Japanese FX giant Invast Securities confirms business as usual following the Swiss Franc price volatility last week, and that the company remains well capitalized
Read moreBeing reported is a regulatory filing infringement from the directors of now defunct Global Markets NZ; Owners failed to disclose docs relating to audited financial statements for subsidiaries of foreign companies
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Read moreJapanese retail forex broker Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) has released a statement indicating that it experienced no material negative financial impact from last week's Swiss Franc volatility. Monex did experience some clients with negative equity balances, but those totaled just 0.2% of the firm's assets, or about ¥160 million (USD $1.4 million) of negative balances. The…
Read moreTalks still ongoing for a capital injection or takeover at Alpari UK, likely to be concluded tonight. FXCM: We are definitely not buying Alpari.
Read moreAs global regulators work ever more closely to provide a standardized regulatory framework, ESMA signs an MOU with Hong Kong's national regulatory authority with regard to central counterparties
Read moreAlpari's Japanese operation has advised clients that it will be returning all funds, plus not opening new positions as a result of the capital position of its parent company Alpari UK
Read moreBlackwell Global attributes its minimal exposure to CHF price volatility last Thursday to prudent risk management measures within its Blackwell Trader electronic trading division
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive... Continuing our exclusive coverage of all the fallout from the unparalleled Swiss Franc volatility on Thursday, LeapRate has learned from a number of retail forex brokers that online payments company Skrill (formerly Moneybookers) has temporarily suspended payouts to certain retail forex brokers. Skrill is keeping the accounts suspended over the weekend, and expects…
Read moreLeapRate Managing Editor Andrew Saks-McLeod takes a close look at what Switzerland's motives could be for removing the EURCHF 1.20 floor on January 15, 2015, an historic day which is likely to change the entire face of the global forex industry. Is Switzerland safeguarding itself against future European events?
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