CFTC offices
November 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC extends swap data reporting relief for certain swap dealers

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (Division) today extended relief it provided certain CFTC-registered swap dealers (SD) and major swap participants (MSP) in November 2016. Today’s relief, announced in a no-action letter, states that the Division will not recommend that the CFTC take an enforcement action against a non-U.S. SD or…

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Capital com ai smartfeed
November 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Capital.com launches its SmartFeed AI-based bias detecting technology for traders

CySEC regulated mobile trading specialist Capital Com SV Investments Limited, which operates the Capital.com brand, has announced the release of its SmartFeed technology. CEO Kira Bondareva proclaims SmartFeed as “one of the most exciting features of Capital.com's app.” SmartFeed, backed by AI technology, is a smart tool able to track investors’ behaviour, detect cognitive biases and…

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November 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Indian Power Finance Corp launches new International Bond in LSE

London Stock Exchange informed that it has welcomed the listing of Indian Power Finance Corporation’s (PFC) first international bond in almost two decades. The ten-year dated green bond raised $400 million, paying a 3.75 per cent semi-annual coupon and listed on London Stock Exchange’s new International Securities Market. PFC will use the proceeds of the…

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November 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes No Signboard Holdings Ltd. to Catalist

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed No Signboard Holdings Ltd. to its Catalist under the stock code “1G6”. No Signboard Holdings Ltd. is an established and well-recognised food and beverage brand in Singapore, operating a chain of seafood restaurants under its No Signboard Seafood brand, a beer business that distributes its in-house Draft Denmark brand of…

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November 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Velocimetrics partners with CloudShark for better data visibility in trading environments

Velocimetrics, the provider of real-time business flow tracking and performance analytics and CloudShark, the world’s first web-based packet capture management and analysis system have today announced a tie-up, which will enable traders, network operatives and financial IT specialists to have greater visibility into network packets of data. Velocimetrics and CloudShark have collaborated to develop a…

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November 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AMF warns of fraudulent crowdfunding site Crowd-Partners.com

The French regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has warned of the activities of the website https://crowd-partners.com/ which encourages savers to invest in various fraudulent investment solutions and abusively uses the label "Plate-forme de financement participatif régulée par les autorités françaises" without the required authorization. The website https://crowd-partners.com/ is abusively using the label "Plate-forme de…

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November 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

BoE and FCA launch next phase of Sterling Libor transition work

The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the next phase of work with market participants on Libor transition. From January 2018, the market-led Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Rates will have an extended mandate and broader participation. The Working Group’s new mandate will be to catalyse a broad-based transition to SONIA over…

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November 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

BaFin approves Deutsche Börse as ARM and APA

Germany financial regulator BaFin (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht / German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) has determined that Deutsche Börse AG’s ARM (Approved Reporting Mechanism) and APA (Approved Publication Arrangement) services are compliant with all relevant MiFID II requirements. Based on this regulatory approval, Deutsche Börse’s Regulatory Reporting Hub (RRH) will offer ARM and APA services as…

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LCH SA EquityClear extends clearing services with Euronext stocks traded on Turquoise
November 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

LCH SwapAgent goes live with Cross-Currency Basis Swaps

LCH SwapAgent, a service for the non-cleared derivatives market, today announced that it has processed its first Cross-Currency Basis Swap. The first trade was conducted between Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank and was a EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap. The trade was brokered by ICAP, which is part of TP ICAP group, and was processed through…

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