Fiserv research: Consumers expect multi-channel financial services yet many still prefer the branch LeapRate

December 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fiserv research: Consumers expect multi-channel financial services yet many still prefer the branch

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, has released the results of Expectations & Experiences, its quarterly consumer trends survey. Consumers increasingly expect financial services on-demand and on their terms, and the study revealed that transaction type and life stage often relate to how people bank. While a majority of consumers…

December 14, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Google search change may greatly impact your FX broker marketing

This article was written by Natallia Hunik, Global Head of Sales at Advanced Markets and Fortex Inc. Are you aware of a change to Google search that may greatly impact your FX broker marketing? It’s no secret that we live in a technological world; a world where mobile has long become the prevalent vehicle for…

December 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

EU presidency and the EU Parliament agree on review of shareholders rights

On December 9, 2016 the EU presidency and the EU Parliament agreed on the final version of the new Shareholders Rights Directive (SRD). The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users (Better Finance) welcomes the completion of the new SRD which took years to finalise. This final version provides limited improvements in shareholders rights,…

December 14, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank November forex trading volumes best in two years at $344 billion

Continuing a parade of very strong volume reports from leading retail forex brokers around the world for the month of November, Copenhagen-based multi-asset broker Saxo Bank has reported another strong month with November volumes coming in at $344 billion, or average daily volumes of $15.6 billion. The $344 billion figure, up 29% MoM over October,…

December 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on clone firm of Escrow Custodian Services

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Escrow Custodian Services. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…

AFM imposes an order for incremental penalty payments on Miscanthus Green Power B.V.

December 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Netherlands regulator AFM suspends trading in Telegraaf Media Group N.V.

The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) just announced that it has given an instruction to suspend trading in Telegraaf Media Group. Financial instrument: Telegraaf Media Group N.V. ISIN code: NL0000386605 The reason for suspension has not been announced yet, but trading in Telegraaf Media Group will be forbidden with immediate effect, as from December…

December 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

KCG reports 27% MoM rise in November dollar volume traded

KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) has just released its trade volumes for the month of November 2016. In Market Making, KCG averaged $32.8 billion dollar volume traded, which is exactly 26.64% more than October's $25.9 billion, also 6.7 billion shares traded, and 3.9 million trades per day in U.S. equities. In Global Execution Services: KCG…

December 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX announces changes in XSLT stylesheets for equity market clearing reports

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has just informed that the expected date of the its reorganization in the form of accession of MICEX Stock Exchange and MB Technologies when Moscow Exchange will become the organizer of trading on securities market (currently - MICEX Stock Exchange) is December 19, 2016. The date when this reorganization will come into…

Securities Commission Malaysia: New capital market initiatives

December 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Malaysia SC revokes licence of Ravindran Nair / Vasudevan Nair

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revoked the Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence (CMSRL) of Ravindran Nair a/l Vasudevan Nair for the regulated activity of financial planning under section 72 read together with section 65 of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA), effective 18 November 2016. Ravindran was formerly attached with Blueprint Planning Sdn…

December 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse AG appoints new management in Group Communications and Media Relations

Kai Fischer is to become Managing Director of Group Communications, and Martin Halusa press officer of Deutsche Börse AG and thus also Head of Department of Media Relations/Newsroom, all with effect from 1 January 2017. Kai Fischer has been at Deutsche Börse since 2008, and has held various management positions in the CFO area. He…