Australia
PR: GlobalCollect to facilitate payments for new Aussie media streaming service
Wednesday, 30/04/2014 | 09:39 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
ASIC Mandate Necessitates DTCC Extension of Trade Reporting Service
- The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched an extended Global Trade Repository (GTR) service to market participants for OTC derivatives, with provisions for further asset-class expansion.
Tuesday, 29/04/2014 | 13:29 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Director Of Sonray Capital Markets Sentenced to Six and a Half Years Jail After $46M Collapse
- The former sole director of the Saxo Bank introducing brokerage, Russell Johnson was sent to Jail for his part in the collapse of Sonray including false accounting, theft, deception and conspiracy to steal.
Thursday, 17/04/2014 | 06:59 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
ICAP Integrates AUD Into Its i-Swap Platform, Targeting Asian Clientele
- ICAP, a leading interdealer brokerage and provider of a variety of financial and information services, has announced the launch of the Australian Dollar (AUD) on its i-Swap platform in Australia.
Monday, 14/04/2014 | 09:01 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Officials From Leading Central Banks Gather In Sydney To Address FX Allegations
- A panel of senior fx officials constituting some of the leading central banks will meet in Sydney Friday for an annual meeting, whose focus will likely entail a string of probes alleging charges of fx collusion.
Thursday, 10/04/2014 | 17:26 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Australian Watchdog Set To Sharpen Its Teeth: Submits Reforms Recommendations
- ASIC calls for extending its reach and toughening its penalties. The Australian regulator is petitioning the government for the ability to set heavier fines and longer jail terms in non-criminal proceedings.
Tuesday, 08/04/2014 | 15:55 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Forex Broker OANDA partners with World-First for new international payment system
Wednesday, 02/04/2014 | 08:36 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
HKEx Initiates after-Hours RMB Currency Futures Amidst Popular Demand
- The Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has instituted an offering of after-hours RMB Currency Futures, slated to begin April 7.
Monday, 31/03/2014 | 12:29 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
NZ Regulatory Body Launches Forex Probe as Scope of Allegations Widens
- The widening scope of a global forex investigation has now extended to New Zealand, as the country’s Commerce Commission has announced the launch of a probe into the manipulation of currency rates.
Monday, 31/03/2014 | 06:46 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
SWIFT Tracking Sees RMB Exposure Surge 248% YoY across Aussie FX and Investments
- SWIFT's currency tracking has announced that Chinese Renminbi (RMB) payments value for the month ending February 2014 exploded 248% YoY as fx activities continue to drive the currency's exposure in Australia.
Wednesday, 26/03/2014 | 16:22 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission warns merchants to comply to regulations
Tuesday, 25/03/2014 | 14:09 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Report predicts mobile wallets to take over by 2021
Sunday, 23/03/2014 | 16:12 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
ASIC Launches Investigation into Aussie Markets over Forex Manipulation
- The list of global regulators investigating the manipulation of fx rates in a $5.3 trillion-dollar-a-day industry has continued, with recent news of ASIC joining the probe in examining Australian markets.
Wednesday, 19/03/2014 | 11:09 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
MXT Global Initiates USD/CNY and Commodity Offerings Amid Widespread Interest
- MXT Global, a provider of forex trading technology and financial services in Australia, has announced the inclusion of the USD/CNY to its currency suite following accumulated demand from its clientele.
Monday, 10/03/2014 | 07:19 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
XM.com Gains ASIC Authorization Under a Subsidiary in Its Parent Company Structure
- The trading name XM.COM, belonging to Trading Point Holdings Ltd, which wholly owns several regulated entities offering online retail brokerage services around the world, just added an ASIC-approved entity to its list.
Wednesday, 19/02/2014 | 14:44 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Open for Business: ASX Gains RMB Settlement Service for Its Asset Suite Via Bank of China
- The ASX and the Bank of China inked an agreement to provide Sino-Australian financial markets with RMB settlement services, extending the exposure of the currency to a multitude of asset classes.
Tuesday, 18/02/2014 | 03:27 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
AxiTrader Approves Access to Chinese Yuan, 15 Other Pairs
- AxiTrader now allows trading access to Chinese Yuan via USD/CNH, among 16 new currency pairs made available to traders. The Australian FX Broker hopes for the new offering to be highly popular among clients.
Wednesday, 12/02/2014 | 10:18 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Invast Securities Operating Revenues Rise 13% in January
- Japanese broker dealer, Invast Securities has reported earnings data for the month of January. The Tokyo based brokerage firm saw operating revenues jump to $3.1 million an increase of 13% from figures reported in December.
Friday, 07/02/2014 | 21:46 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
FIBO Group Announces License with British Virgin Islands' Financial Services Commission
- The latest entity added to the Moscow-headquartered FIBO Group, under the name FIBO Group Ltd, gets licensed with BVI's FSC, adding to the firms CySEC and ASIC regulated firms, totaling 3 regulated firms within the group.
Friday, 07/02/2014 | 14:50 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
ACTIV Financial Colocates Down Under: Opens Ticker Plant at ASX, Eyes APAC
- With Europe continuing its barrage of rulings against HFT, Australia welcomes it. Today, ACTIV Financial has established a ticker plant at ASX, in order to provide higher quality and better performing data from the region.
Tuesday, 21/01/2014 | 21:02 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
IG Group Australia Appoints Ex-MF Global Executive James Perry-Keane As Head of Institutional Sales
- Following a year of growth among certain business units, IG Group's Australian division has appointed James Perry-Keane as Head of Institutional Sales, representing an advancement in his career after 3 years with IG.
Monday, 20/01/2014 | 14:54 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
J.P. Morgan Becomes Eighth Member To Take Stake in Chi-X Global
- The global financial services provider with assets of $2.5 trillion, takes an ownership interest in a growing execution-venue as prospects of order-flows in Canada, Japan and Australia are fueling the venue's potential.
Wednesday, 08/01/2014 | 13:54 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
On The Up Down Under: Invast Securities Australia Experiences Increase In Trades
- The Australian division of Japanese FX company Invast Securities has experienced a steady increase in FX trading activity over the last three months, citing AUD volatility as a major contributing factor.
Thursday, 19/12/2013 | 06:28 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
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