CLS Group, the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market, has published its operating metrics for the month of September 2018. The average daily traded volume submitted to CLS was USD 1.729 trillion up 7.7 percent from USD1.605 trillion in August 2018. Last month the company announced that Chief Executive…
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ANZ has just announced the appointment of Mitchell Mason as CEO Japan, reporting to Farhan Faruqui, Group Executive, International. Mr Mason brings 18 years of banking experience to ANZ, having worked previously at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank. Prior to joining ANZ, he was Managing Director, Japan Chief Operating Officer, and Member…
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German Index provider Solactive AG has just announced that, in addition to the successful establishment of its Toronto office in January 2018, the company has now set up its second international business entity in Hong Kong. The new office houses a dedicated team of professionals who provides customized indexing solutions for ETFs and other index-linked…
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TORA, provider of cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS), has announced the launch of TORA Rebalancing. This new solution is natively integrated within the TORA platform and helps asset managers reduce risk and improve workflow efficiencies around the portfolio rebalance process. TORA Rebalancing helps portfolio managers rebalance the allocation/weightings of a portfolio’s assets in…
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Following our exclusive report from Tuesday that Australian Retail Forex broker Direct FX was placed into liquidation with Deloitte named as administrator, it came as no surprise that today regulator ASIC announced that it was fully canceling Direct FX's AFS license. ASIC had first suspended Direct FX's license back in April. What was somewhat surprising,…
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Retail FX broker Markets.com, part of FTSE 250 group Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC), has announced the launch of ‘Live Sessions’, a new in-platform live streaming service aimed at keeping traders around the world up to speed with what’s going on in the markets with unique insights and analysis from a wide range of trading experts. To mark…
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Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI), has just announced that its Elektron real-time data delivery using Amazon Web Services (AWS) is being expanded to meet high demand from clients across the globe. Refinitiv uses AWS to enhance customer access to real-time financial data globally. In a recent survey…
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Global network provider BSO has announced a new direct connectivity link between the Mexican stock exchange (BMV) and some of the largest exchanges across North America. BSO’s new Point of Presence (PoP) presence in Mexico City provides ultra low-latency connectivity spanning Latin America, Chicago and New York. As a result, electronic market makers will be…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX and CFDs broker Global Market Index Limited (or GMI Group) has continued its global hiring spree, adding Richard Bartlett to a senior executive role at the company. Richard Bartlett is the former Head of Sales at leading technology provider PrimeXM, and has agreed to join GMI with…
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LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has just announced the addition of Ryan Canfield as Lead Product Analyst. Mr. Canfield will lay the foundation for a team that will manage all product enhancements, working closely with the deployment and client services groups to oversee client requests and determine the most…
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