Deutsche Börse
January 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse AG appoints Ingrid M. Haas as Managing Director of Communications and Marketing

Ingrid M. Haas will be joining Deutsche Börse Group with effect from 15 February 2018. She will report to CEO Theodor Weimer, and be responsible for the Group Communications and Group Marketing departments. Ingrid M. Haas has been running her own communications consultancy since leaving her position as Head of Corporate Affairs with Vodafone Deutschland.…

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Shenzhen Stock Exchange publicly denounces Changsheng Bio-technology
January 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Shenzhen Stock Exchange improves the risk management system

SZSE attaches much importance to risk management and informed that it has been actively exploring a perfect mode of risk management. By now, SZSE has formed an overall risk management system based on evaluation and prevention beforehand, control and handling of risks at their occurrence, and summary and improvement afterward at different stages of risk…

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Saxo Bank office
January 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank adds New York and London infrastructure to bolster FX Prime-of-Prime offering

Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced a new capability in its FX Prime offering, catering for institutional clients. Running on dedicated infrastructure through Saxo Bank’s DMA liquidity hubs in London and New York, full amount execution ensures a better trade experience and lower market impact for large orders in FX and precious metals.…

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New BIS report cites “internalization” by large banks for 7% volume drop
January 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

MiFID II, GDPR and ESMA: The Not-So-Terrible Trio

The following article was written by FXTM Senior Staff Writer, Ben Lovell-Viggers. It’s been a while since we had a good financial bubble to discuss around the water cooler; bubbles are the punctuation marks in a long history of financial folly. In terms of scale, the leading contender is the legendary South Sea Bubble of…

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January 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blackwell Global Hong Kong acquires new SFC asset management license

Blackwell Global Hong Kong announced today the acquisition of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission asset management license (SFC Type 9 License No. BJU094). Having built a wealth of resources and established market advantage through the Blackwell Global Group’s presence in multinational financial centers, the company is able to provide a wider range of…

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January 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BNY Mellon hires Michael Cooper from Deutsche Bank to head new institutional FX prime brokerage business

BNY Mellon has announced plans to address the increasingly complex and capital-constrained FX market by launching a prime brokerage service for its institutional clients. The service will launch in early 2018 and allow participants to more efficiently trade, finance and margin their FX through BNY Mellon, a highly-rated counterparty that oversees more than $33.3 trillion…

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