ESMA bond liquidity data
December 15, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA consults on extending aggregated trade repository data

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has opened today a public consultation on the extension of data available to the public in trade repositories as stipulated in the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). Public data has experienced several problems related to the comparison and aggregation of data across trade repositories. Therefore, ESMA is setting out…

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USD/JPY AUDJPY
December 15, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Japanese yen is getting crushed

The Japanese yen is getting crushed - dropped with 0.7% at 118.0250 per dollar as of 7:38 a.m ET. This happens in the aftermath of the Federal Reserve's decision to raise rates for the second time this decade. As most of the market watchers expected, the Federal Reserve decided to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25…

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Jasper Lawler LCG
December 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

LCG hires senior market analyst Jasper Lawler from CMC Markets

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that London based senior market analyst Jasper Lawler has switched teams, moving from CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) to crosstown rival London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). Jasper Lawler is now one of two senior analysts covering the markets for LCG, joining Ipek Ozkardeskaya who had joined LCG about a year ago from Swissquote. Mr.…

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December 15, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Forex platforms provider Tools for Brokers rebrands as T4B.com

LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned that forex platforms provider Tools for Brokers has rebranded as T4B.com. This step intends to de-emphasize the product aspect of their offering and pinpoint the new service-oriented approach. The company has already used the new domain name t4b.com for some time and officially introduced the new corporate look at the…

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December 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Swissquote simplifies and accelerates its online authentication process

Swiss online brokerage leader Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has announced the launch of Mobile Level 3, a new authentication system for its online trading platform. Some highlight: Through push notifications, Swissquote simplifies and accelerates authentication when accessing its online trading platform Thanks to a push message on the smartphone, customer identity can be more quickly…

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December 15, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA appoints new member to its management board

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has elected a new member to its Management Board to replace an outgoing member who has stepped down from her position. The election took place at the Board of Supervisors meeting in Paris on 14 December and the successful candidate, who will serve the remainder of the outgoing…

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