XTB
July 27, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

XTB sees a surge of net profit of 638%

According to the financial results, the numbers of active clients on the platform surged 42.7%YoY to 149,824 in H1 2022. However, new clients dropped to 101,030, a decline of 6.3% YoY. XTB Management commented: The ambition of the Management Board in 2022 is to acquire, on average, at least 40 thousand new clients quarterly. As…

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CySEC fine
July 26, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Triangleview Investments pays €50K in settlement with CySEC

The settlement follows an investigation into Triangleview Investments involving compliance omissions regarding protection of clients’ funds during the period between December 2021 and February 2022. CySEC recently tightened supervision on CFDs brokers as it introduced additional controls to strengthening investor protection. The regulator warned brokers that if they repeatedly have issues with compliance, they will…

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July 26, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Hirose UK reports 50% decline in revenues in FY22

The filing stated: The Company operates in a very competitive market, and also regulatory environments including the new  leverage  and  negative balance  regulations which suggest that the management will need to make every effort to comply with higher standards of regulatory requirements as well as continue to seek more efficient and effective marketing campaigns in…

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July 26, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly data: FOMC and US GDP in the spotlight

The main downtrend is still active with the price below all of the 50, 100 and 200 SMAs, but there is no longer any sign of oversold from either the slow stochastic or Bollinger Bands; the former at around 65 is between neutral and overbought. The next movement for EURUSD depends on the reaction to…

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Australia
July 25, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Volt Bank returns all client deposits

Most of Volt’s clients initiated transfers to other banks. Now the bank has voluntarily transferred the balances of the remaining 441 customers, a total value of AU$113,073, to the National Australia Bank (NAB). The official announcement said: APRA closely monitored the return of deposits process, and formally approved the transfer of deposits to NAB using…

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Daily Market Commentary
July 25, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: The US dollar is trading flat

Gold Gold prices have barely moved during early Monday trading, reflecting the performance of the US dollar, which is also trading flat. Market expectations have settled on a 75bp rate hike by the Federal Reserve this Wednesday, and so the mood in the markets is now calmer, contrasting with the greater turbulence of previous weeks,…

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Euroclear reports operating income increase of 7% in H1 2021
July 25, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Euroclear reports profit increase of 42% in H1 2022

The company noted that the cash on the balance sheet has increased by €72 billion YoY as blocked coupon payments and redemptions accumulate. Euroclear also earned €110 million as interest income from frozen Russian assets in the first half of the year. Lieve Mostrey, Chief Executive Officer, said: We delivered a strong performance across the…

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