March 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Avelacom extends low latency infrastructure to Borsa Istanbul

Russia-based network operator Avelacom announced that has extended its low latency network and launched a new point of presence (PoP) to connect Interxion’s London data centre and Borsa Istanbul, making it easier for London’s capital markets players to enter emerging markets and exploit cross-venue arbitrage opportunities. Interxion’s London data centre is home to an extensive…

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March 30, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

At an All Time Low?

The following article was written by Jens Chrzanowski, Regional German Director at FCA regulated broker Admiral Markets UK. Hello, No, my article this week isn’t all about my new favourite song by Jon Bellion (if you haven’t heard it yet, I strongly recommend giving it a listen!), it’s about the financial markets; US President Donald…

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fma warns against unregulated company
March 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AMF warns against several unauthorized forex websites

The AMF and the ACPR just published 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.admiralmarketsltd.com / Admiral Markets Global Solutions Ltd www.fm-fx.com / FM Marketing Ltd www.goprofinance.com / GoProBank www.trade-24.com…

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March 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

WhatsApp leaks land Jefferies investment banker FCA fine

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that has today fined Christopher Niehaus, a former investment banker, £37,198 for sharing client confidential information over WhatsApp. The FCA found that Mr Niehaus failed to act with due skill, care and diligence. The FCA found that Mr Niehaus, who was a managing director in the Investment Banking division…

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March 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Marex Spectron reports record full-year results

Marex Spectron, the global commodities broker, today announced record profits before tax of $27.0 million for the year through to 31 December 2016, a 53% increase on the $17.6 million reported in 2015, and maintains the firm’s positive earnings trajectory. Adjusted EBITDA for the year was also a record $37.1 million, compared with $31.0 million…

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March 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK regulator PSR issues final proposals to tackle push payment scams

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the economic regulator for the £75 trillion UK payment systems industry, announced the start of a concerted and coordinated industry-wide effort to tackle payment scams back in December 2016. Following its consultation into the potential role of payment system operators (PSOs) in minimising the consumer harm caused by authorised push payment…

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