New capabilities also include the launch of seamless P2P transfers within iMessage The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) just announced that its personal banking clients are now the first in Canada who can ask Siri to pay their bills on iPhone and iPad using RBC Mobile app. RBC has also launched seamless Interac e-Transfer® payments within…
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Online broker-dealer and futures commission merchant TradeStation Group, Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698), just announced new pricing for futures for all new customers and all existing customers who notify TradeStation they would like to switch to the new pricing. All customers on this new, simplified futures pricing plan of just…
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The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) has announced today Precious Metals Market rule changes for Declared Delivery and Customized Delivery. The new rules allow settlement through the delivery of bars instead of warehouse receipts where there is consent between buyer and seller. The updated rules took effect on August 1 and are applicable to the…
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The following article was written by Jameel Ahmad, VP of Corporate Development and Market Research at FXTM. Iran is sitting at the centre of a geopolitical maelstrom. Its alliance with beleaguered GCC member Qatar, June’s terrorist strike on its Parliament building in Tehran, and recent financial sanctions from the US, have all conspired to keep the country…
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Binary options platform and brokerage group TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) has announced that its 51% owned joint venture which focuses on the China and APAC region, DragonFinancials, has declared an interim dividend payout of USD $2 million payable by August 20, 2017, in respect of the six month period ended June 30, 2017. TechFinancials' portion of the dividend will…
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The following article was written by freelance writer Brad Richardson, founder of website littlestbookshelf.com. It can be overwhelming for a newbie to think about investing and trading on the stock exchange, but it can also be very lucrative and exciting. When I first started investing my hard earned money in companies listed on the stock…
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ASIC regulated online broker Berndale Capital, an Australian based market leading provider of forex trading services and technology, has announced a new range of bond trading instruments. Available to all traders, the introduction of four German Government treasury backed Bonds opens up new portfolio options for those investors seeking even greater diversification of their funds. Bonds…
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Continuing the string of flat to slightly-down FX trading volumes at leading eFX platforms we’ve seen for the month of July, multibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream has reported that volumes on its system were down 14% MoM, coming in at $17.6 billion ADV. We'd note that June was a near-record month at FXSpotStream, with ADV…
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The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have announced a services agreement designed to ease reporting burdens and compliance costs for member firms. The new, simplified filing process will also reduce inconsistent or incomplete filing of annual audited financial statements and supplementary reports. Effective September 1, firms that currently…
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Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that it has acquired the assets of PCLender, LLC, a next generation enterprise internet-based mortgage software and mortgage lending technology solutions company. This acquisition will enhance the Fiserv suite of mortgage origination services, which enable Fiserv clients to deliver the experience…
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