August 22, 2014 BY Mike Fox
Reuters: Analyzing the impact of the ‘technology arms race’ to FX liquidity
w/ HSBC’s Global Head of FX electronic risk
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August 22, 2014 BY Mike Fox
S. Korea's Forex trading volume reduces in Q2 amid low volatility
South Korea's foreign exchange trading volume reduced in the second quarter of this year as the won-dollar exchange rate moved in a narrow range, central bank data showed Friday. Daily average turnover in the foreign exchange market was 44.77 billion US dollars for the three months ended June 30, down 0.7 percent from the prior…
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August 22, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Exclusive: ASIC urges Interactive Brokers to launch new company for Australian clients
Regulator insists on full restructure of business following the predicament experienced by Interactive Brokers last year in which it did not have the correct license to offer margin loans in Australia
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August 22, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Not-so-bulletproof vest! CFTC opens fire on FX fraud scheme
CFTC charges Colorado company R2 Capital Group, LLC, and its owners, Ryan Tomazin, Ryan Madigan, Randell A.Vest, RAST Investor Group, LLC, Madigan Enterprises, Inc., and Bulletproof Vest, Inc. with Fraud and Misappropriation
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August 22, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Op Ed: Wish you were here?
LeapRate Managing Editor Andrew Saks-McLeod investigates the paradox in which the global and seemingly borderless aspects of the FX industry has not encouraged firms to branch away from the few specific regions in which they are concentrated.
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August 21, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
European regulators collaborate to warn of potential advance fee fraud scheme in Sweden
According to Swedish Financial Regulator Finansinspektionen, unregulated firm Glacier Bay Capital LLC is an advance fee fraud scheme
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August 21, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Case closed after 7 years! Final ruling by appeals court in favor of INTL FCStone in Sentinel case
Seven years have passed in which INTL FCStone has been embroiled in legal wranglings resulting from the demise of Sentinel, however today, the US Court of Appeals have put an end to the entire episode, with INTL FCStone victorious
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August 21, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
There's no escaping the tax man, despite Australia's non-monetary classification of Bitcoin
Australia's tax authorities are concerned about internet-based currencies assisting avoidance by commercial users, generating fears that Bitcoin use may be driven underground
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August 21, 2014 BY Mike Fox
LCH.Clearnet expands presence in Australia
Marcus Robinson appointed Head of SwapClear Australia.
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