July 25, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
RavenPack adds Alliance News to its big data analytics content platform
RavenPack partners with Alliance News to provide big data analytics to UK focused investors.
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July 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
Hong Kong SFC adds Asia Alliance Ltd 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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July 25, 2016 BY Mike Fox
FIBO Group announces opening of new office in Shanghai
CySEC and BVI regulated brokerage firm FIBO Group announced the expansion of its activities in Asia and likewise the official opening of their new office in Shanghai, China. The brokerage states its customers from this region will be able to directly obtain the necessary consultation and open an account within the new office under the supervision of qualified…
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July 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff
Forex Industry Week Review: Results from UK brokers, Sports Sponsorship ROI, and lots more…
It was results week in Forex Industry News at LeapRate, with a number of leading brokers in the UK giving us a glimpse at their financial performance over the past few months, as well as an update on how things have been going quite recently, including the wild pre and post Brexit period. And most of…
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July 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
Lexmark shareholders approve merger agreement
Enterprise software, hardware and services corporation Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) has announced that its shareholders have approved the definitive merger agreement under which Lexmark is to be acquired by a consortium of investors led by Apex Technology Co., Ltd. and PAG Asia Capital and including Legend Capital Management Co., Ltd. Upon completion of the transaction,…
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July 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
Spreadex 2016 profit hits £21.9 million – LeapRate Exclusive
LeapRate Exclusive... Last time we shared Spreadex annual report was 2015 and the comment was that the year was good for the shareholders of Spreadex.com. Well, since we're about to share their latest report, this year good should be replaced with great. UK sports and financial spreadbetting company Spreadex Limited, which has a May 31 financial year end,…
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July 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
ECB leaves rates unchanged, doubts rise over the next BoJ meeting
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to leave rates unchanged despite worries about how Brexit will affect the economy. The broad-based major European markets closed mixed on Thursday. The Japanese yen surged by over 1% right after the BBC showed a recorded video in which the BOJ’s governor Kuroda said there is no need…
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July 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
ICAP registers 10% YoY rise in US Treasury volumes in June 2016
Markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services ICAP plc (LON:IAP) has just published its electronic markets metrics for June 2016 and showed significant 10% rise in YoY US Treasury volumes. A bit lower, but still 9% jump in US Repo, and up 3% in EBS Volumes. European Repo YoY per…
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July 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
Anna Kuznetsova and Igor Marich elected to the Moscow Exchange executive board
On Thursday July 21, 2016 meeting, the Moscow Exchange (ticker MOEX) Supervisory Board appointed Anna Kuznetsova, Managing Director of MOEX's Equity & Bond Market and Igor Marich, Managing Director of MOEX's FX and Money Markets to be members of the Executive Board for two years. These appointments increase the number of members of the Executive…
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July 22, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova
HiWayFX launches news and analytics trading app
HiWayFX has recently launched HiWayFX Analytics, an innovative application that provides traders with a range of valuable features, from live currency news and key financial events to in-depth market analysis. The brand new app aggregates the latest analytical studies conducted by the leading specialists of Claws & Horns. Key benefits of the HiWayFX Analytics app…
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