September 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Abu Dhabi Global Market is now an ISDA recognised netting jurisdiction

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, today announced that the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has recognised ADGM as an effective netting regime and published a positive legal opinion to its members. This further reinforces ADGM’s position in providing a robust legal framework, which allow financial institutions and…

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September 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIX Swiss Exchange joins xyt hub for tick data distribution and analytics

big xyt, the independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities, announced today that SIX Swiss Exchange has joined the xyt hub to provide high quality tick data to its trading participants, enabling them to develop, evaluate and backtest new trading and execution strategies while providing greater transparency over trading activity. Connected to more…

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Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI)
September 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters expands CLEAR ID Confirm with business data

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that has expanded its identity verification process - CLEAR ID Confirm - to include business and organizational data. As part of the CLEAR online investigations suite, CLEAR ID Confirm leverages comprehensive, up-to-date public and proprietary data to enable organizations to complete identity verification tasks, including risk evaluation and business vetting. The product…

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September 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand retail FX broker Brickhill sets sports sponsorship with Premier League club Southampton FC

Global foreign exchange provider becomes Official Asian Trading Partner of Southampton in two-year deal Brickhill Capital Limited (BHC), the global foreign exchange provider, announced that has been named the Official Asian Trading Partner of Southampton Football Club in a two-year deal. The partnership launch was attended by Southampton players, Mario Lemina, Manolo Gabbiadini, Matt Targett…

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September 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Banca Generali and Saxo Bank to form a partnership for access to trading on global markets

Banca Generali and Copenhagen based online brokerage provider Saxo Bank announced they have reached an agreement to establish an exclusive partnership to offer online trading and digital services. The objective is to offer clients, on an exclusive basis for the Italian market, access to an innovative platform for advanced trading, based on Saxo Bank’s technology…

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September 25, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Merrill Lynch gets $2.5 million CFTC fine for failures related to a CME Group investigation

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (Merrill Lynch), a registered Futures Commission Merchant and a unit of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), for failing to supervise its employees’ and agents’ handling of the firm’s response to a CME Group…

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