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SEC Increases Rulings For Firms Holding Client Assets - Imposes Further Protective Policies
- The handling of client funds is a matter at the heart of regulatory policy currently, further borne out by today's ruling by the SEC that it will adopt more stringent rulings on the handling of client funds placed with broker-dealers.
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 20:21 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
African Derivatives Exchange GBOT Launches Silver CFD Contract
- Global Board of Trade launches new CFD Silver contract. The world's second exchange to launch listed CFD contracts extends its coverage and now offers five exchange traded CFD contracts in currencies and commodities.
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 17:42 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
State Street Files For Multi Asset SEF, And Controversially Asserts That Most Buy-Side Firms Are Not Ready For New OTC Regime
- State Street today filed an application with the CFTC For Multi-Asset SEF and produces the results of a study performed by the company subsequent to which it claims that buy-side firms are not ready for the new OTC regime.
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 13:15 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Binary Options Innovations Continue: TechFinancials Releases Enterprise Monitoring Service, TRADOLOGIC Goes Algo
- Binary options platform providers are certainly not resting on their laurels following this month's high-profile launch of several new platforms in Tokyo by the major developers. Today, TRADOLOGIC and TechFinancials expand their product capability.
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 10:34 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Appeal Denied – One World Capital Fraudsters Receive Full Sentencing
- Ponzi scheme fraudsters, John Walsh and Charles Martin, operators of defunct One World Capital saw their appeals rejected. As a result, the two continue to face long jail sentences and restitution charges in the millions.
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 10:23 GMT by
Ron Finberg
FXall Acquisition Shines in Flat Earnings Report from Thomson Reuters
- Thomson Reuters reported its second quarter earnings yesterday. During the quarter, revenues, as recorded by IFRS guideline, fell 3% to $3.163 billion from the same period in 2012. Contrasting the overall decline was an increase in FXall revenues.
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 09:22 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Ex-SunGard Executive Janice Robson Appointed CEO of Embium
- Canadian cloud-based automated trading technology company Embium yesterday announced the appointment of Ex-SunGard executive Janice Robson as Chief Executive Officer with the remit of expanding the business.
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 07:44 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
MONEX Group Releases Full Financial Results For Q1 Of Financial Year: Strong Performance In Japan & US
- Japanese company MONEX has announced its full financial results for the first quarter of this financial year showing a net revenue increase of 118%. Whilst continuing its strong performance on the domestic market, overseas presence continues to grow.
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 04:50 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Cloud contact center built to boost UKash customer service
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 00:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
A first time appearance for Mastercard’s MasterPass in the UK
Wednesday, 31/07/2013 | 00:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Japanese Bank Chooses OptionsCity for Energy and OTC Trading Solutions
- OptionsCity, a leading multi asset trading platform for on exchange and OTC products has been deployed by a Tokyo based bank. The Bank will take advantage of OptionsCity’s Freeway and Metro solutions.
Tuesday, 30/07/2013 | 21:04 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Institutionalized By Its Own Proponents? Virtual Currency Industry Leaders Announce Foundation Of Self-Regulatory Body
- Bitcoin, among other digital currencies, has grown dramatically in popularity recently, much to the dissent of various worldwide goverments. Today, DATA, a self-regulatory authority was formed.
Tuesday, 30/07/2013 | 15:22 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Regulatory Expansion: British Virgin Islands FSC Issues AvaTrade With Regulatory Approval
- Since the British Virgin Islands FSC implemented a regulatory framework in place of registration, it has attracted a number of overseas firms due to ease of access, AvaTrade being the latest, gaining an FSC license yesterday.
Tuesday, 30/07/2013 | 14:54 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Small News with Potential Ripple Effects- CME Launching AUD Wheat Swaps
- The CME Group announced its intentions to launch two AUD denominated Wheat Swaps today. The proposed products that are pending CFTC approval are Chicago Soft Red Winter (SRW) and KC Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat swaps.
Tuesday, 30/07/2013 | 12:56 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Binary Options Update: New Firms Vie For Market Share, Copy Trading On The Agenda
- July has proven a month of focus on the Japanese market for binary options firms, however post-launch of their respective Japan-compliant platforms at the Forex Magnates Tokyo Summit, new products, brands and software enhancements are abundant in other established markets.
Tuesday, 30/07/2013 | 10:37 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Binary Options Equaling Higher Forex Volumes at Vantage FX
- Vantage FX has reported that binary options volumes quadrupled during the past quarter. The firm also added that traditional forex volumes rose 41% as well due to clients trading multiple products after beginning to trade with the broker.
Tuesday, 30/07/2013 | 09:37 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Thailand Bans The Bitcoin! National Foreign Exchange Department Rules Bitcoin Illegal, Trading Suspended
- In a controversial move, the authorities responsible for regulating Thailand's financial markets yesterday imposed an outright ban on the usage or trading of Bitcoin.
Tuesday, 30/07/2013 | 07:28 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CGI creates SEPA backup for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
Tuesday, 30/07/2013 | 00:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
TeraExchange Files SEF Application for OTC Derivatives
- US based TeraExchange has submitted its application with the United States regulatory authority to register itself as a Swap Execution Facility on the back of changes governing OTC derivatives instruments.
Monday, 29/07/2013 | 18:38 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Selects GBGroup for Identity Verification
- Bitcoin industry ramps up with new compliance tool to improve safety and security for users. Bitstamp, the world's largest exchange, selects identity verification solution by leading provider, GBGroup.
Monday, 29/07/2013 | 17:30 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
April 2013 Global Central Bank Foreign Exchange Survey – Spot Higher, Swaps Mixed
- Every six months, leading central banks from around the world publish their foreign exchange results survey. The joint banks published their April 2013 figures, with spot volumes being reported higher across the board.
Monday, 29/07/2013 | 15:51 GMT by
Ron Finberg
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