Russia
Monolith-Invest, Personal-Trader.RU Blacklisted by CRFIN
- The Centre for Regulation in OTC Financial Instruments and Technologies (CRFIN) has blacklisted a fraudulent organization under the alias Monolith-Invest, citing unrealistic expectations and misleading guarantees.
Friday, 10/10/2014 | 17:08 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Exclusive: BCS Integrates Binarystation’s Platform, Launches New Binary Options Offering
- BCS has launched a new binary options trading offering, integrating the Binarystation platform and helping cement the relationship between the Russian financial institution and Binaryware LLC.
Wednesday, 08/10/2014 | 14:51 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Russia Bitcoin ban draft outlines repercussions, stiffer penalties for officials and companies
Sunday, 05/10/2014 | 12:45 GMT by
Leon Pick
CFH Systems Appoints Two New Regional Directors in Eastern Europe
- CFH Systems has named Alexander Stanovoy and Lukasz Paszkiewicz as its newest Regional Directors in a bid to help develop and foster its growth initiatives in Eastern Europe, namely Russia and Poland.
Thursday, 02/10/2014 | 07:06 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Nearly 5 million Gmail accounts and passwords dumped on Russian Bitcoin Security forum
Thursday, 11/09/2014 | 11:59 GMT by
Leon Pick
Russia Tries to Draw China into Its Plan to Create an Alternative to SWIFT
- A week after the British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested cutting Russia off the international payment system the Russians announce they are in talks with China for a "SWIFT" response to the threat.
Thursday, 11/09/2014 | 10:22 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
A New Cold War? Will Russian Sanctions Affect the USD?
- Long before the Russia Ukraine conflict, the United States dollar was being questioned as the reserve currency.
Monday, 08/09/2014 | 00:01 GMT by
Paul Towne
Posing as anti-Western attack software, Kelihos trojan infects your computer, steals bitcoins
Thursday, 28/08/2014 | 14:01 GMT by
Leon Pick
MOEX Reports Strong Q2 Results: Net Profit up 5.2%, FX Volumes Rise 28% to $1.46 Trillion
- Russia's largest exchange has announced its best quarterly results since its inception in 2011. Higher trading volumes and fees despite tough markets suggests MOEX is a resilient venue on par with the world's best.
Tuesday, 26/08/2014 | 08:13 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Payment Picks: Chinese UnionPay Enters Russian Market, Amazon Lands in Shanghai FTZ
- After prices for using VISA and Mastercard have risen following Western sanctions against the country, Chinese card provider UnionPay will enter the local market, just as Amazon is setting up shop in Shanghai.
Friday, 22/08/2014 | 05:32 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Alpari Group's Global Trading Volume Exceeds $177 Billion in July
- Last year, the total trading volume for the month of July reached $270 billion for the worldwide Alpari group of companies, meaning that the group suffered almost $100 billion drop, a 34.5% decrease year-over-year.
Thursday, 21/08/2014 | 11:13 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Quadro Capital Partners Teams up with Forex Club, Targeting European FX Investment
- Quadro Capital Partners (QCP) and Forex Club have announced their intention team up and seek out investment projects, targeting foreign exchange and CFD opportunities in Eastern Europe and Russia.
Tuesday, 19/08/2014 | 20:06 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Moscow Exchange to Launch Cash-Settled USD/RUB FX Futures Trading on August 20th
- Starting from next Monday, the Moscow Exchange will offer a convenient hedge for financial and operational risks for investors and companies with exposure to the USD/RUB exchange rate through cash settled FX futures.
Thursday, 14/08/2014 | 15:10 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Analysis: Ukrainian Currency at All-Time Low, FX Volatility Rising with Geopolitics
- As the Ukrainian currency hits a new all time low and the Russian ruble is hovering close to its own bottom set earlier this year, we are seeing activity on the foreign exchange market slowly picking up.
Wednesday, 13/08/2014 | 16:54 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FX Trading Volumes at Alpari Russia Rise by 9% in July
- Trading volumes across Russia and CIS has rebounded closing on on early spring levels, after a second quarter which marked three months of consecutive declines in activity across the local foreign exchange markets.
Wednesday, 13/08/2014 | 09:32 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Russia Pushes for More Chinese Currency Swaps to Escape U.S Dollar Dependency
- The Russian and Chinese agree on having more direct Yuan/Ruble currency swaps in the future, seen as a part of a Russian drive to bypass and weaken the USD in retaliation for recent Western economic sanctions.
Monday, 11/08/2014 | 13:22 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Reports: Russia plans on banning Bitcoin, again reversing stance
Sunday, 03/08/2014 | 14:28 GMT by
Leon Pick
Paweł Tamborski Named CEO of WSE Following Successful Electoral Bid
- The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) has elected former investment banker Paweł Tamborski as its newest Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following a receipt of approval from Poland’s Financial Supervisory Authority.
Friday, 25/07/2014 | 20:17 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Payment Picks: New Chargeback Fees from Visa, US Card Operators Struggle in Russia
- During the past week we got new fees from Visa, the possibility that both Visa and MasterCard may cease operations in Russia and Amazon entering the mPOS market with a new wallet application for iOS and Android.
Friday, 25/07/2014 | 14:05 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
CRFIN Blacklists Global Trust Investment, Unrealistic Returns from Forex
- The Russian over-the-counter FX self-regulatory organisation has announced on its website that the entity named Global Trust Investment has been blacklisted due to promising unrealistic returns from forex trading.
Friday, 25/07/2014 | 09:09 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
MasterCard and Visa need to find a Russian payment provider or pay $2.9 billion deposit
Thursday, 24/07/2014 | 12:14 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Exclusive: Russian Forex Regulatory Discussion Leaks as Voting Postponed for Autumn
- Sources close to ongoing discussions claim two types of regulatory licenses for the Russian market - for prime brokerages and for retail brokerages which can only be sourcing liquidity from regulated prime brokerages.
Friday, 18/07/2014 | 07:58 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
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