New Divisa Capital UK CEO Brian Myers has brought on board another of his former lieutenants from GKFX, with the company naming Michael Ayres as Divisa UK's new COO. Michael Ayres had been Director of Operations at GKFX from October 2016 - March 2018, which basically matched Mr. Myers' tenure as GKFX CEO. The two…
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PurePoint Financial, a hybrid digital bank and division of MUFG Union Bank, N.A. has announced that Sandy Walia has joined as Head of Client Services. Sandy Walia oversees the Financial Center teams nationwide as well as the Client Support Center based in Little Rock, AK. She is based in Torrance, Calif. and reports to Pierre…
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Statkraft, a producer of renewable energy, has just announced that it has selected Nasdaq’s (NASDAQ:NDAQ) SMARTS Trade Surveillance to monitor trading behavior across power markets in the EU and Norway, in line with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). Statkraft’s decision adds to a growing community of energy corporations and utilities across the Americas, Europe and…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company Haig, Lafferty & Partners. Haig, Lafferty & Partners Associated entities: Securities Authority of New Zealand Address: 5th Floor, Comsmart Building, 53 Boulcott Street, Wellington 6011 Website: www.haiglafferty.com Phone: +64 4 8302404 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: The FMA has received reports…
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The following article was written by Jasper Lawler, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker LCG. Wednesday sees the release of the minutes from the latest FOMC meeting and could serve as a reminder why the dollar is a good buy. Dollar bulls would needs much a reminder as the buck enters its fourth consecutive down…
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Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has announced that it is providing paid market commentary services on Japanese equity and derivatives through a new collaboration with Japanese financial information firm, QUICK. The services are available now to global clients outside of Japan using Thomson Reuters Eikon. QUICK 's equity commentary provides content for Japanese stock market…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has just announced that it has reprimanded and fined HPI Forex Limited (HPI) $2 million for mis-handling client money. The SFC’s disciplinary action came after an admission by HPI that it had transferred client money up to $8 million to the accounts of its overseas brokers between…
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Continuing a year-long hiring spree, FX liquidity and Prime of Prime solutions provider CFH Clearing has announced that it has bolstered its institutional sales team with the appointment of Michael Bleys as VP Sales (EMEA). Michael Bleys joins CFH from Sucden Financial, where he spent over five years in the firm’s e-FX division. His career…
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Swiss blockchain technology company ShapeShift AG has announced that it has acquired Austin-based software firm Bitfract. Bitfract has built a tool that allows users to trade bitcoin into dozens of digital assets in a single transaction. The Bitfract team made expert use of ShapeShift’s open API to build a product that we ourselves were planning to…
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The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company Capital Management. Capital Management Address: 9 Tampines Grande, Singapore 528735 Website: www.capitalmgt.com Phone: +6531080737 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: The FMA has received a report from about Capital Management cold calling New Zealand residents and offering investment opportunities. The regulator has…
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