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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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 Blacksmith Investments Limited. Blacksmith Investments Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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The following article is based on research by Marshall Gittler, Head of Investment Research for FXPRIMUS. FXPRIMUS Week in Focus for the week beginning 6 Feb: RBA, RBNZ meetings; Trump/Abe meeting The data calendar is rather light this week, as is usual in the second week of the month. The focus then will be on…
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How can we use the data in Google Analytics to optimize the customer experience of our visitors? Adinah Brown, content manager at Leverate, explains. Almost every online company is putting customer experience (known in the industry as CX) at the center of their marketing strategy. The world of online financial trading is no different. Being…
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Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced the appointment of Alex Ooi Thiam Poh as Director of Audit Oversight Board (AOB), with effect from 18 January 2017. He is responsible for the operations of the AOB, working closely with the Executive Chairman, Dato’ Gumuri Hussain in promoting and developing an effective and robust audit oversight framework in…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings made in Norway and the UK that Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, has taken a 3% equity position in the shares of UK online Forex and CFDs broker CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX). The Norges Bank stake in CMC consists of 8.77 million shares, worth about £9.6 million (USD…
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