February 22, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Regulatory reporting specialist Abide Financial applies for ARM and APA status ahead of MiFID II

Regulatory reporting services provider Abide Financial has announced that it has applied to become an Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) and Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM) in order to provide enhanced MiFID II (Market in Financial Instruments Directive) services leading up to enhanced scope enforcement in January 2018. Abide Financial is a unit of NEX Group PLC (LON:NXG). NEX…

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February 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dow Jones launches multicast trading news feed via NY Equinix

Dow Jones has launched a next-generation multicast news product, delivered in a faster, lighter format throughout the New York trading community in Equinix, the premier data center and interconnection company for the global financial markets. Dow Jones multicast news feed will be available in the Equinix Secaucus Campus (NY2, NY4, NY5 and NY6) International Business…

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February 22, 2017 BY admin

XTX Markets joins Aquis Exchange as a member firm

XTX Markets, a leading electronic trading firm providing liquidity in the FX/Commodity/Equity/Derivatives markets, today stated that it has become a member of Aquis Exchange. Aquis Exchange is authorized and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the operator of a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF). Commenting on the membership Andonis Sakatis, Head of Business…

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February 22, 2017 BY admin

TransferWise integrates currency transfer service in Facebook Messenger

It was announced today that FCA-UK regulated e-money service TransferWise has partnered with Facebook. The company has unleashed the 'TransferWise Bot' within Facebook Messenger. If you’re a TransferWise customer, you can now send money - and set up rate alerts through the popular Facebook Messenger app. Here’s what TransferWise Bot does: - It guides you through…

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February 21, 2017 BY admin

ChartIQ launches new web trader user interface

ChartIQ, the HTML5 charting, visualization and platform company today announced the release of an entirely new user interface to its WebTrader for MT4 platform. The new user interface has been redesigned around two concepts—product differentiation and user friendly, cross-platform technology. With brokerages looking to break away from the competition, the most innovative turn to technology and…

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February 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext launches Europe's first index dedicated to family businesses

Euronext, the pan-European exchange, announced the launch of Euronext Family Business, the first European index dedicated to family businesses, designed to highlight the performance of 90 family companies listed in the four countries covered by Euronext. Components of the Euronext® Family Business Index are selected from listed companies in compartments A, B and C of…

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February 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Ono Ventures to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

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Thomson Reuters teams up with Seabury TFX to create new trade finance marketplace in Asia
February 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters continues expansion of global labs network with Singapore

Information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) announced the official opening of Thomson Reuters Labs – Singapore. The Lab will collaborate with the government, customers, tech startups and universities to build partnerships and create innovative products and solutions for professional markets throughout the Asia Pacific region. The Singapore Lab is the first branch in Asia to…

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February 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CMC Markets launches its new CFD limited-risk account in France

London-based online trading firm CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) launched its new limited-risk CFD account in France. The new account has been launched to comply with new regulatory rules from the French regulator (AMF), and is designed to best serve clients’ interests. Every new client opening a trading account with CMC Markets will now be able…

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