With Brexit fast approaching it is vital to ensure all systems and risk are appropriately managed to prohibit losses and maximise gains. Jeff Wilkins, Managing Director of IS Risk Analytics suggests ways for brokers to effectively analyse and manage their technology, liquidity and flow to ensure they are adequately protected should another flash crash occur.…
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Chicago-based R.J. O'Brien & Associates (RJO)'s private client division, RJO Futures, has just announced that it is now offering Orion Trading Systems’ flagship platform, Orion Multi-Trader powered by dxFeed’s data. We are continually striving to offer innovative tools for active futures traders and are excited to offer the combination of dxFeed’s consolidated market data feed…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Wellingtoninv. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam…
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Russia is supposedly one of the crypto-embracing countries, ever since Putin announced he is on "board" with the whole cryptocurrency idea. The fact is that he put specific deadlines for the government to come up with specific ideas on the regulation of cryptocurrencies. The set deadline is July 1st, 2019. The regulation needs to be…
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INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) has just announced that its commodity price and inventory management platform Know-Risk™ is being opened up broadly to the market. The platform gives its clients an insight to their commodity portfolio. Know-Risk values both financial and physical positions to the current market, hence produces risk management, profit-loss and accounting reporting. Shane Mathis, Senior Vice…
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Data management and analytics company OneMarketData has just announced that it has teamed up with the APAC multi-asset prime brokerage firm Invast Global. The brokerage has selected OneTick Surveillance to be hosted and fully managed by OneMarketData and can now ensure that all trades carried out globally are protected and monitored appropriately as part of an…
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UK-headquartered global financial technology company TigerWit has just announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with ClearBank, choosing it for its new 'Banking as a Service' offering. The news is an interesting tie up between two fintechs and another example of new challenger banks usurping the bigger more established ones. TigerWit’s customers will now…
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IronX has just announced the public launch of its exchange. In January, the IronX Exchange raised more than $26 million via its IRX token sale. The new crypto exchange joint venture between global online broker IronFX Group and EmurgoHK, creator of the Cardano Blockchain, has been awarded full regulatory license approval by the Estonian Financial…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) just announced that it has fined the company Goldman Sachs International (GSI) £34,344,700 for failing to provide accurate and timely reporting relating to 220.2 million transaction reports between November 2007 and March 2017. Mark Steward, FCA Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight commented: The failings in this case demonstrate…
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The Cyprus regulator (CySEC) announced that it has reached a settlement with the CIF Hoch Capital Ltd (the Company) for possible violations of The Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017 – L.87(I)/2017. The settlement reached with Hoch Capital Ltd, for the possible violations, is for the amount of €200.000, which the…
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