The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today added ICE Clear US to its list of recognized third country central counterparties (CCPs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). EMIR requires EU-based CCPs to be authorized and non-EU CCPs to be recognized in the European Union (EU). Once a CCP has been authorized or recognized within…
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Continuing its string of warnings against unregulated brokers and other scams targeting retail traders in Canada, Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has added to its Investment Caution List binary broker BSDOption at website bsdoption.com, operated by Lybss Ltd. and owned by YDBM Ltd. According to the BCSC, BSDOption claims to be a…
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New York-based LiquidityBook, a fintech provider of trading and messaging solutions today announced that it has successfully integrated FactSet’s real-time global exchange, reference and benchmark data within both the Buy-Side LBX and Sell-Side LBX POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platforms. The data can be leveraged globally across all asset classes supported by LiquidityBook —…
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Z.com, the FCA regulated brokerage arm of Japan’s largest retail forex broker GMO Click Holdings Inc (TYO:7177), has issued a warning that there may be some websites which are not operated or affiliated with the company which are potentially intended for the purposes of fraudulently obtaining client information, also known as 'phishing'. Z.com advises clients…
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Duco, the global fintech provider of data control services, today announced a new agreement with Currencycloud, the international Payments Engine behind a number of leading payment firms. Currencycloud will use Duco Cube's self-service data control platform, for a variety of operational functions including cash, trade-to-cash, and bank cash flow reconciliations. In addition to Currencycloud, Duco…
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Continued market volatility and uncertainty has led derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) to announce that it has set a total open interest record of 120.7 million contracts on December 13, 2016, surpassing the previous record of 119.4 million contracts set on December 12, 2016. According to Terry Duffy, CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:…
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Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) today welcomed NuShares from Nuveen as a new issuer to the Bats ETF Marketplace with the launch of a suite of ESG-focused funds: NuShares ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (Bats: NULG) seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index. NuShares…
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Bats Global Markets, Inc.(Bats: BATS) today welcomed another new fund from Amplify ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace, the second Amplify fund listed on Bats. The Amplify YieldShares CWP Dividend & Option Income ETF (BATS: DIVO) is a professionally-managed equity income portfolio that seeks to deliver both dividend and option income to investors on a…
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Financial innovation firm R3 has announced Credicorp (NYSE: BAP) as the first Spanish-speaking Latin American financial institution to join its consortium to design and apply distributed and shared ledger-inspired technologies to global financial markets. Credicorp provides corporate and personal banking, brokerage services, and other financial services across its six principal subsidiaries in Peru, as well as…
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Retail forex broker eToro has announced a cooperation agreement with China’s largest internet finance company, Lufax Holding Ltd. The strategic partnership will introduce eToro to Lufax's overseas Chinese clients. LeapRate readers will recall that multi-asset online broker Saxo Bank announced a similar partnership with Lufax back in May. We understand that the Saxo Bank partnership is…
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