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Promsvyazbank’s PSB-Forex obtains forex license from Russia’s c-bank

By Juana Wells

April 7, 2017

PSB-Forex, a unit of Promsvyazbank (PSBank), has become the latest entity to receive a forex broker license from the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), data published on Friday ...

InstaForex obtains Russian forex broker license

By Juana Wells

March 9, 2017

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Kaliningrad-based brokerage Fix Trade, which is the company behind the InstaForex brand, has received a forex dealer license from the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), according to data ...

Bank of Russia to also block access to .su fraudulent investment websites

By Juana Wells

February 6, 2017

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The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has decided to block all fraudulent websites that end with the .su domain and that offer financial services in the country, the ...

Bank of Russia-launched fintech association commences operations

By Juana Wells

February 3, 2017

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The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) announced the Association for Financial Technologies Development, which it established recently in collaboration with major industry leaders, has launched operations. The new ...

Losses from financial schemes in Russia drop to a third in 2016

By Juana Wells

January 17, 2017

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The losses of Russian investors to financial schemes dropped to RUB 2 billion in 2016 from some RUB 5.5 billion in 2015, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported, citing an ...

Russia’ NAUFOR proposes new official license cancellation rules for NBFIs

By Juana Wells

January 17, 2017

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Russian self-regulatory organization (SRO) National Association of Stock Market Participants (NAUFOR) said on Tuesday it has sent a proposal to the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) concerning possible ...

Bank of Russia tightens requirements for SROs on financial markets

By Juana Wells

December 5, 2016

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The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has introduced new regulations concerning self-regulatory organizations (SROs) in Russia. It will introduce mandatory reports that SROs need to file and will ...

Bank of Russia finally licenses forex broker Alpari

By Juana Wells

November 29, 2016

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The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has issued a forex dealer license to Alpari Forex, a unit of forex group Alpari, according to a notice published on Tuesday ...

Clients of Russian financial intermediaries grow 6.3% in H1 2016

By Juana Wells

November 21, 2016

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The number of financial intermediaries in Russia, forex brokers included, saw their combined number of customers increasing by 6.3% in the first half of 2016, the Central Bank ...

Bank of Russia is working on setting up crowdfunding regulatory framework

By Juana Wells

November 10, 2016

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The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) said on Wednesday has set up a working group for the development of a regulatory framework for crowdfunding regulation. ...

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