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Vijay Albuquerque Appointed New Chief Risk Officer at CME Clearing

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January 08, 2024

Storms and strikes not flooding the positive outlook on the UK economy

As traders recently turned bullish on the sterling for the first time in three months, analysts believe the UK economy, which spent most of 2023 on the rim of recession, is on the rise. Bloomberg r...

November 21, 2023

UK borrowing reaches record levels, topped only by stats from 1993 & 2020

The ONS’s figures also compared the same period from 2022, where net borrowing registered lower than this October’s figures. Not only this, but it also sits as the second highest borrowing figu...

July 27, 2023

Is the Fed done hiking? Markets think so, Powell doesn’t

Market Expects No Further Hikes in 2023 According to the CME’s FedWatch tool, market participants now overwhelmingly expect that the Fed’s hikes for 2023 are over. There is currently a 78% prob...

July 25, 2023

Weekly data: traders concentrate on the Fed and ECB

The focus for the Fed’s press conference on Wednesday night is on whether there’s any hint about a hike in the fourth quarter. Traders mostly expect this to be the last hike of this cycle for t...

Forex News

April 25, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

Vijay Albuquerque Appointed New Chief Risk Officer at CME Clearing

Albuquerque has more than two decades of industry experience, with a strong background in risk management. He most recently served as Head of Counterparty Risk and Portfolio Risk Analytics for Ci...

April 24, 2025

AJ Bell’s Assets Under Administration Rise to £90.4bn

The company revealed in a Q2 trading update on Thursday that its platform attracted 32,000 new customers in the three...

April 24, 2025

Monex Group to Acquire 20% Stake in Westfield Capital Management

The move will see Westfield become an equity-method affiliate of the Tokyo-listed financial services company. The str...

April 23, 2025

Interactive Brokers Launches Home Savings Account in Canada

According to the brokerage, the account offers users a tax-efficient way to save and invest towards purchasing a firs...

April 23, 2025

StoneX’s New York Precious Metals Vault Granted CME Registered Depository Status

The status enables it to store and deliver gold, silver, platinum, and palladium under COMEX and NYMEX contracts. Fur...

April 23, 2025

Argentex Confirms ‘Advanced Discussions’ with IFX Payments Regarding Takeover Proposal

In a statement, the currency risk management firm said it had received non-binding indicative proposals from three po...

April 22, 2025

Argentex Shares Suspended Amid Liquidity Concerns Driven by FX Volatility

The suspension of trading in the company's shares on AIM took effect from 07.30 a.m. today. Argentex said its exposur...

April 22, 2025

UBS Enters Exclusive Strategic Collaboration with India’s 360 ONE WAM

As part of the deal, UBS will transfer its onshore wealth management business in India to 360 ONE, while 360 ONE clie...

April 18, 2025

Hidden Road Secures FINRA Broker-Dealer Licence to Expand Fixed Income Offering

The move comes not long after it was announced that Hidden Road was acquired by Ripple for $1.25 billion. The licence...

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July 11, 2023

INTERVIEW

Interview: Brokeree’s Julia Ilichyova talks about expansion in EMEA and APAC+ and growing the team

LR: Two years ago, we talked about how the team behind Brokeree has developed since the company’s inception. Can you tell me how the team has grown and evolved in the past two years? Julia: Over ...

June 15, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive Interview: Eduardo Alves talks about driving strategic excellence at 4XC

LR: What motivated you to join 4XC as the Chief Strategic Officer? Eduardo: Choosing to join 4XC came from a deep personal connection with Joao Monteiro, the company's founder, and our shared visio...

March 08, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive: Focus on women in tech on International Women's Day

Daphne Munuera, Client Services Officer, iSAM Securities LR: Can you tell me a little bit about your career? – "For the majority of my career, I've worked in the finance sector. My first job was ...

March 07, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive: Hantec Markets' Hayel Abu-Hamdan talks about LATAM expansion, market expectations for 2023 and more

LR: Hantec Markets expanded in LATAM with a new Chile office in October last year. What does that mean for the company? Hayel: Our expansion into LATAM is the latest example of our company’s cont...

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Cryptocurrency

April 24, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

WisdomTree Partners with Marex On Structured Products Linked to ETFs

The companies explained that the partnership will allow institutional investors to access tailored exposure to digital assets through Marex-issued structured notes, linked to WisdomTree’s ETPs. The products are said to offer varying levels of capital protection, yield enhancement, or leverage, depending on the investor’s risk profile. Dovile Silenskyte, Director of Digital Assets Research at WisdomTree,…

April 18, 2025

Hidden Road Secures FINRA Broker-Dealer Licence to Expand Fixed Income Offering

The move comes not long after it was announced that Hidden Road was acquired by Ripple for $1.25 billion. The licence enables Hidden Road to offer a wider range of regulatory-compliant services—i...

April 14, 2025

Broadridge and Fnality to Collaborate On Real-Time Settlement for Intraday Repo Transactions

The collaboration integrates Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform with Fnality’s Payment System (FnPS), enabling delivery versus payment (DvP) using digital representations of fu...

April 09, 2025

US Department of Justice Disbands NCET

This strategic shift aligns with President Donald Trump's pro-cryptocurrency agenda, which aims to position the United States as a global leader in the digital assets sector. The administration has...

April 01, 2025

SIX Announces Digital Assets Regulatory and Tax Service

The new data package is said to be aimed at helping financial institutions navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of digital asset regulations and tax compliance. The service, launched amid increa...

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January 21, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Standard Chartered Announces Launch of SC PrismFX

The firm said in a press release that the solutions suite is designed to cater to the diverse FX needs of Financial Institutions (FI), Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI), PayTech, and Corporate clients globally. SC PrismFX is said to integrate Standard Chartered’s digital Transaction Banking, Financial Markets, and Digital Platforms under one brand, providing FX payment…

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January 06, 2025

ACY Securities Expands Copy Trading to MT5 via Tradingcup

Beginning January 3, 2025, the company said the enhancement aims to provide broader trading opportunities for traders. The Tradingcup platform, launched in early 2024, has quickly gained traction, ...

November 11, 2024

Travelex to Revamp ATM Network with NCR Atleos

In partnership with NCR Atleos, the company revealed it is replacing its entire portfolio of over 600 ATMs across eight countries with new hardware and software. The move is designed to elevate the...

October 24, 2024

Worldline Partners with Visa to Enhance Fraud Management Solution

The global payment services provider explained in its press release announcing the deal that the collaboration combines Worldline's extensive transactional data with Visa's Cybersource Decision Man...

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October 16, 2024

Danske Bank Adopts Broadridge's Proxy Voting Solution

The company explained in a press release that the strategic partnership aims to enhance the accuracy and speed of the proxy voting process, empowering Danske Bank's clients to make more informed in...

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