The circular said: On a number of occasions, it was observed that the AML/CFT risk assessments were not reviewed to evaluate whether they needed adjustment upon subsequent changes of the customers’ risk profiles. As a result, the assessment of the customers’ ML/TF risks was not up to date and therefore CDD and ongoing monitoring was…
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Gary Thomson, Chief Operating Officer at FXOpen UK commented: We’ve seen an increased uptake in equity trading in recent months within our UK brokerage and are delighted to widen the reach of equity markets to the wider FXOpen group. The official announcement said: Clients of FXOpen can access leverage of 1:5 on US Stock CFDs,…
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Lars Gottwik expressed in a heartfelt note: It was a unique experience and great adventure growing JFD, together with my teammates, from zero to a globally renowned multi-asset broker. Our team spirit, combined with the ambition to change a whole industry for the better by becoming more transparent and client-centric, made the difference. After these…
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GOLD Despite a modest rebound by the greenback, gold continues to recover momentum. This seems to be mostly related to the relative calm that we are seeing on US yields, as the 10 years bonds remain below 1.6%. Moreover, in the last few weeks the technical scenario has clearly improved with the price breaking through…
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Barry Flanigan commented: We are delighted that Eduard is joining the team, focusing primarily on sales of our agency execution product. Eduard brings invaluable insight and expertise to our team and a wealth of contacts within banks, distribution platforms and asset management firms. He will be a real asset to IS Prime. Eduard Poltavsky added:…
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David Zruia continued: The acquisition represents an important strategic step for Plus500 as we continue to transition into a global, multi-asset fintech group. Our long-term ambition is to enable simplified, universal access to financial markets, and I’m excited that we have taken a further step toward achieving this today. Bill Cunningham, Andrew Busby and Nate…
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Singapore is notably in the top rankings of trading destinations for FX on a global basis. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has reported that Singapore is only marginally trailing behind the UK and the US in the multi-trillion dollar FX market. While distributing up-to-date market statistics for last month, SGX revealed a surge in…
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By the end of the next financial year-end, Starling will be set to report its first ever complete year in profit. The announcement of Goldman Sachs’ significant investment will be a key factor in driving Starling’s ongoing lucrative growth. While the announcement has been made, the transaction is still subject to approval from regulators. James…
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The forward and spot FX market saw 2% increase in volumes, reaching $0.117 trillion and $0.483, respectively. The numbers in these sections of the market remained lower compared to the ones reported during the same period in 2020. CLS’s Global Head of Product, Keith Tippell, commented: In the first quarter of 2021, we witnessed record…
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The FastMT solution is customised for each broker, analyses latency in real-time to find the optimal location for access servers and delivering ultra-low latency for each global client. The solution is offered as a subscription service allowing ongoing monitoring of latency by Your Bourse and FastMT, and providing ongoing savings to the broker. Aytugan Khafizov,…
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