July 19, 2016 BY Mike Fox

ESMA recommends granting Jersey funds and managers an AIFMD Passport

The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) today welcomed the recommendation that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) made to the European Parliament, Council and Commission it should be amongst those ‘third countries’ granted an (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive) AIFMD passport. The JFSC has fully engaged with ESMA and has been working closely with Member State…

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July 19, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

MetaQuotes prepares MetaTrader 5 video guides

Alpari has noted significant growth on the number of new trading accounts through the MetaTrader 5 platform. Representatives of RoboForex have also reported a steep increase in the number of opened accounts. Furthermore, a growing number of traders on Moscow Exchange tend to choose the new platform and switch to MetaTrader 5 brokers. Now that…

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July 19, 2016 BY Mike Fox

XTX Markets joins Broadway Technology as liquidity provider

Today it was announced that XTX Markets has joined Broadway Technology as a liquidity provider. Broadway Technology is a leading provider of high-performance financial trading solutions for electronic fixed-income markets. XTX is a leading electronic trading firm partnering with exchanges and e-trading venues globally to provide liquidity in FX and derivatives markets. “Broadway Technology is an established vendor of choice…

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July 19, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters adds futures and options execution application for commodities traders in Eikon

After linking Eikon with Pivot last week, Thomson Reuters has another announcement to make regarding Eikon. Energy and commodities traders can now execute futures and options orders directly from Thomson Reuters Eikon, helping reduce the need to pay for expensive market data fees across multiple platforms without sacrificing functionality. The service is provided through City Execution,…

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July 19, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Liquidnet unlocks hidden corporate bond liquidity with powerful new trading tool

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, has announced the launch of Fixed Income Targeted Invitations, a tool to seek latent liquidity across its critical mass of institutional participants, for the U.S. and EMEA. Targeted Invitations allow qualifying Members of Liquidnet’s Fixed Income Dark Pool to anonymously send invitations to trade to a select number of…

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July 19, 2016 BY Mike Fox

GAIN Capital launches new website for FOREX.com

GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP), a global provider of online trading services, today launched a refresh of its global retail FX brand, FOREX.com, which includes a new visual identity and updated online presence. In addition, the brand refresh has officially launched for FOREX.com's Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) regulated service in Canada, which will…

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July 19, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Santander doubles the size of fintech fund to $200 million

After the international payments app launch last month, British bank Santander UK plc, wholly owned by the Spanish Santander Group (BME: SAN), announced that it has doubled the size of its fintech investment fund, from $100m to $200m, in what the bank describes as a sign of commitment to its philosophy of collaborating with startups. Santander…

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July 19, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA advises on extension of funds passport to 12 non-EU countries

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published its Advice in relation to the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) passport to non-EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) in twelve countries: Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Japan, Jersey, Isle of Man, Singapore, Switzerland,…

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