FCA regulated online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has announced the appointment of Hazel Cruickshanks as Head of Tax. Hazel will be responsible for IG’s tax affairs across the world and will report into the Head of Finance. Hazel has extensive experience in senior tax roles at BP plc and Wood Group plc.…
Read moreThe Central Bank of Ireland today published findings of a research concerning complaints handling within regulated financial services firms. The study was commissioned by the regulator to PwC and was conducted online with a panel of more than 1,000 consumers. The surveys were completed in November 2015, with additional works with focus group conducted in…
Read moreBitcoin and digital exchange operator Kraken has announced that it became the first and only exchange to offer clients Ether (ETH) Dark Pool trading. The Ether Dark Pool allows clients to discreetly place large ether orders without exposing their intentions to the public, lit order book. The introduction of Kraken’s Ether Dark Pool comes in…
Read moreMultibank FX aggregation service FXSpotStream might have surprised some folks today when they - for the first time - announced the FX trading volumes supported on their system, as well as the size of those volumes. First off, the data. FXSpotStream reported that April volumes on its system averaged $18 billion (single count) daily, 2%…
Read moreThe Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has published its key operating metrics for April 2016, with derivatives trading volumes staging a steep drop from March 2016 levels and rising markedly from a year earlier. SET said the derivatives trading volumes averaged 185,463 contracts a day in April 2016, down 29% from the reading of 261,629 contracts…
Read moreLess than three months after Israel’s Office of Chief Scientist (OCS) approved the proposed merger of blockchain technology focused group BTCS Inc (OTCMKTS:BTCS) and Spondoolies-Tech Ltd, the Israeli transaction verification server manufacturer ceased operations. On May 4, 2016, a hearing was held in the district court in Beersheva, Israel during which certain parties sought appointment of…
Read moreDaily Fantasy Sports platform DraftKings is expanding the lineup of its payment options in the United Kingdom through a partnership with Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS). Through this partnership, Paysafe will be the exclusive debit and credit card processor for DraftKings UK. DraftKings currently boasts over 7 million registered players. More than 300,000 of them have…
Read moreThe Trustee of defunct Japanese Bitcoin exchange MTGOX today published a notice regarding a planned release of the list of bitcoin addresses controlled by the debtor (that is, the bankrupt exchange). At the last creditors meeting, the trustee said he has been arranging for the release of a list of bitcoin addresses controlled by the…
Read moreGoldman Sachs has for a long time been the #2 shareholder in CMC Markets.
Read moreProvider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, mutual funds and corporate issuers Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today announces an expansion of its Global Post Trade Management (GPTM) solution, adding exchange-traded derivatives functionality via the acquisition of niche tech firm Dojima LLC. As a result of the deal, whose terms were not…
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