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February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Mong Company Ltd 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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February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TRAFiX offering access to Bats Options BAM Auction

Bats Global Markets (Bats:BATS) and TRAFiX, a fintech company and innovator in next-generation Order and Execution Management Systems, today announced TRAFiX will offer access to the Bats Auction Mechanism (BAM), launched last year on the exchange group’s EDGX Options Exchange. BAM is an options auction process that provides Members with an opportunity for price improvement for…

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February 16, 2017 BY admin

EBS BrokerTec chooses Nasdaq for Forex market surveillance

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced that it has been competitively selected to deliver its SMARTS Market Surveillance technology to EBS BrokerTec, a NEX Group Plc (LON: NXG) business that provides electronic trading technology and services to the fixed income and Forex markets. SMARTS Market Surveillance will be integrated within the EBS and BrokerTec platforms to…

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February 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Fintech startup OpenFin raises $15 million to unify financial desktop apps

New York and London based fintech startup OpenFin, which has developed the first common operating layer for financial desktop applications, has announced $15 million in Series B funding from some of the world’s leading fintech investors. Participants in this round include Bain Capital Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, J.P. Morgan, the Euclid Opportunities fund of NEX Group…

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Nasdaq Copenhagen Improves Small Cap Market Access For Non-Nordic Trading Members
February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq announces new leadership within fixed income and post-trade in the Nordics and Baltics

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced changes in the leadership within its Nordic and Baltic Fixed Income and Post-trade offerings. Fredrik Ekström, currently VP and president of Nasdaq Clearing, will assume the responsibility for Nasdaq Nordic Fixed Income and Nasdaq Clearing. Fredrik has also been suggested for the position as new Chairman of the Board of Directors…

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February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

BOJ Governor Kuroda warns low rates may start a new financial crisis

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said low profitability at financial institutions could start a new financial crisis, offering his strongest warning to date of the demerits of aggressive monetary easing pursued by major central banks, Business Insider reported earlier today. Mergers and consolidation may be among options for financial institutions to boost profitability, Kuroda…

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February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ryanair lists €750m bond on the Irish Stock Exchange

Ryanair Holdings Plc (LON:RYA) announced that has listed a €750 million bond on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). The bond, due 2023, has a fixed coupon rate of 1.125% and is listed on the Main Securities Market (MSM). The listing is the third in a series of debt issuances from Ryanair’s €3 billion Euro Medium…

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February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ICBC Asia adopts Thomson Reuters FXall and Electronic Trading

After being the first Chinese bank to stream spot CNH price during Asian time zone, ICBC (Asia) is now the first Chinese bank to initiate a 24 hour price streaming on information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) platform FXall via Electronic Trading (ET). The move supports increasing demand from clients of ICBC (Asia) to price…

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