FCA Clamps Down, Monex’s Toshihiko Katsuya Talks Japanese Volumes
- The FCA and other regulators had an eventful week as numerous clones and unregistered forex entities permeated the market.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (UK).The UK regulator is responsible for the conduct of firms authorized under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Moreover, the FCA is also responsible for the regulation of behavior in retail and wholesale financial markets, supervision of the trading infrastructure that supports those markets, and the prudential regulation of firms not regulated by the PRA. Its rol The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (UK).The UK regulator is responsible for the conduct of firms authorized under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Moreover, the FCA is also responsible for the regulation of behavior in retail and wholesale financial markets, supervision of the trading infrastructure that supports those markets, and the prudential regulation of firms not regulated by the PRA. Its rol Read this Term) and other regulators had an eventful week as numerous clones and unregistered fx entities permeated the market. Meanwhile, Monex’s Toshihiko Katsuya checked in to discuss Japanese fx volumes.
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Or Kapelinsky, General Manager at iFOREX Ltd, revealed an in-depth look into the company’s product offering and innovative efforts as it soldiers forth in a hugely competitive Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term industry. Read More Here
Toshihiko Katsuya, President Monex FX
Monex’s Toshihiko Katsuya Reveals The Truth Behind Japan’s FX Volumes
Toshihiko Katsuya, President at Monex FX provides an exclusive glance into the state of Japanese forex markets and behind the scenes look at seemingly waning volumes. Read More Here
Key Executive Moves
Exclusive: James Watson Lands at Pioneer Trader Ltd Following FXall Departure
Following his departure from FXall and Thomson Reuters, ex-Forex Chief, James Watson has landed at Pioneer Trader Ltd (PTL), where he will take over as the Managing Director and develop the group’s product suite. Read More Here
Saxo Bank Appoints Alessandro Bressan as Global Head of Equity Products
The appointment is a part of Saxo Bank’s ‘one bank, one platform’ strategy aimed at building coverage to meet the needs of both its retail and institutional client base. Read More Here
Trading Technologies Promotes Robbie McDonnell to EVP Global Sales
Trading Technologies International Inc. (TT), a broker-neutral provider of performance trading software for multiple asset classes, has promoted Robbie McDonnell to EVP Global Sales. Read More Here
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OSC Warns of ‘High’ Returns in Forex, Binary Options and Marijuana
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FCA Initiates Prosecution of Currencytrader Over Alleged Fraud
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced today that it has launched a criminal prosecution against Phillip Harold Boakes, a 54- year old broker from Warwickshire operating his private firm Currencytrader Ltd. Read More Here
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (UK).The UK regulator is responsible for the conduct of firms authorized under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Moreover, the FCA is also responsible for the regulation of behavior in retail and wholesale financial markets, supervision of the trading infrastructure that supports those markets, and the prudential regulation of firms not regulated by the PRA. Its rol The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (UK).The UK regulator is responsible for the conduct of firms authorized under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Moreover, the FCA is also responsible for the regulation of behavior in retail and wholesale financial markets, supervision of the trading infrastructure that supports those markets, and the prudential regulation of firms not regulated by the PRA. Its rol Read this Term) and other regulators had an eventful week as numerous clones and unregistered fx entities permeated the market. Meanwhile, Monex’s Toshihiko Katsuya checked in to discuss Japanese fx volumes.
Weekly Interviews
iFOREX’s Or Kapelinsky, Discusses the Firm’s Innovative Platform
Or Kapelinsky, General Manager at iFOREX Ltd, revealed an in-depth look into the company’s product offering and innovative efforts as it soldiers forth in a hugely competitive Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term industry. Read More Here
Toshihiko Katsuya, President Monex FX
Monex’s Toshihiko Katsuya Reveals The Truth Behind Japan’s FX Volumes
Toshihiko Katsuya, President at Monex FX provides an exclusive glance into the state of Japanese forex markets and behind the scenes look at seemingly waning volumes. Read More Here
Key Executive Moves
Exclusive: James Watson Lands at Pioneer Trader Ltd Following FXall Departure
Following his departure from FXall and Thomson Reuters, ex-Forex Chief, James Watson has landed at Pioneer Trader Ltd (PTL), where he will take over as the Managing Director and develop the group’s product suite. Read More Here
Saxo Bank Appoints Alessandro Bressan as Global Head of Equity Products
The appointment is a part of Saxo Bank’s ‘one bank, one platform’ strategy aimed at building coverage to meet the needs of both its retail and institutional client base. Read More Here
Trading Technologies Promotes Robbie McDonnell to EVP Global Sales
Trading Technologies International Inc. (TT), a broker-neutral provider of performance trading software for multiple asset classes, has promoted Robbie McDonnell to EVP Global Sales. Read More Here
In Case You Missed It
OSC Warns of ‘High’ Returns in Forex, Binary Options and Marijuana
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has issued a warning about being attracted to the latest ‘hot’ investment trend in a report titled, “Beware of the latest thing.” Read More Here
FCA Initiates Prosecution of Currencytrader Over Alleged Fraud
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced today that it has launched a criminal prosecution against Phillip Harold Boakes, a 54- year old broker from Warwickshire operating his private firm Currencytrader Ltd. Read More Here