMA, warned that the forex and CFD broker Crown FX is not licensed to offer its services to Austrian residents. According to the investor warning on the regulator’s site, Crown FX “is not entitled ...

US reward-based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter said on Tuesday it is opening to creators in Hong Kong and Singapore. The move will enable creators in these areas to launch projects and be backed by investors from around the globe. ...

Ashikaga Bank, a Japanese privately-held bank, announced it has formed a business alliance with the operator of the popular Japanese crowdfunding popular Makuake – CyberAgent Crowd Funding Inc. Through the partnership the bank will introduce and promote Makuake to ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has deteriorated its risk outlook for the EU securities market, following the result of the UK referendum on EU membership, the regulator said on Tuesday in a notice about its latest ...