February 29, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Western Union names Jacqueline D. Molnar its Chief Compliance Officer

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), an international money transfer expert, today announced the promotion of Jacqueline D. Molnar as its Chief Compliance Officer. In her new role, Ms Molnar will be responsible for leading all of Western Union’s global AML / CFT, Sanctions and Consumer Protection compliance programs. She will report to Western Union's Compliance…

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February 29, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Thomson Reuters sees 50% jump in number of FX market participants using TRTN

Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) today announces a steep increase in the number of FX market participants using Thomson Reuters Trade Notification (TRTN) network. The company said the number of FX market participants publishing and receiving trade notifications via the TRTN service has increased 50% year-on-year through February 2016, as industry participants seek increased transparency and…

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February 29, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

ThinkForex speeds recruiting with hire of Adam Pomerenke from Porsche

Australian and UK regulated brokerage ThinkForex has added a new Global Recruitment Manager in the person of Adam Pomerenke. Mr. Pomerenke runs his own HR consulting firm First Change Consultancy, and prior to joining ThinkForex he was doing recruiting for Porsche Cars GB Ltd in the UK. Based in London, Mr. Pomerenke will be managing the Recruitment function globally ThinkForex,…

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February 29, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

UK Gambling Commission sanctions Paddy Power over AML, social responsibility failures

The United Kingdom Gambling Commission has earlier today published a statement on its website telling gambling operators in the country to learn from the failures of Paddy Power Group. Paddy Power, which recently merged with Betfair, is named and shamed over failures regarding anti-money laundering controls and social responsibility. For that matter, the company will…

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February 29, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Spain's regulator warns against binary options broker Empireoption.com

About two weeks after Spain's financial markets watchdog CNMV issued a warning against FX broker Financika and two binary options brokers – Safeklik and BK Trading, the Spanish regulator adds one more binary options broker to its list of unauthorized investment companies. The Commission today warned against Empireoption.com, a binary options broker that targets clients across…

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February 29, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Velocimetrics releases new functionality to improve market data quality assessment

Real-time business flow tracking and performance analysis solutions provider Velocimetrics today announces the launch of advanced functionality set to significantly enhance its clients' abilities to assess market data quality. Via the incorporation of innovative, stream-oriented machine-learning techniques, Velocimetrics will enable its clients to detect and alert on market data quality issues, providing real-time actionable insights…

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