The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced yesterday that it has fined Standard Chartered Bank £102,163,200 for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) breaches. This is the second financial penalty for AML controls failings in less than 5 moths imposed by the regulator. In December 2018, the FCA fined the former Chief Executive Officer of Sonali Bank (UK)…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have just announced that they have agreed two MoUs to ensure there is continuity once the UK leaves the European Union. Last week, ASIC announced that new laws are about to protect financial service consumers in Australia. According to several independent…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Innovative Loans. Innovative Loans is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…
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Global FinTech company Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has announced that it has launched Broadridge Securities Lending Board Insights solution. The company, which is part of the S&P 500® Index, explained that Broadridge Securities Lending Board Insights is a firm-specific fund-by-fund comparative securities lending assessment solution for mutual fund companies and the boards that oversee…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Forte Capital Mergers and Acquisitions. Forte Capital Mergers and Acquisitions is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…
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Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) and MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTX), have teamed up to provide institutions with enhanced trading tools and access to global exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and fixed income securities. The partnership will include the distribution of Virtu’s streaming eNAV ETF fair value offering and will launch in Q3 2019. Virtu recently completed the acquisition…
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Deutsche Börse Group announced today that it has launched a brand new market data product named Eurex Order by Order Futures + Options. The launch aims to make available the entire visible Eurex order book for both futures and options. So far, this depth of market data has only been available for futures. Eurex Order…
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Euronext, the pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, has just announced trading volumes for March 2019. Cash trading The average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book dropped 13% YoY to €7,724 million, but rose 5.6% from the previous month. The average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book for Q1 2019…
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India’s premier exchange, BSE, has announced that alongside The India International Exchange (IFSC) Limited (India INX) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Moscow Exchange (MOEX). The agreement aims to connect the investors’ community and companies both in India and Russia. BSE and India INX are the first Indian Exchanges to enter into the…
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Australian regulator ASIC just announced that it has welcomed the passage of key financial services reforms contained in the Treasury Laws Amendment (Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention Powers) legislation. The reforms will include: a design and distribution obligations regime for financial services firms; and a product intervention power for ASIC In less than…
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