The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) last night published an opinion agreeing with Greek regulator HCMC that a short selling ban on shares in five Greek banks should be extended. The previous ban, which covered shares in Alpha Bank A.E., Attica Bank S.A., National Bank of Greece S.A., Eurobank Ergasias S.A., and Piraeus Bank…
Read moreOptimal Payments Plc (LON:OPAY) has been renamed Paysafe Group Plc and the Group's website address is now www.paysafe.com. The changes are effective immediately, the Board of Paysafe said in an announcement today. In addition, from tomorrow - November 10, 2015, the Group's London Stock Exchange Tradable Instrument Display Mnemonic ("TIDM") will change from OPAY.L to…
Read moreRetail Forex broker Alpari Limited has earlier today published its Forex operating metrics for October 2015, with Forex volumes staging a decrease in both monthly and annual terms. Alpari said its Forex turnover for October 2015 amounted to $90.8 billion. The reading is 1.7% lower than the $92.4 billion in turnover registered in September 2015.…
Read moreDeutsche Bank AG (FRA:DBK) has announced the appointment of Annett Viehweg as Chairwoman of the Board, Deutsche Bank Ltd Russia. Before assuming her new role, Ms Viehweg was Head of Global Network Banking for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at Deutsche Bank where she was responsible for managing the teams and…
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Read moreThe Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) today published a warning against Bullet Investment, operating via https://www.bulletinvestment.com/. The Cypriot watchdog notes that the company is not permitted to provide investment and ancillary services in Cyprus, pursuant to Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law, as it has never been authorized by the CySEC. In…
Read moreShortly after Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) named Jes Staley as its Group CEO, the bank announces another senior management change, as Sir Michael Rake is about to step down as a Director at Barclays with effect from 31 December 2015. Sir Gerry Grimstone has been named a non-executive Director of Barclays with effect from 1 January 2016…
Read moreThe UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today published an invitation for comments on the proposed merger of Paddy Power plc and Betfair Group Ltd (LON:BET), initially unveiled in August this year. Under the terms of the deal, a new combined entity, named Paddy Power Betfair plc, will be created. It is expected to achieve…
Read moreItaly's financial markets regulator Consob has earlier today published another set of warnings against investment businesses that are not authorized to target Italian residents but nevertheless do so. The latest additions to the warning list include: Worldwide Safe Investment Limited, Binaytion, Worldwide Security Investment Limited, Mtn Global Ltd, Mtn Worldwide Services Limited, Marshall Software Ltd,…
Read moreRetail forex broker EXNESS has continued its practice of having its reported trading volumes audited by global accounting firm Deloitte, with the latest report covering EXNESS' results for the third quarter of 2015. In Q3, total trading volume at EXNESS came in at $599.3 billion, or just a shade under $200 billion per month in…
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