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Exclusive: Ex-JP Morgan Lawyer David Andrews Launches Atom8, A New ECN in London
- London continues to shine as a center for both retail and institutional FX, today becoming home to Atom8, a newly launched ECN which provides spread betting, FX and CFDs via a proprietary platform.
Tuesday, 05/11/2013 | 14:28 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Quincy Data Launches Low Latency PoP - 4.12 Milliseconds Between NJ2 & Aurora, IL
- Quincy Data has today announced the establishment of a Point of Presence connection at the NJ2 data center in Weehawken, New Jersey, providing ultra low latency connectivity to Aurora, Il.
Monday, 04/11/2013 | 13:58 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
ICAP's Trade Processing & FX Infrastructure Divisions Onboard FCMs, Release UTI
- Whilst Traiana's CreditLink onboards FCMs and venues today, ICAP's FX infrastructure division TriOptima has announced the release of Unique Trade ID in order to comply with European EMIR rulings.
Thursday, 31/10/2013 | 15:36 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
ICAP & Thomson Reuters Announce CFTC Approval of Swap Execution Facilities
- The CFTC continues to demonstrate its efficiency in approving SEFs, with the applications of two major instititutional firms, ICAP and Thomson Reuters being granted temporary SEF status on the same day.
Monday, 30/09/2013 | 13:50 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
FIX Trading Community Produces Guidelines Amid Series Of SEF Approvals In US
- Concurrent with the series of Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) that have been granted temporary approval by the CFTC recently, FIX Trading Community has released a set of standardized industry guidelines.
Sunday, 29/09/2013 | 10:42 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Diversification On The Agenda - OANDA Purchases Social Trading Network Currensee
- OANDA, one the handful of retail FX firms still operating in America, has today announced that it is to purchase Currensee, alluding to a potential need for diversification of service offering to stay in the market.
Tuesday, 24/09/2013 | 22:00 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
SDP FX Platform Development Simplified - Caplin Systems Launches Core FX Motif
- London-based institutional FX technology provider Caplin Systems has today announced the release of Core FX Motif, a set of tools designed to establish ready-made starting points for building single-dealer platforms.
Monday, 23/09/2013 | 11:05 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CFTC Approves Two Further SEFs As America Bolsters Institutional FX Industry
- Two further SEF registrations were grantred on Friday by the CFTC. ICE Swap Trade and trueEX received temporary registration which will allow their performance to be monitored before attaining permanent SEF status.
Sunday, 22/09/2013 | 07:54 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Trade Repository Registrations Take A Step Back In Europe As ESMA Delays Final Date
- The European Securities and Markets Authority has today announced that it is pushing back the implementation timeline relating to the instigation of trade repositories in Europe.
Monday, 16/09/2013 | 16:19 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Global FX Volumes Climbing: BIS Releases Data For Exchange Traded Instruments
- To further depict 2013's return to form within the global FX market, the BIS has released its quarterly report for Q2 of 2013, detailing concise figures for exchange-traded instruments. Currency volume up internationally.
Sunday, 15/09/2013 | 14:33 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Don't Mess With The U.S. - America Leads The Way in Strict Sentencing For FX Fraudsters
- As worldwide authorities concentrate on firming up the regulatory structure of FX firms, some regimes are stricter than others. The US has demonstrated this by sentencing a Ponzi scheme to 20 years.
Tuesday, 10/09/2013 | 15:26 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
SEF Approvals Continue Whilst US Regulator Scrutinizes OTC Firm
- The CFTC yesterday announced that it has approved two applications for SEF registration from DW SEF LLC and TW SEF LLC, both subsidiaries of Tradeweb.
Tuesday, 10/09/2013 | 07:36 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
CFTC Goes In Depth on Risk Control Measures For Automated Trading
- Financial markets regulators in the United States have published a concept release on risk controls and system safeguards for automated trading environments. The CFTC considers this necessary at a time of rapid technological change.
Monday, 09/09/2013 | 18:06 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
TriOptima Goes Live With Verification and Reconciliation of OTC Data To DTCC
- TriOptima, ICAP's post-trade risk management infrastructure division has today gone live with its data connectivity integration with DTCC's global trade repository services in time for CFTC deadline of August 23.
Monday, 09/09/2013 | 10:28 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Firms Fall Foul of Rulings on Safeguarding Client Funds Resulting in £7.1 Million Fine
- Yesterday, two companies were issued penalties by regulatory authorities on both sides of the Atlantic for transgressing client fund security rulings. In the UK, Aberdeen Asset Management's penalty amounted to $7.1 million
Wednesday, 04/09/2013 | 11:34 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
BIS Announces Final Report By Basel Committee On Non-Centrally Cleared FX
- The Bank of International Settlements has today released the final report on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives which was issued by the Basel Committee On Banking Supevision and IOSCO.
Monday, 02/09/2013 | 12:11 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
All Together Now.... 11 Regulators Submit OTC Derivatives Cross-Border Report To G20
- In the worldwide quest to standardize the means by which OTC derivatives are regulated across all nations, eleven regulatory authorities submitted a report on regulatory matters to the G20 Committee on August 30.
Sunday, 01/09/2013 | 14:23 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
BIS Report on OTC Derivatives: Just How Much Does Market Reform Cost?
- A group of 29 institutions and authorities published a report on the effects of regulatory steps on the centralized clearing market, and sent reassuring signals about the collaterals needed to fund them.
Monday, 26/08/2013 | 12:26 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
$72 Million Ponzi Scheme Lands Gregory McKnight With 15 Year Jail Sentence
- The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced yesterday that Gregory McKnight has been sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in jail for operating a $72 million Ponzi scheme and operating without regulatory approval.
Wednesday, 14/08/2013 | 08:36 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Ladies At The Top: SEC Elects Kara M. Stein As Commissioner
- The US Securities and Exchange Commission elected Kara M. Stein as Commissioner on Friday last week, superceding Elisse B. Walter. Serving under incumbent Chair Mary Jo White, this represents a highly senior position.
Sunday, 11/08/2013 | 09:16 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
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
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
US Government To Meet With CFTC and SEC Tomorrow To Question Implementation Delays Relating to Dodd-Frank Act
- A panel of US Senators are scheduled to meet with the SEC and CFTC tomorrow in order to ascertain reasons for the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act having taken three years to implement. A focus on OTC derivatives is expected.
Monday, 29/07/2013 | 05:16 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
Britain Investigates Possibility of Imposing Transaction Tax on HFT
- British government officials are considering a move to impose a financial transaction tax on HFT in order to deter what it considers to be very short term investors subsequent to a review by economist Professor John Kay.
Monday, 29/07/2013 | 04:28 GMT by
Andrew Saks McLeod
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