Japan
Deutsche Bank Names Peter Massion as Head of GTB, Trade Finance
- Deutsche Bank AG has announced the appointment of Peter Massion as its newest Head of Global Transaction Banking (GTB) and Head of Trade Finance and Cash Management Corporates, who will be based out of Japan.
Monday, 01/09/2014 | 14:08 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Good Morning Japan, Abenomics Is in Free Fall and the Bank Of Japan Can’t Help It
- Shinzo Abe’s house of cards is falling under its own weight leaving structural reform on the back burner and presenting the Bank of Japan with a limited amount of tools to conduct appropriate monetary policy.
Friday, 29/08/2014 | 10:21 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Monex Hambrecht Undergoes Executive Shuffle in-House
- Monex Hambrecht, Inc., a subsidiary of Monex Group, has announced a duality of promotions, elevating Yuko Seimei and Junya Matsuoka to the respective role of Chairman Representative Director and Representative Director.
Tuesday, 26/08/2014 | 03:39 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Breaking: Japanese Broker Invast Acquires 15% of Tradency Shares
- Platform developer Tradency and Invast Securities are forming a strategic alliance which will elevate the companies' cooperation to include equity stake in Tradency following a conclusion of a capital agreement.
Thursday, 21/08/2014 | 07:12 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Citibank to Exit Retail Banking in Japan, FX Related Corporate Unit to Stay
- According to a report from Reuters, Citibank is looking to sell its retail banking division in Japan. Not being affected and important to the Japanese FX market is that the bank's corporate unit will remain.
Wednesday, 20/08/2014 | 11:53 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Kraken looking to expand to Japan. CEO Powell: "Compared to Japan, the United States is in the Dark Ages"
Monday, 18/08/2014 | 13:28 GMT by
Leon Pick
Rakuten acquires Slice to gain foothold in US market
Thursday, 14/08/2014 | 13:44 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Japanese Rakuten expands to the UK with Rakuten.co.uk
Monday, 11/08/2014 | 16:03 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
HSBC Reports Q2 Metrics, FX Revenues Dive -34% QoQ
- HSBC has recently reported its Q2 figures, which were highlighted by a staunch, albeit predictable 34% QoQ decline in foreign exchange revenues - the largest composition of the bank’s global trading business
Tuesday, 05/08/2014 | 14:57 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
DMM’s FX Volumes Continue to Drop for a Sixth Month, about -15% in July
- Japan’s second largest retail forex broker by volume, DMM Securities, has just released its July volumes showing another month-on-month decline, the sixth month straight of declines for the broker.
Monday, 04/08/2014 | 07:27 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Monex Q1 Fiscal 2015: Global FX Revenue Halved, Total Revenue down 43% YoY
- Monex Group's US business continues to be in the red, while YoY revenues from Japanese equities trading are taking a big hit due to the one-off rise last year, Japanese business now accounts for 63% of total revenues.
Thursday, 31/07/2014 | 07:27 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Industry Stalwarts Arrive in Tokyo for the Forex Magnates' Summit
- Industry-leading executives have been steadfastly arriving in Tokyo, one of the true global hubs for forex, for the 2014 Forex Magnates Summit slated to take place from July 29-30 at the luxurious Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
Tuesday, 29/07/2014 | 00:25 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Former Goldman Trader gets $1.6 million funding for new bitcoin exchange in Japan
Wednesday, 23/07/2014 | 08:24 GMT by
Leon Pick
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten may soon accept Bitcoin
Tuesday, 15/07/2014 | 11:55 GMT by
Leon Pick
Atlas ATS and BitOcean partner to fill void left by MtGox with Japan-based exchange
Tuesday, 15/07/2014 | 08:15 GMT by
Leon Pick
DMM Market's FX Volumes Drop for Fifth Straight Month in June, Lower by 16%
- FX volumes in Japan continue trending substantially lower month after month, with DMM reporting client trading volume at $364.8 billion (¥37 trillion) - an uneasy environment to enter summer trading.
Wednesday, 02/07/2014 | 08:06 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Goldman Sachs Japan Co.’s VP and FX Salesman, Wako Ogawa Resigns
- Goldman Sachs Group’s Tokyo FX Salesman and Vice President of the group’s Japanese Division, Wako Ogawa has resigned from his position and is slated join an unnamed financial institutional later this year.
Tuesday, 24/06/2014 | 09:54 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Exclusive: Spotware's cTrader Launches in Japan with FX Crown
- The company is breaking new ground on the Japanese market, launching with local brokerage Crown FX to compliment its solution named ArbiFX, which is aiming to deliver a diverse offering to the local market.
Wednesday, 18/06/2014 | 13:32 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
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