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FINRA Fines Merrill Lynch $6 Mln for Failing to Prevent Naked Short Selling
- Bank of America will have to pay for both the fines after it took over Merrill Lynch at the height of the financial crisis in September 2008 inheriting the units which didn't comply with SEC's "fail-to deliver" rules.
Monday, 27/10/2014 | 23:08 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Valetax to Feature a Major Presence at Forex Expo Dubai 2025
- Valetax joins Forex Expo Dubai 2025 as Elite Sponsor to boost global partnerships.
Monday, 06/10/2025 | 05:40 GMT by
Valetax
Italian CONSOB Introduces Emergency Short Selling Ban Following ECB Stress Tests
- Italian FTSE MIB Index lost 2.4% after the ECB’s new stress testing methodology revealed that Italian banks Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena & Banca Carige faced a combined shortfall of about $2.9 billion.
Monday, 27/10/2014 | 19:44 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Cyprus and Mauritius Watchdogs Spell Out ill-Devised Broker Scam
- The CySEC and FSC Mauritius has informed the public that LiveFX Trader is not and has not at any time been licensed by neither regulator, citing ill-devised fraudulent documentation with some basic errors.
Monday, 27/10/2014 | 15:10 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
China Extends Sphere of Influence in Asia by Stitching Closer Ties with Singapore
- As China's economic mass continues to expand, its influence on neighbouring countries and world markets is following suit. With Yuan liberalisation continuing at a measured pace, Singapore is in a prime position to benefit.
Monday, 27/10/2014 | 13:31 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
NFA Bars Bullion Trading Advisor Years after He Stopped Operations and Left the US
- The association said that it started its investigation of Success Bullion in 2014 but the firm did not operate for at least two years before. The owner migrated back to Taiwan in June 2011 and shut down the company.
Monday, 27/10/2014 | 11:50 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Tectonic Shift in Japan's Domestic Energy Policy Is Forging a New Global LNG Marketplace
- It is often the case that tough times lead to good opportunities. In Japan's case, a crushing earthquake and ensuing tsunami has crippled its nuclear power industry only to give hope to another - Liquid Natural Gas.
Monday, 27/10/2014 | 09:49 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Berkeley Partners with FlexTrade to Offer MaxxTrader as Front-End Platform
- Berkeley Futures is the latest broker to sign a partnership with FlexTrade, offering MaxxTrader. Berkeley hopes to improve its existing FX offering by adding a new trading platform offering multi-asset functionality and "advanced" TCA features.
Monday, 27/10/2014 | 09:33 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Match-Trader Launches Trading Beyond Limits Global Campaign and Manifesto
- Match-Trader launches global “Trading Beyond Limits” brand campaign.
Friday, 03/10/2025 | 11:00 GMT by
Match -Trade
FXCM to Pay $180,000 Penalty for Unregistered Trades to Canadian Provincial Regulators
- The NYSE listed brokerage has agreed to pay a penalty of $180,000, of which $22,000 will be paid to the New Brunswick's Financial and Consumer Services Commission - recently established by the provincial government.
Monday, 27/10/2014 | 09:09 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Twenty-Four Banks Fail ECB Stress Test, Capital Shortfall Is Proportionally Highest in Cyprus
- The European Central Bank's comprehensive assessment, which consisted of an asset quality review and a forward-looking stress test of the banks, found a combined capital shortfall of about €25 billion at 25 banks.
Sunday, 26/10/2014 | 14:53 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Who Partnered with Arsenal and Which Broker's Revenue Soared? Read Our Best Stories of the Week
- Forex Magnates spotlights the recent global industry’s news you must know all about, from changes undergoing at Australian brokers to regulators joining forces to offer a dual gambling/financial licence and more.
Sunday, 26/10/2014 | 10:54 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Bitcoin Picks: Another Tough Week for Bitcoin Owners, but Venture Capital Keeps Pouring In
- Bitcoin prices have been dropping sharply again this week, but according to Coinsetter's CEO that isn't a huge surprise, all of this happening while a record amount of venture capital funds has been invested in BitNet Technologies.
Saturday, 25/10/2014 | 15:59 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Financial Robotics Ordered by CFTC to Pay $3 Mln for 'Risk Free' Forex Fraud
- Mark E. Rice and his company Financial Robotics get another fine, however chances are slim that these hefty fines will be ever paid back since Mr Rice has already to pay $1.5 million from a January 2014 order.
Friday, 24/10/2014 | 16:25 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Bank of Russia to Exempt Forex Accounts from Tax Rebates on Investments
- The Russian Central Bank plans to exempt funds in accounts trading on the foreign exchange market from tax rebates introduced with investment accounts that Russians will be able to open from the beginning of 2015.
Friday, 24/10/2014 | 12:46 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
ATFX Connect Launches Institutional Edge Q4 2025
- ATFX Connect debuts Q4 Institutional Edge with insights on FX, macro, and markets.
Friday, 03/10/2025 | 09:13 GMT by
ATFX
Exclusive: Xenfin Group Confirms Acquisition of Liquidity Pool, Duncan MacInnes to Lead
- The company will retain strategic and operational independence, as the sales team will continue to be led by Kevin Eldridge, while the support team will continue its operations headed by Kevin Taylor.
Friday, 24/10/2014 | 11:28 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Trading on Saturday and Sunday? Weekend Binary Options Cover Them All
- Some binary options brokers have been offering trading on weekends for more than two years, targeting and even creating a possibly larger niche with various offerings from Middle Eastern indices to cryptocurrencies.
Friday, 24/10/2014 | 11:04 GMT by
Vasil Velev
Exclusive: Numerous Brokers Experience Serious Delays Due to MT4 Server Vulnerability
- An attack on PrimeXM’s MT4 Server by an individual client caused more than 20 of the firm's brokerages a substantial disruption of their services last Wednesday, which happened to be one of the most volatile days of the year.
Friday, 24/10/2014 | 10:02 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
GMO Click Fiscal Q2: Revenues down 5% YoY, Profits Remain Intact
Friday, 24/10/2014 | 08:02 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
In the Land Down Under, Equity Trading Costs Are Flying High
- An independent report finds the cost of trading, clearing and settling equities in Australia are the 3rd highest in the world behind Spain and Brazil. Most of the added premium is being attributed to a lack of competition domestically.
Friday, 24/10/2014 | 06:01 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
b-next Offering Market Surveillance Tool to Bridge Existing Gap at Tier 1 Banks
- Over the past few years, market rigging revelations have confirmed significant global benchmark manipulation in all asset classes. b-next aims to fill the compliance gap at banks scrambling to adjust to ESMA and Mifid II guidelines due in 2017.
Friday, 24/10/2014 | 02:37 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Building bridges: The role of local regulation in global financial services
- Regulation drives trader trust and sustainable growth in Jordan’s markets.
Friday, 03/10/2025 | 06:47 GMT by
Exness
Panda TS Rolls out Weekend Trading, Provides FX & Gold Data Feeds 7 Days a Week
- The company announced that it will offer real-time data feeds for weekend trading on OTC-assets for major FX pairs & gold to brokers using the company’s feed or binary options platform.
Thursday, 23/10/2014 | 16:03 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
China's Forex Regulator Not Worried about "Hot Money" Capital Outflows, Monitors U.S Policy
- The head of the department of international payments at SAFE explained that the decline in reserves was caused by the USD appreciation, which reduced the dollar value of the reserves held in other currencies.
Thursday, 23/10/2014 | 14:03 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
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