Full European Vanguard product range tradable on Xetra for the first time Exchange traded funds (ETFs) issued by Vanguard have been tradable for the first time on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday. The 23 new ETFs provide investors with access to an extensive product range of equity, fixed income and strategy ETFs. We are…
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the following changes to its senior management team: Ms Ho Hern Shin, currently Executive Director (Insurance Department), will be appointed as Assistant Managing Director (Banking & Insurance). She will take over the position from Mr Chua Kim Leng, who has requested to relinquish his current role to…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that the shareholder of Vantage Global Prime Pty Ltd, the parent company of leading Australia based Retail FX and CFD broker Vantage FX, is expanding into the UK via the acquisition of FCA regulated Retail FX broker Atom8 Financial Services LLP. Atom8 was established in 2013 by former JP Morgan…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that it will introduce its cash-settled TSI Iron Ore Fines 62 per cent Fe CFR China Futures (Iron Ore Futures), its first ferrous metal product, on Monday, 13 November 2017. As a leading international financial and trade centre, Hong Kong provides one-stop solutions to enterprises for trading,…
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Australia based financial research house Investment Trends has released its 2017 France CFD and FX Report, an in-depth study of French CFD and FX traders’ attitudes and investing habits. The study is based on a large-scale survey of over 6,000 investors and traders concluded in July 2017. Key highlights from the Investment Trends 2017 France…
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The ARPP (French advertising self-regulatory organization) has issued a recommendation in order to inform the advertising industry regarding the regulation of intermediation in miscellaneous assets. With a view to better protection for savers, the Sapin II law has introduced a change in the system: no offer on atypical investments car be directly marketed in France…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published position limits on certain commodity derivative contracts which are traded on UK trading venues. The limits have been established by exercising the regulator's power of direction under Regulation 16 of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (MIFI Regs) in accordance…
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A new report issued by Australia based research house Investment Trends has, not surprisingly, found that the US Retail and margin trading FX sector has taken a big hit in 2017, following the (forced) exit from the market earlier this year of former #1 broker FXCM. FXCM, and its founder and CEO Drew Niv, were banned…
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The NZX Ltd (NZE:NZX) announced the appointment of Graham Law as Chief Financial Officer, effective 27 November 2017. Graham Law is an experienced senior executive with almost 25 years’ experience in the financial and professional services sectors in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Law is currently Head of Finance at the Accident Compensation Corporation,…
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The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has issued a warning of the activities of an entity named Crown Managers. The company, which claims to be established at 5 Maison de Soins de l’Etat, 9440 Vianden, Luxembourg, is operating at www.crownmanagers.com. The CSSF informs the public that Crown Managers is unknown to it and that…
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