April 26, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Swissquote releases updated version of Advanced Trader mobile app

Leading Swiss online trading, banking and investment services provider Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has released an update to its mobile application Advanced Trader, with the enhancements covering both the iOS and Android version of the solution. The latest enhancements include the addition of new instruments and some minor improvements. Users of the Android app are…

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April 26, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

ICM Capital adds MT4 webtrader platform

FCA regulated retail forex broker ICM Capital has added MT4 Web Trader, a new web-based trading terminal requiring no download or installation for both live and demo servers. To start using the terminal clients simply need to apply for an account with ICM Capital and have a stable internet connection. Web traders have become increasingly…

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April 26, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Italy's Consob issues warning against FX firm Venice Forex Investment

Italy's financial markets watchdog Consob has earlier today issued a couple of more warnings at investment firms targeting Italian residents without having the necessary authorization to do so. The latest number of companies to get such warnings includes FX firm Venice Forex Investment. Consob notes that Venice Forex Investment Doo is not authorized to provide…

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April 26, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Zhongrong International becomes SGX derivatives trading member

A month after Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) welcomed Taiwan-based JihSun Futures Co., Ltd to its list of derivatives market trading members, it announces a new derivatives trading member. The latest addition is Hong Kong-based Zhongrong International Futures Company Limited. The admission of Zhongrong International Futures Company Limited takes the total number of Trading Members in SGX’s…

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April 26, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

FSCS sets levy for 2016/17 at £337 million

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the UK's statutory compensation scheme for customers of authorised financial services firms, has announced its levy for 2016/17. FSCS, which is well known to former customers of Alpari (UK) Limited and LQD Markets UK, which fell victims of the Swiss franc spike on January 15, 2015, will levy £337 million…

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April 26, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Exness Group's own funds total $83.78M – Deloitte report

Online trading services provider Exness Group today published a “Report of Factual Findings on Exness' funds” conducted by international audit expert Deloitte, reiterating its advocacy of increased transparency in the FX industry. The report has confirmed Exness to have $83.78 million of own funds. Exness is publishing annual funds audit on top of quarterly publications of…

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April 26, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Monex Group sees net profit climb 1.6% in FY 2016

International provider of online trading services Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) has earlier today posted its preliminary metrics for the full year to March 31, 2016, with net profit staging a small increase in annual terms. The Group reported profit attributable to its owners of JPY 3.55 billion ($31.98 million), up 1.6% from the reading of…

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April 25, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Itaú becomes first Latin America bank to join distributed ledger technology consortium R3

Itaú Unibanco, the largest private sector bank in Latin America, has signed a partnership agreement with R3, an international innovation firm, for developing solutions from Blockchain-based distributed ledger technologies. Blockchain, the solution behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, is a successful example of the practical application of distributed ledger technologies. In addition to cryptocurrencies, this technology…

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