Copenhagen based Retail FX broker Saxo Bank has informed the public that it has appointed Fan Xu as CEO of Greater China. Fan Xu will be based in Shanghai and will be reporting directly to founder and CEO, Kim Fournais. Fan Xu has over 20 years of experience in financial services and markets, working for companies…
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London based global commodities broker Marex Spectron has just announced that it has completed the acquisition of commodity trading firm CSC Commodities UK Limited (CSC) from BGC European Holdings LP. Marex Spectron has returned to FX markets with a new platform back in October 2018. Last month, the broker announced another acquisition of Rosenthal Collins…
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Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has announced the opening of its new office in China less than four years after launching in the country. SafeCharge's office is located in Shenzhen’s PingAn International Finance Center. The company already has offices in Singapore and Hong Kong. SafeCharge is a member of UnionPay…
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UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has just announced its results for the six months ended 30 November 2018 (H1 FY19). As previously communicated, the Company continues to expect that its revenue in FY19 will be lower than in FY18, reflecting the impact of the ESMA measures, and the exceptional performance in…
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Global FX and investment group Credit Financial Invest for Financial Brokerage Ltd. (CFI Jordan), has just announced that it has obtained the approval of the Jordan Securities Commission to start providing its services in four new offices around the Kingdom together with its main branch in Amman. Last year, Credit Financier Invest (CFI) Ltd has launched…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Alph Capital. 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…
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The following article is courtesy of Retail FX broker Saxo Bank. Copenhagen based Retail FX broker Saxo Bank has today published its Q1 2019 Quarterly Outlook for global markets, including trading ideas covering equities, FX, currencies, commodities, and bonds, as well as a range of macro themes impacting client portfolios. Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist and CIO,…
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ING Bank has just announced that it has signed a major 5-year deal with enterprise software firm R3, entitling the bank to an unlimited number of licenses for R3’s commercial blockchain platform, Corda Enterprise. The deal will allow ING to roll out access to Corda Enterprise throughout the bank globally and deploy production-ready CorDapps across…
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LeapRate Exclusive... BridgerPay has just announced its integration partnership with technology and CRM firm Fair Trading Technology (FTT), one of the most reputable technology, product and service providers in the financial industry. BridgerPay will help FTT brokers to optimize their payments flow, together with a unified payment page. This partnership is another step forward in…
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CMC Markets Institutional, a provider of liquidity and white label trading solutions, has added Ross Newell to its team as Business Development Manager, Institutional Business. Newell will be working with institutional clients across Europe at the company’s London office, ensuring that they receive tailored liquidity solutions. Richard Elston, Head of Institutional at CMC Markets, commented: Ross joins…
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