Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) today welcomed another NuShares ETF to the Bats ETF Marketplace, the sixth NuShares fund listed on Bats. Last week Bats welcomed NuShares from Nuveen as a new issuer to the Bats ETF Marketplace with the launch of a suite of ESG-focused funds. The NuShares Short-Term REIT ETF seeks to track…
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Alpari UK special administrator KPMG issued an announcement today stating that following the Joint Special Administrators obtaining an order from the Court to approve the mechanics of closing the client money pool, it has adjudicated all claims, and sent notices of full or partial rejection where KPMG considers it appropriate. Worth noting is one very…
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The final settlement prices of futures contracts that are used to calculate trading fees for futures contracts (denoted as FutPrice) were determined in the evening clearing session on 15 December 2016 (in accordance with the new Tariffs of the Derivatives Market), Moscow Exchange announced. The absolute values of trading fees for futures to be applicable…
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This article is written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). François Fillon has been nominated as the French Republican’s candidate for 2017 presidential election and he has been backed by his rival, Alain Juppé, who, according to many, lost his chance to run for the…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has received a formal statement from multi-asset broker Saxo Bank on the FCA's recently announced rule change to CFD brokerage and trading. The statement is courtesy of Matteo Cassina, CEO of Saxo Capital Markets UK, the FCA regulated arm of the Copenhagen based broker. Mr. Cassina also acts as Global Head of Sales…
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has revealed its achievements in 2016, underlining SET’s strategic plan to develop an ideal capital market for all stakeholders, while strengthening the foundation for the Thai capital market, economy, society, and the country in line with the government’s economic development policies. SET's success showcased in 2016 covering four aspects:…
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West Ham United has just announced global payments company TransferMate as the Club’s Official Payments partner. The agreement will see TransferMate operate as the Club’s exclusive foreign currency provider for all relevant services relating to foreign exchange payments, including player transfer transactions. TransferMate’s partnership will include the utilisation of various Club platforms, both digitally and at…
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On 19 December 2016, Moscow Exchange Group announced that has completed an internal reorganization in which CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange and MB Techonologies, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Moscow Exchange, were merged with the parent company. Accordingly, MICEX Stock Exchange and MB Techonologies have legally ceased to exist as of 19 December. Moscow Exchange has become a…
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Further to the announcement by London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSE) that LSEG and LCH Group Limited are exploring the sale of LCH SA, LCH Group’s French-regulated operating subsidiary, in order to enable LSEG to address proactively anti-trust concerns raised by the European Commission in relation to certain businesses, LSEG and LCH Group announce that they…
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LeapRate Exclusive Interview… LeapRate reported exclusively last month that trading platform provider TradeSmarter has spun off a new RegTech company called Backpack. Based in Singapore, Backpack (www.backpack.io) provides turnkey back office solutions for brokers. Since posting, we've had a lot of queries from LeapRate readers about RegTech, and why it is becoming an important issue…
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