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FFAJ Reports Drop in Japanese Retail FX Trading Volumes in July
2017-08-15T10:18:57.000+02:00
The FFAJ's July FX trading volume report shows a 10.3% decline in trading volume growth.
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Japanese VC Funds Invest $9m in NEM-Powered ICO Platform COMSA
2017-08-10T09:24:03.000+02:00
COMSA raises $9 million in venture capital from Nippon Technology Venture Partners, FISCO Capitals, and ABBALab Inc.
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Blockchain Technology Will Help Southeast Asia to Leapfrog the West
2017-08-07T16:13:04.000+02:00
Lon Wong, President of NEM Foundation, talks about the XEM cryptocurrency exchange, global expansion and more.
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Tech Bureau Japan Launches NEM-Powered ICO Platform, COMSA
2017-08-03T14:39:19.000+02:00
The NEM cryptocurrency (XEM) is the sixth most valuable blockchain token in the world with a $2 billion market cap.
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Japan's JPX Reports Decline in July Trading Volume across market segment
2017-08-01T13:17:48.000+02:00
JPX released monthly July trading data for both cash and the derivative segment with decline in both volume and value.
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MUFG Breaks Rank with Other Japanese Banks, Eyeing Amsterdam as EU Hub
2017-07-31T10:43:56.000+02:00
With Brexit looming, MUFG is focusing on Amsterdam as its new EU headquarters.
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Rakuten to Launch New Advertising Services Firm
2017-07-26T13:12:18.000+02:00
Makoto Arima will act as the new marketing company's President and Representative Director.
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Monex Group Reports Strong Results Despite Mixed Performance by Monex Inc.
2017-07-25T10:06:24.000+02:00
Weaker performance by Monex, Inc, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Monex Group, did not drag down the group in Q2 2017.
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Compagnie Financière Tradition's Japanese Retail Forex Revenue Down 28.6% in H1
2017-07-25T08:34:33.000+02:00
CFT explains that the reported revenue remains affected by the weakness of the pound sterling due to Brexit.
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FFAJ Reports Japanese Retail Trading Volumes Dropped to $3 Trillion in June
2017-07-17T08:42:34.000+02:00
Results in line with global trend of declining trading volume and volatility.
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Invast Securities' Financials Edge Higher in June
2017-07-14T11:55:32.000+02:00
Slightly improved JPY activity helped drive Invast's business in June as looks to move past an uneven H1.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Relocating EU Operations to Frankfurt as Brexit Looms
2017-07-05T07:55:04.000+02:00
SMFG joins Nomura and Daiwa Securities in making Frankfurt its EU hub.
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Monex Establishes New Money Management Subsidiary as Operating Revenues Rise
2017-06-21T12:41:15.000+02:00
Monex is venturing into the rapidly growing money management space to further diversify its product offering.
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Invast Securities’ Revenues Rebound in May, Bouncing Off 2017 Lows
2017-06-14T13:24:28.000+02:00
Invast secured a recovery in its monthly revenues, despite static margin deposits and low JPY volatility.
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FFAJ OTC Forex Trading Volumes for May 2017 Rise MoM, Fall YoY
2017-06-14T10:50:08.000+02:00
The Financial Futures Association of Japan has published its monthly metrics for May 2017, showing slips in several aspects.
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Kabu's FX Volumes Retreat in May as JPY Stagnates
2017-06-02T16:11:34.000+02:00
Volumes retreated in May as a lack of JPY movement influenced overall trading activity.
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Forex.com Japan to Migrate Customer Base to Advantage Trader Platform
2017-05-31T15:19:29.000+02:00
FOREXTrader users will be shifted over to the Advantage Trader platform on August 12
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Exclusive: Tradency Launches Next Gen HTML5 Mirror Trader
2017-05-30T07:57:46.000+02:00
Japanese CTFX is the first brokerage to support the platform.
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Japanese Ministry of Finance Issues Warnings Against OptionBit and FBS
2017-05-26T16:30:30.000+02:00
Unlicensed binary options and foreign exchange trading are forbidden in Japan.
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Monex Group Inc. Reports Declining Revenues, Dividends for April 2017
2017-05-24T11:08:10.000+02:00
The Japanese financial services firm’s consolidated monthly financial results continue to decrease.
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Executive Moves
CFH Systems Secures Toshifumi Kasuga in Senior Institutional Sales Role
2017-05-10T09:30:42.000+02:00
Toshifumi Kasuga is CFH Systems' latest hire in its Tokyo office as the group expands in Asia.
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GMO and Kabo Among 18 Japanese Firms Applying for a Bitcoin Exchange License
2017-05-03T11:45:46.000+02:00
Japan will stop applying consumption taxes on cryptocurrencies in July, which attracts financial firms to join the market.
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Japanese Regulator Warns Against Unregulated Forex Heart & Two Binary Brokers
2017-04-28T12:00:43.000+02:00
The firms on Kanto’s list may have regulation in other jurisdictions, but this is not sufficient to operate in Japan.
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TFX’s Volumes Pointed Higher in March, Helping Pare Q1 Declines
2017-04-03T16:15:13.000+02:00
March's volumes helped snap a recent decline at TFX, buoyed by USD/JPY trading and volatility.
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Executive Moves
Two Japanese FX Veterans Join Fortex and Advanced Markets' FAM Clearing
2017-03-28T08:46:49.000+02:00
Satomi Toyoshima and Toshiaki Chiyoda come over from CFH Clearing Japan, where they served as directors.
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