The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced on Tuesday that it has made the following new retail regulations: Retail investors will now have access to 20:1 leverage (previous leverage was 50:1). As stated in the announcement, exemption from the new measures are only specified holders of a licence who maintain a base capital of…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of two unregulated firms yesterday. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are GL-FX and FTCA. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK: GL-FX/ GL FX Address: 10…
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Deutsche Börse has announced today that a Goldman Sachs Asset Management ETF is now tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt for the first time. The number of ETFs in Xetra trading now reaches the 1,500 mark. We are pleased to welcome Goldman Sachs Asset Management as new ETF issuer on Xetra. The first ETF adds…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has released its trading volumes report for the month of September 2019. Total trading volume across MOEX markets was RUB 67.7 trln last month. The growth leaders in September were the Equity Market (+16.9%) and Derivatives Market (+10.5%), including commodities derivatives (+129.4%). Equity & Bond Market Total trading volumes on the Equity…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of several clone firms this week. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are EpicXOption and FinancialClaimsuk.co.uk. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK: EpicXOption (clone of an…
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The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has just released its quarterly volumes report and the results is a record-breaking performance. The exchange has registered its best quarter since inception with over 7.98 million contracts traded in the third quarter of 2019, with over 2.37 million contracts traded in September, valued at USD 41 billion.…
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The Capital Markets, Insurance and Savings Authority, and Israel Security Authority announced earlier this week that they have signed an MoU for collaboration on FinTech issues with the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA). The agreement aims to support Fintech companies in both countries and to enable information sharing regarding this fast-developing domain. The MoU…
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Fintech company Integral just released its volumes report for the month of September 2019. The firm reported average daily volumes (ADV) across Integral platforms totaled $37.3 billion last month. Integral have announced a 10.4% rise YoY in monthly ADVs for September 2019. Despite a continually punishing landscape for FX volatily the firm also saw a…
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Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has released its trading volumes report for the month of September 2019. You can see the highlights below: FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) The total trading volume of FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) was 1,678,016 ( -43.6% MoM / -20.4% YoY ) and its average daily trading volume was…
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech firm and part of the S&P 500® Index, has just announced that it has launched a new centralized Trade Assignment Portal (TAP). Mortgage originators and broker-dealers will now be able to transform the execution of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) Trade Assignments. TAP is a web-based platform, enables originators…
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