Provider of network, cloud, and security services BT (LON: BT.A) just announced that it is linking up the world’s five main foreign exchange (FX) locations to help boost the competitiveness of its global financial industry customers. The company is now offering BT Radianz FX express, dedicated high-speed links between financial hubs in the UK, US,…
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AxiomSL, the global provider of regulatory reporting, data and risk management solutions, announced the appointment of Andrew Wood as the company’s Country Manager for Australia. Wood will be based in Sydney and his appointment is in line with the company’s commitment to expanding its Asia Pacific (APAC) footprint and growing client base in Australia. Andrew Wood…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that popular retail trader website Investing.com has closed down its auto and signal trading service Signal Trader. The company's signaltrader.com website has also gone offline. Investing.com had launched Signal Trader back in 2014, but the service never gained much traction with either retail traders or with Forex brokers. The company…
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Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Borse Dubai just announced a new landmark agreement to bolster the technological infrastructure of Dubai’s stock exchanges, Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Nasdaq Dubai, and further improve post-trade practices. DFM has been a Nasdaq Market Technology client since its inception in 2000. Under the agreement with Borse Dubai, the parent company…
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Dutch regulator Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) has issued a new report detailing its plans to ban advertising for Forex and Binary Options products. We had reported back in September of Holland's plan to join France in banning the advertising of leveraged trading products - or what the AFM more derisively calls 'toxic investment…
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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) published its first Conduct Outcomes Report 2016. It highlights the key issues and actions from the FMA’s enforcement, supervision and preventative activities for the financial year July 2015 to June 2016. Previously published as the Investigations and Enforcement Report, this report shows how the FMA has made use of…
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Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) today reported the following monthly consolidated financial results (IFRS) of Monex Group, Inc. for January 2017. The stated figures are un-audited and, in some respect, are yet to complete proper accounting process. Operating revenue for January 2017, the beginning of 4Q, was slightly down MoM to 3,660 million yen (4,002 in…
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Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) announced that in order to clarify its market as a listed derivatives market and avoid a misunderstanding as OTC products, the exchange has renamed its products from “Margin Contracts” to “Daily Futures Contracts”. There is no change on contract specifications. The products' names have been changed as follows: Present Rename Exchange…
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CySEC regulated forex broker FXCC has announced that it has introduced an extra payment option through its association with China UnionPay. In creating this new relationship, FXCC (formally FX Central Clearing Ltd) has opened up a gateway, allowing new and experienced FX traders from Asian countries such as China, to trade directly through FXCC. We…
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FCA-UK and Seychelles FSA regulated forex broker Tickmill has just announced a new IB rewards promotion to the highest performing Introducing Brokers for the period of February 20th through May 31st. The promotion is only available for clients of Tickmill Ltd. (the FSA regulated entity). In the biggest prize pool ever offered by Tickmill, IBs can…
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