Worldpay Group PLC (LON:WPG), the company which had its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in October this year, is beefing up the ranks of its Board of Directors. The company today announced the appointment of Deanna Oppenheimer as an independent non-executive director and chair of the Risk Committee, effective January 1, 2016. Ms…
Read moreA brief announcement that would be of interest to Forex companies that want to obtain licenses of Forex dealers in Russia... The Centre for Regulation in OTC Financial Instruments and Technologies (CRFIN) is planning a meeting with representatives of the Bank of Russia, the regulator responsible for the oversight of Russia's Forex industry. The meeting…
Read moreTurkish securities trading expert Integral Menkul Degerler, or Integral Securities, owner of the retail Forex brand Integral Forex, earlier today unveiled a sponsorship deal with motorcycle racer Kenan Sofuoglu for the 2015-16 season. Sofuoglu's name is well known in the sports area, as he is Turkey's professional motorcycle racer, who has won the highest number…
Read moreNew Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has recently updated its list of Unregistered Businesses, with the latest addition to the list being Union Markets Limited, also known as FXUM. Via its website www.fxum.com, the company offers a variety of Forex services to English-speaking and Chinese-speaking clientele. The “Company Profile” section says that the broker has…
Read moreIn tune with plans unveiled earlier this year, Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE) today announced the successful launch of trading and clearing for ICE Futures Singapore and ICE Clear Singapore. The venues started operating on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. During the first day of operations, a total volume of 8,847 contracts across energy, gold and FX…
Read moreThe Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) today announced that it has ordered Boca Global Financial Group Pty Ltd, aka Boca FX to remove misleading statements from its website regarding its Australian authorization. Following ASIC concerns, the company has agreed to remove statements on its website https://www.bocafx.com.au/ suggesting Boca is ASIC regulated or authorised to…
Read moreBGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP) today announced that Anthony Warner, former CEO of ICAP Singapore, will join BGC Brokers, London, as Senior Managing Director and General Manager. Mr Warner will be reporting to BGC's President, Shaun D. Lynn, and will be responsible for the oversight of corporate initiatives and strategic growth efforts in the UK, as…
Read moreHotspot, an institutional Forex market owned and operated by BATS Global Markets (BATS), today announced the completion of another major infrastructure development, as the migration of its U.S. matching engine to the Equinix NY5 data center was successfully completed on Monday, November 9th. Hotspot’s U.S. matching engine handled over $106 billion in notional value and…
Read moreRetail Forex broker FxPro today reiterated its commitment to providing traders with cutting-edge tech solutions via the launch of an updated version of its FxPro Tools mobile application for iOS gadgets. Version 2.1.7 of the application is remarkable for the fact that it offers support for Apple Watch, thus making a set of useful Forex tools…
Read moreTrading software developer PFSOFT today unveiled the result of a large-scale remodelling of the charting panel - one of the key functionalities of the Protrader front-end platform. The remodelling took more than six months to complete and has resulted in more than 30 major features added or redeveloped in the chart panel. The most important…
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