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BAML Slims down FX Business, Parts Ways with Two FX Heads
- The FX industry continues to face an upheaval in the institutional realm, this time culminating in the departure of FX Heads Doug Horlick and Sowen Ng from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML).
Friday, 19/09/2014 | 00:03 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
London Metal Exchange (LME) Brings in Paul MacGregor as Head of Sales
- The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced the hire of Paul MacGregor as its Head of Sales – part of a broader move to engage and develop the group’s diverse customer base and business initiatives worldwide.
Friday, 19/09/2014 | 00:01 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
ASX Group Offers $65 Mln to Acquire a 49% Non-Controlling Stake in Yieldbroker
- The ASX Group announced that it made a binding offer to Australian interest rates securities and derivatives electronic marketplace, Yieldbroker for a non-controlling stake, which leaves the firm independently managed.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 21:08 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Jefferies Becomes Latest Derivatives Clearing Member at Singapore Exchange
- Interest in Asia continues to grow as global brokerage firm, Jefferies, becomes the latest firm to sign-up with the Singapore Exchange as a clearing member. The firm extends its reach into Asian derivatives products.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 19:23 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Kenya’s Financial Landscape to Get Knowledge Boost
- Financial services professionals in East Africa’s largest economy, Kenya, will benefit from enhancements in their product and markets knowledge. The country’s regulator has signed an MOU with the UK’s CISI.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 18:00 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Bitcoin Trading- BTC/USD Technical Analysis, Sept 18: Bitcoin falls to $400, shows bearish signals
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 17:17 GMT by
Leon Pick
Breaking: Hello Binary Rebrands to Hello Markets, Adds Forex Offering
- After the company's website closed down two weeks ago, the firm announced that it rebranded and added to its set of offerings forex trading, social trading and a signals service which it will make available in 2015.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 17:03 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Peercoin price sent soaring 140% on unveiling of Nubits, which aims to solve crypto volatility problem
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 16:26 GMT by
Leon Pick
UFX Launches CFDs on Egyptian & Saudi Shares, Providing Trading on Sunday
- The company creates a six-day trading week by offering 10 Saudi Arabian and 5 Egyptian stocks, opening the door to its clients to exotic Middle Eastern markets previously available only to professional traders.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 15:34 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Exclusive: SunbirdFX Owners Absorb youtradeFX Group's Brands
- Several industry sources has reported that brokers of the globally spread youtradeFX group has been acquired by same individuals behind the Seychelles based Sunbird international, at an undisclosed worth.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 11:40 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Coinbase launches Toshi, a full bitcoin node and API catering to app developers
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 11:20 GMT by
Leon Pick
Nomura Names Kartadjaja Intan as Head Indonesia Investment Banking
- Japanese Financial Services Group, Nomura has appointed Kartadjaja Intan as its newest Head of Indonesia Investment Banking in a bid to capitalize on a revamped playing field in Indonesia’s capital markets.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 10:10 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Decentralized crowdfunder Koinify gets another $1 million in funding
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 09:31 GMT by
Leon Pick
SBI Holdings Partners with Vertex Venture Capital, Eyes Capital Accumulation
- Financial services group, SBI Holdings has entered into a key partnership with Vertex Venture Capital in a bid to help foster greater investment opportunities and capital accumulation in Israel.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 09:00 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
London FX Traders Face Dwindling Bonuses in Wake of Scandal
- Bonuses awarded to FX traders in London, a long held perk of the position, are slated for a massive decline of -43% this year, in wake of lingering scandals and regulatory crackdowns that have engulfed the industry.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 07:06 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Alpari Group's Trading Volumes Decline -6.8% MoM to $165bn in August
- The Alpari Group’s has seen its trading volumes dip -6.8% MoM to $165 billion in the month of August, as geopolitical drama has helped drive aggregate volumes in commodities such as gold and oil.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 06:00 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Invast Financial Services Fined by ASIC for Providing Misleading Information to Clients
- A Sydney-based broker is fined $20,400 for two infringements relating to marketing services to clients. The penalty indicates ASIC is stepping up its vigilance of financial services offered to retail customers.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 04:53 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Federal Reserve Stays on Course Despite Tweaking Its Policy Road Map
- With QE tapering and policy normalization drawing closer, the Fed's latest FOMC meeting reveals several policy tweaks, a severely dovish bias and still a far from unanimous consensus on future policy
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 03:54 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Global FX Market Regulation – a Big Dream That Requires Even Bigger Ambition | Part 2
- In the second part of our article looking at FX regulation, we analyze the current status of global FX market regulation and what the implications are for various market participants.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 00:23 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
HSBC Fortifies APAC FX Team, Adding Peadar Ward as Sales Head
- HSBC has just appointed Peadar Ward as its newest Head of Institutional FX Sales for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, following a yearlong absence from the market after his departure from Goldman Sachs.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 00:03 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Hong Kong Exchange Appoints Ketan Patel as Group Risk Officer
- Former Co-Head of Clearing Risk Management and head of Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities and Over-the-counter Clearing Risk Management team will assume his new role starting from January 2015.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 00:01 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
China Extends Number of Approved RQFIIs - BNP Paribas Joins
- China's growing influence in global financial markets continues as French bank, BNP Paribas becomes the latest firm to officially acquaint itself with Asia's premier economy, the bank gained approval as a RQFII.
Wednesday, 17/09/2014 | 20:57 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
CLS Scores New Record of 2 Million in Volume of Contracts Traded & $10 Trillion in Value
- A spree of activity in the global markets has helped currency settlement provider, CLS, reach new performance records. The US-based firm crossed new records in the number of contracts settled through its system.
Wednesday, 17/09/2014 | 19:31 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
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