Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD), part of the Moscow Exchange Group, has reported some key operating metrics for the final quarter of 2015. The NSD noted the 25% year-on-year increase in the value of securities under its custody during the period, as well as the rise in the value of transactions reported to the repository,…
Read moreThomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) has just released a new version of its Thomson Reuters Eikon mobile application for iOS devices. Version 4.2 of the application includes the following novelties: 1. Initial Selection screen has been released for first time users, to ensure the correct account type is selected before login for Eikon Subscribers or Standalone…
Read moreJust a couple of days after Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) alerted investors about FX firm Lion Fund, the regulator adds one more Forex broker to its Warning List. The latest addition to the list is Golden Bridge FX, operating via https://gb-fx.com. The broker targets English-speaking and Arabic-speaking clients, offering them various Forex trading…
Read moreGMO Click Securities, the retail Forex broker which is a part of GMO Click Holdings Inc (TYO:7177), today announces pending changes to the trading rules for its recently upgraded platform for OTC Forex trading – FX Neo. Effective March 5, 2016, the maximum order size will be 1 million currency units, compared with previous 2 million.…
Read moreThe following post is courtesy of Simon Smith, Chief Economist at FxPro. For more FxPro market research and insights click here. [divide] By the end of today, we should have a decent idea whether the UK is set to have a referendum on EU membership this year and also the deal on the table in terms…
Read moreAMF, the regulatory and oversight body for the financial sector of Canada's Quebec, has announced that it will not offer financial rewards to whistleblowers reporting violations of the laws of the Canadian province. The AMF said its decision comes after a comprehensive analysis of whistleblower programs managed by other regulators, including the U.S. Securities and…
Read moreBats Global Markets, the parent of Hotspot FX, has just unveiled its new global logo and a number of changes to the company and market center naming conventions. The company has officially changed BATS Global Markets (BATS) to Bats Global Markets (Bats), with the word Bats title-cased vs. all uppercase letters. The company has applied…
Read moreOffshore retail Forex broker Gold Pegasus, operating as GPFX, has discontinued its operations earlier this week. The company, registered in the following address in the BVI, P.O.Box 957, Offshore Incorporations Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, cited “various circumstances” for its decision to exit the business completely. While active, the company used to target…
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Read moreThe Board of Directors of National Futures Association (NFA) announced it has elected Michael C. Dawley, Managing Director and co-head of futures and derivatives clearing services at Goldman Sachs & Co., to serve a one-year term as Chairman. The Board also elected Maureen C. Downs, President, Rosenthal Collins Group LLC, to serve as Vice-Chairman. In addition, the…
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