The Board of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that has appointed an additional six members to the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC). The newest members appointed to the RDC are Karen Johnston and Nick Lord. They join Stuart McIntosh, Philip Marsden, Robin Mason and Malcolm Nicholson who were appointed last year. The RDC is…
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ENSO, a NEX Group (LON:NXG) business and portfolio finance and centralized treasury management solution for the buy-side, announced today that it plans to expand the ENSO Broker Vote tool to include MiFID II research consumption, powered by RSRCHXchange, the MiFID II compliant marketplace for institutional research. The expanded tool will provide buy-side institutions with evidence-based…
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We’re pleased to present the following special guest post, courtesy of MAP S.Platis General Manager Demetris Taxitaris.
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SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator, along with main partners, Standard Chartered Bank – also a founding member, and Fidelity International, today announced the successful outcomes of the programme enabling international growth stage companies to expand their operations within Asia. Standard Chartered Bank has initiated Proof of Concept projects with two companies: Robo-advisory for wealth management: Bambu is…
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DAX futures (JUNE 2017 contract is FDXM7, continuation contract is FDXc1) The bulls remain in control today refusing to give back any of yesterday’s huge gains that moved the market into new all time highs. The day after a big run higher is always interesting to see how traders react and so far the signs…
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Hyannis Port Research (HPR), makers of Riskbot, today announced the completion of their MiFID II product portfolio, adding software-based technology. HPR’s newly launched Softbot™ is a software-based risk management product geared toward buy side firms, quantitative funds and other less latency-sensitive clients requiring MiFID II compliance with enhanced API functionality. HPR’s flagship platform Riskbot® is…
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This article was written by BinarySignalsApp.com. Binary Options trading signals are indicators or suggestions often made available by binary options experts or binary option specialized automated robots. They can, therefore, be referred to as trade recommendations made by experienced binary options experts or analyst after careful readings of the market and the discovery of certain…
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Japan's Toshiba Corp (TYO:6502) will start taking bids for Landis+Gyr, its Swiss smart meter unit, as early as June, Kyodo news agency reported today. Hitachi Ltd (OTCMKTS:HTHIY) and other Japanese firms are seen as possible bidders for the unit, Kyodo added. Toshiba had already hired UBS to explore a sale or an initial public offering…
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The outcome of the French Election is now down to a head to head. The latest prices in IG’s trading market on the election give the implied probability for the two candidates chances of victory as follows: Macron – 89% Le Pen – 11% We would remind LeapRate readers that although these “polls” are based…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced fraud charges against a Massachusetts-based portfolio manager accused of diverting at least $1.95 million to his personal brokerage account from a fund over which he had trading authority. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Kevin J. Amell carried out a fraudulent matched-trades scheme in which he prearranged the purchase…
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