Maria Nikolova
LeapRate Analyst
January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

SGX registers 8% MoM drop in FX futures volumes in December 2015

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) today announced its operating metrics for December 2015, with Forex volumes staging a further drop in monthly terms, continuing a trend already observed in November 2015. Although SGX reported record yuan trading volumes for the last month of 2015, the overall FX futures volumes fell. This apparently reflects a month-on-month decrease in…

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January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Saxo Payments, SafeCharge partner over cross border settlement accounts

International transaction services provider Saxo Payments and payment technologies expert SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) have just announced a partnership. The collaboration will see SafeCharge gain a significant competitive edge, empowering it to offer its clients fast and cost-effective banking services in multiple currencies. The partnership also means Saxo Payments will benefit from a wide…

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January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Monex's investment management subsidiary names new president

Japan-based online trading giant Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) today announces changes at the top of its newly established subsidiary - Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partners, Inc. (MSVIP). Keiichi O'hara, former executive vice president of MSVIP, is the new president of the discretionary investment management firm. His appointment is effective today – January 7, 2016. In his new…

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January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

New Zealand keeps removing financial firms from FSP register

Another deregistration notice was published on the website of New Zealand's Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR) earlier today, with the list including the names of businesses and individuals removed from the register in November last year. A total of 66 businesses and individuals were deregistered from the list, a much smaller number than the 155…

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January 07, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

TradAir expands in Asia, opens Singapore office

eFX trading solutions provider TradAir is expanding in Asia. The company today announced it is deploying servers in Singapore, and that it is opening a local office, to support the growing number of clients in the region. Commenting on the move, Ayal Jedeikin, Co-Founder and COO TradAir, said, “TradAir provides a high performance, always available global eFX…

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January 06, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ChartIQ joins list of third party apps available in Thomson Reuters Eikon

ChartIQ, provider of HTML5 financial charting solutions for capital markets, today announces the launch of ChartIQ as a fully integrated app in Thomson Reuters Eikon. Thomson Reuters Eikon opened up to third party application developers in October 2015, as Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) introduced App Studio in Eikon. Third parties are thus allowed to build…

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January 06, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ICE sees 34.3% MoM jump in FX volumes in December 2015

Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE), an international operator of exchanges and clearing houses, has managed to end 2015 on a positive note – at least, this is suggested by the robust FX trading numbers that the company has just reported for December 2015. Average daily volumes for FX&Credit exchange-traded contracts amounted to 47,000 contracts in December…

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January 06, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Maybank Kim Eng deploys Fidessa's equities platform

Fidessa Group plc (LON:FDSA), a provider of trading, investment and information solutions for financial companies, is making another step towards boosting its Asian business network via a partnership with Maybank Kim Eng, which has been active in Asia for more than 40 years. The company today announced that Maybank Kim Eng, which provides services in…

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January 06, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Saxo Bank's Forex volumes reach $226B in December 2015, up 3.7% MoM

Multi-asset trading and investment services provide Saxo Bank has just posted its key operating metrics for the last month of 2015, with the month showing a slight month-on-month rise in overall Forex volumes and a slight month-on-month drop in average daily volumes. Saxo Bank reported monthly Forex volumes of $226 billion for December 2015, a reading…

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