June 29, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

BSO announces plans for FX cloud service adding Equinix LD4, NY4 and TY3

Ethernet network, cloud and hosting provider BSO has announced plans to add Financial Cloud to its service portfolio to provide a unique and fully-integrated low latency network and cloud offering specifically engineered for the global financial community. The build will include the key FX marketplaces of London, New York and Tokyo with a presence in Equinix LD4,…

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June 28, 2016 BY Mike Fox

China Securities Regulatory Commission signs MoU with the Bank of Russia

It was just officially announced that on  June 25, 2016, Mr. Liu Shiyu, Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and Mr. Sergey Shvetsov, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation on financial and capital markets in Beijing. This MOU substitutes the MOU between China Securities…

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June 28, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

The Brexit Post-Mortem

Anyoption analyst Elise Blanford takes an interesting look at last week's Brexit referendum, and what lies ahead for traders and the financial markets. For more of Elise’s research see the Anyoption blog. [divide] In a stunning turn of events, the British electorate voted to leave the European Union on Thursday by a margin of 52% to…

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June 28, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 adds Nomura executive Penny Judd to its Board of Directors

FCA-regulated retail forex and CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has announced some changes to its Board of Directors. The company added seasoned compliance executive Penny Judd as a non-executive director. Judd is currently EMEA Head of Compliance in the London office of Japanese banking giant Nomura Holdings, Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:NMR), although she plans to step down from…

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June 28, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

ASIC cancels AFS license of Australian online trading and CFDs provider Advamode Financial

Australian financial regulator ASIC has announced that it has cancelled the Australian Financial Services (AFS) license of Queensland-based Advamode Financial Pty Ltd. Advamode offered a raft of financial services to Australian customers, including online trading with CFDs and Forex instruments. The cancellation was made at Advamode's request after the company was placed into liquidation on 4…

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