Category: Forex

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI)
November 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters receives Court approval for return of capital transaction

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has just announced that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) issued a final order today approving a plan of arrangement to implement the company’s proposed return of capital transaction. Yesterday, Thomson Reuters received shareholder approval for the return of capital transaction at a special meeting held in Toronto.…

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Sucden
November 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Sucden hires UBS FX exec Kirsty Gillies to head eFX Sales

International derivatives and FX broker Sucden Financial has announced that it has appointed Kirsty Gillies as Global Head of eFX Sales, to further enhance its presence across worldwide FX markets. Kirsty Gillies basically replaces in the role Michael Davies, who recently moved to FCA regulated Prime of Prime brokerage Stater Global Markets. Sucden has lost a…

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moex moscow exchange
November 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX teams up with Integral to deliver additional liquidity

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced today that it began cooperating with Integral, a technology provider for the foreign exchange market, to deliver access to global FX liquidity for MOEX’s customers and FX liquidity from MOEX to the Integral network. Igor Marich, Managing Director of the Money and Derivatives Markets at Moscow Exchange, said: Our cooperation…

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November 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Plenitude hires former Capco UK CEO Steve Vinnicombe as a Non-Executive Director

Plenitude, a niche consultancy, specialising in Financial Crime Risk and Compliance, has announced the appointment of Steve Vinnicombe, former UK CEO of Capco UK, as a Non-Executive Director to help deliver Plenitude’s ambitious growth plans to meet the challenges posed by the evolving landscape of Financial Crime compliance. The announcement follows a sustained period of…

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avelacom
November 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Avelacom opens new Singapore office managed by Gabriel Bassas

Global connectivity provider Avelacom has just announced that it has opened a new office in Singapore, managed by Gabriel Bassas, VP Sales for APAC. In the past year Avelacom has seen double-digit growth in new business volumes coming from the APAC region, driven by clients demanding professional-grade connectivity services between APAC venues and exchanges, and to…

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Plus500 results
November 20, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500: 2018 results ahead of previous market expectations

FCA regulated online CFDs broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has issued a second Trading Update during Q4. After indicating (in late October) that its Q3 Revenues fell by 40% from the previous quarter to $100.1 million, Plus500 has now announced that the strong momentum reported in its Q3 Trading Update has continued into November to date. Accordingly, the…

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results on data report
November 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

IOSCO members found mostly compliant with principles for commodity derivatives markets

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has just published the findings of an updated survey that show respondent IOSCO members to be broadly compliant with the IOSCO Principles for the Regulation and Supervision of Commodity Derivatives Markets (the Principles). In 2010, the G20 Leaders identified the regulation and supervision of the…

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social trading
November 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Amana Capital adds social trading with ZuluTrade platform

Global online brokerage firm Amana Capital has announced that in line with its strategy to provide additional unique products and services to its clients, the brokerage services group is adding support for ZuluTrade. The new product available to the broker’s customers is a pioneer in social auto-trading for forex and CFDs. ZuluTrade will be added to…

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TradeStation Group launches investment education media service and trading community
November 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

EGX and CIRA to educate students on investment

EGX Chairman, Mohamed Farid, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Dr. Hassan ElKalla, Chairman, Cairo for Investment and Real Estate Development (CIRA) as step forwards within the efforts to raise the financial awareness as a sustainable base in the financial literacy. This MOU aims at raising the financial awareness and enhancing financial literacy…

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