Category: Forex

Smartkarma teams up with CorpXSasia, offering investors independent insight for Asian markets
July 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Smartkarma teams up with CorpXSasia, offering investors independent insight for Asian markets

Smartkarma, the global network for independent research on Asian markets, has announced its partnership with CorpXSasia, the Corporate Access provider in Asia that arranges unconflicted and regulatory-compliant meetings between global institutional investors and listed corporates in Asia. This partnership brings value to both companies’ clients by providing a more comprehensive, one-stop opportunity for both Corporate…

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Cryptocurrencies and real estate now added to Swissquote's Robo-Advisor
July 31, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Swissquote reports record results for 1H-2018 driven by crypto trading

Continuing the strong business momentum which it saw in the second half of 2017, Swiss online banking and brokerage leader Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has reported record results for 1H-2018, driven in part by large numbers of new account openings from a new generation of cryptocurrency traders. Operating revenues for the six month period rose…

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Euronext
July 30, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Euronext hires SocGen's Chris Topple as CEO of Euronext London

Exchange operator Euronext NV (EPA:ENX) has announced that the Supervisory Board has approved unanimously the appointment of Chris Topple as CEO of Euronext London, Head of Global Sales and a member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V., subject to all relevant shareholder and regulatory approval. Chris Topple, who has worked extensively in brokerage and…

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Surging growth in Q2 keeps UK dividends on track for record year
July 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Surging growth in Q2 keeps UK dividends on track for record year

UK dividends surged 7.1% to a record £30.7bn on an underlying basis, according to the latest Dividend Monitor from Link Asset Services. Soaring mining dividends, and a weaker-than-expected drag from exchange rates help explain the impressive figures, though growth was broadly spread across a wide range of sectors. Underlying dividends (excluding specials) surged 7.1% to…

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Hanaa El Moudden 120Advertising
July 30, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FX marketing boutique 120Advertising hires easyMarkets veteran Hanaa El Moudden

FX and Crypto marketing boutique specialist firm 120Advertising has announced the addition of former VIP Relationship Manager of easyMarkets, Hanaa El Moudden, as Head of Business Development. Hanaa El Mouden joins Limassol, Cyprus based 120Advertising from easyMarkets after an eight year tenure, having held a variety of client-related and business development roles in the company.…

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Bloomberg Enterprise Access Point adds alternative data
July 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bloomberg launches new data service to increase transparency in UST and IRS pricing

Bloomberg has just announced that it will launch a new data service consolidating NEX’s BrokerTec US Treasuries data with USD Spread-Over data from Tradition's Trad-X platform. This service, called Bloomberg Capital Markets Package (BCMP), will be the most liquid and transparent US capital market reference available, representing the two largest electronic wholesale markets in UST…

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Federal Reserve Board
July 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Federal Reserve Board launches Consumer Compliance Supervision Bulletin

The Federal Reserve Board has informed the public that it has launched the Consumer Compliance Supervision Bulletin - a new publication that will provide bankers and others interested in consumer protection with high-level summaries of pertinent supervisory issues. The Bulletin complements other Federal Reserve System outreach programs for banking organizations, such as the Consumer Compliance…

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cmc markets offices
July 30, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

CMC Markets receiving investor opposition to executive pay policies

London based online FX, CFDs and spreadbetting broker CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) issued an interesting statement following its Annual General Meeting last week, which also coincided with the release of CMC's quarterly Trading Update. While stating (as is certainly usual) that all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were duly passed as…

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