The latest CFTC data from US retail forex brokers is out for December 2016 from reports filed by January 26th, 2017. The data showed a minor rise in assets held by US retail forex traders to $525 million, a 0.3% rise from November's $523 million (see chart above). Continuing to lead the way in December was…
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Worldline (Euronext: WLN), through its equensWorldline subsidiary specialized in financial processing, and the Santander (NYSE: SOV-C) Consumer Bank S.A. in Poland, extend their partnership for new services. equensWorldline processes the Visa credit cards of the Santander Consumer Bank in Poland. The contract covers, amongst others, the co-branding cards of European consumer electronics chains. The contract…
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Information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) has signed definitive agreements to acquire Clarient Global LLC and Avox Limited. Clarient is a global Know Your Customer (KYC) and client reference data platform owned and used by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Barclays, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, BNY Mellon, and State Street, among…
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TMX Group Limited (TSX: X) just announced January 2017 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha), Montréal Exchange (MX) and NGX. MX achieved a new open interest record for Options on Three-Month Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance Futures (OBX) of 305,576 contracts on January 31, 2017. The total volume…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Harbex Finance Services. Harbex Finance Services is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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Retail Forex broker FXTM announced that is now offering clients the option to turn their earned funds into physical gold, which will be stored in a high-security Swiss vault. Traders will also have the option to buy gold by the gram, sell it, or alternatively turn it into tradable collateral. Besides storing and selling their…
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Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that it has partnered with Marstone, Inc., a New York-based digital advisory firm, to offer the Powered by Marstone suite of digital investment advice solutions via the Wealth Management Network from Fiserv. In addition, to support a single-platform strategy, wealth management firms…
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Euronext, the pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, just announced trading volumes for January 2017. Here are some of the highlights: The January 2017 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at €6,458 million down -25.6% compared to January 2016 and down -10.8% from the previous month. The average daily transaction value…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Maeda Ventures. Maeda Ventures is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…
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The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) announced renewal of its agreement with ifs Malta as its Accredited Training Provider (ATP) in Malta, promoting qualifications, membership and supporting career progression in the global financial services jobs market. ifs Malta is now the exclusive training partner for the CISI in Malta. The agreement means that…
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