September 07, 2016 BY Mike Fox

FXTM updates its affiliate program, new IB dashboard

Retail Forex broker FXTM announced that its FXTM Partners is proud to be launching a brand new Hybrid Affiliate Program. This partnership program is ideal for bloggers, social media gurus, webmasters and SEO specialists looking to broaden their online business and enhance their earning opportunities by tapping into the forex industry. Prospective partners will gain access to one…

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September 07, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Lime Brokerage and Vela Trading Technologies announce product integration

Lime Brokerage, a Wedbush Company, and Vela Trading Technologies, a global leader in high performance trading and market data technology, are pleased to announce the integration of Lime’s Strategy Studio, its software solution for streamlined strategy research and deployment, and Vela's market leading low latency direct feed handlers. Both companies share a commitment to high…

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September 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Philippe Torres to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

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September 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Companies seek greater understanding of their shareholder base, according to new report from Broadridge and PwC US

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) and PwC’s Governance Insights Center have released their ProxyPulse report for the 2016 proxy season analyzing data from 4,200 U.S. public company annual shareholder meetings held between January 1 and June 30, 2016. According to the report, companies have been seeking a greater understanding of their retail shareholder base, including key…

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September 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Autonomous Research names Alexey (Lex) Sokolin Global Head of Fintech Strategy

The research company focused on the financial services sector, Autonomous Research, has announced that Alexey (Lex) Sokolin has joined the group as Partner and Global Head of Fintech Strategy. Drawing on his experience as an innovator, speaker and Fintech entrepreneur, Lex will deepen the firm's expertise in emerging technology and spearhead its mission to advise clients on…

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September 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats Europe introduces Minimum Acceptable Quantity feature to Periodic Auctions Book

Financial exchanges operator Bats Global Markets Inc (BATS:BATS) will further enhance its Periodic Auctions book with the introduction of a Minimum Acceptable Quantity (MAQ) feature in Q4 2016 for participants seeking to trade in larger sizes. The new feature provides participants with control over the minimum total execution size of their order, subject to regulatory approval.…

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September 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Graham Wright to join LCH Limited Board as an independent non-executive director

The international clearing house LCH has announced that Graham Wright joins the LCH Limited Board as an independent non-executive director. Wright is currently Chief Information Security Officer and Global Head of Digital Risk for National Grid and will bring substantial technology, operations and operational risk experience to LCH’s UK entity. Previously, he has held a number of senior…

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September 07, 2016 BY Mike Fox

CME authorized to provide OTC services and designated as CCP by SFC Hong Kong

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. has been granted authorization to provide OTC clearing and settlement services and has been designated as a central counterparty (CCP) by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong. With this authorization, the clearing house division of CME…

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September 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Evolution Mining writes down Pajingo mine

ASIC has noted the decision by Evolution Mining Limited to reduce asset values in its financial report for the year ended June 30, 2016. ASIC had previously made inquiries with the company’s auditor in relation to the recoverable amount of the company's Pajingo gold mine in the company's financial report at June 30, 2015. In its…

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