June 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

IG responds to FCA Asset Management Market Study

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) earlier has today published the final findings of its asset management market study and announced the package of remedies it will take forward to address the concerns identified in its interim report into the sector. Here's what Ian Peacock, Head of UK and Ireland at IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG), has to…

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June 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

France's AMF adds X90, MT4 Invest, GSS Financial, Boom Forex and PromFX to FX broker Blacklist

The AMF and the ACPR are publishing a list of new websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation to do so. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: www.x90.com / X90 www.mt4invest.com / MT4 INVEST www.gss-fi.eu / GSS FINANCIAL www.boomforex.net / BOOM FOREX www.promfx.com…

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June 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Visa commits to strategic investment in Klarna

Visa (NYSE:V) and Klarna just announced they have reached an agreement for Visa to invest in Klarna, and intend to develop a future strategic partnership. Klarna is an online payments companies, serving 60 million consumers and 70,000 retailers. The equity investment and planned partnership demonstrate Visa and Klarna’s shared vision to accelerate online and mobile…

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June 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX Group selects TCS BaNCS to power next phase of business integration initiative

Tata Consultancy Services to provide Canada's premier exchange, depository and clearing group with a new consolidated technology platform TMX Group (TSX:X) today announced the company has chosen Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE:TCS), an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, to implement a single, integrated technology platform for Canada's clearing and settlement businesses.…

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June 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA publishes final report into asset management sector

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the final findings of its asset management market study and announced the package of remedies it will take forward to address the concerns identified in its interim report into the sector. Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive at the FCA said: The asset management sector is important to the…

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June 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group obtains regulatory clearance from CFTC to launch OTC FX options clearing

Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) announced today it has received regulatory clearance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to provide clearing services for over-the-counter FX options. This is a significant milestone in providing our FX clients with the broadest and most capital efficient FX clearing solution in the market," said Paul Houston,…

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June 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CNMV approves takeover bid for the shares of Clínica Baviera

The Board of the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) announced that has approved, at its meeting held today, the voluntary takeover bid for the shares of Clínica Baviera, S.A. submitted by Aier Eye International (Europe), S.L.U. The offer is aimed at 100% of the share capital of Baviera composed of 16,307,580 shares of 0.10 euros…

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June 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Carney has recourse to macro-prudential measures to cool off inflation in the UK

The following article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). The Bank of England’s (BoE) Financial Stability Report revealed that Governor Mark Carney is moving toward macro-prudential measures to temper the UK’s rising inflationary pressures within the ‘Brexit reality’. Mark Carney can no longer…

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