October 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Chinese Yuan retreats to #5 as world payments currency: SWIFT

The latest SWIFT RMB Monthly Tracker, the report monitoring the Chinese yuan adoption across the globe, was published earlier today, showing that the Chinese currency lost one place in the ranking of international payments currencies. The SWIFT report for September 2015 shows that the Chinese currency fell back to position #5 in the ranking table…

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October 29, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Euronext Paris derivatives now given regulatory approval for Hong Kong domiciled trading firms

Euronext today announced that it has received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“HKSFC”) to provide automated trading services (ATS) to clients domiciled in Hong Kong, thus facilitating direct membership and access to Euronext’s Paris derivatives markets. Mr. Tan Yueheng, Chief Executive Officer of BOCOM International Holdings Company Ltd and Chairman of…

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October 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Total of 119 financial service providers get removed from NZ FSP register in September

New Zealand's financial authorities have solidified their strict image, as a total of 119 individuals and companies were deregistered from the Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR) in September 2015. The latest Deregistration Notice was published on the FSPR website earlier today. All of the companies and individuals mentioned in the notice have been deregistered under…

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October 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

EXNESS launches separate website for CySEC-regulated operations

Online trading services provider EXNESS Group has announced the launch of a separate website for its Cypriot subsidiary EXNESS (CY) LTD. As of today – October 29, 2015, EXNESS (CY) LTD's website is available at www.exness.eu. The new website will be used for sharing information about the company's trading conditions, opening accounts, and for EXNESS (CY)…

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October 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Doug Yones joins NYSE as Head of Exchange-Traded Products

The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE), announced today the appointment of Doug Yones as Head of Exchange-Traded Products. Mr Yones will assume his new role at the NYSE on November 3, 2015. He joins from Vanguard where he has worked for 17 years, most recently as head of domestic equity…

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October 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

CME Group registers 24% YoY rise in net income in Q3 2015

The earnings season keeps gaining momentum, with CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) adding its voice to the chorus of companies reporting strong financial results for the third quarter of 2015. The company saw its revenues grow across commodities, financial products and market data. The robust results were also attributed to tight discipline regarding expenditure. Net income…

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October 29, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Tradable adds Anna Coulling's Quantum Trading 3D trading tools to its app store

Trading apps and platform provider Tradable has announced that it has added Quantum Trading tools to its App Store, allowing Forex traders to benefit from the “Three Dimensional Approach of Trading” methodology created by Quantum Trading’s Anna Coulling. Anna believes trading is done best by understanding that fundamental, technical and relational analysis are three equally…

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October 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Ontario regulator to encourage whistleblowers with rewards of up to C$5 million

The Ontario Securities Commission (the OSC) is joining the raft of global regulators encouraging reports of securities-related misconduct. On Wednesday, the OSC published Proposed OSC Policy 15-601 Whistleblower Program, a set of rules that would be the first of its kind for securities regulators in Canada. Under the proposed policy, eligible whistleblowers are entitled to…

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