Category: Forex

R3 and SBI Holdings plan to accelerate Corda adoption in Japan
March 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

HQLAX joins Deutsche Börse to build securities lending solution on R3 Corda blockchain platform

Deutsche Börse Group and HQLAX announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent to form a strategic partnership for the creation of an innovative securities lending solution using the R3 Corda blockchain platform. Using Corda’s blockchain technology, the partners will build a fully integrated front to back operating model to facilitate more efficient collateral…

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BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland
March 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange Board re-elects CEO Alexander Afanasiev

The Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board has announced that, on its 23 March 2018 meeting, has re-elected Alexander Afanasiev as Chairman of the Moscow Exchange Executive Board for a new term of office. The current employment contract of Alexander Afanasiev expires in late April 2018. Alexey Kudrin, Chairman of the Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board, said: Alexander…

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Joe Rundle Markets.com CEO
March 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Joe Rundle leaves ThinkMarkets to become Markets.com CEO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that longtime Retail FX executive Joe Rundle has left his position as Director of Trading and Partnerships at ThinkMarkets, and joined Markets.com as its new CEO. Markets.com is the Retail FX brand name of CySEC licensed Safecap Investments Ltd., owned ultimately by Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC). Joe Rundle has been in the…

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RoboMarkets opens a representative office in Prague
March 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

RoboMarkets opens a representative office in Prague

CySEC licensed Retail FX broker RoboMarkets, which recently rebranded from RoboForex, has announced that it has opened a Representative Office in Prague as another step of the company’s expansion in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The company has already started 24/7 support for the clients from the Czech Republic and Slovakia in their native language.…

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UK Forex broker Darwinex launches MetaTrader 5
March 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK Forex broker Darwinex launches MetaTrader 5

Darwinex, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated FX asset manager and brokerage, announced that it has launched MetaQuotes' multi-asset platform MetaTrader 5.  The company offers clients DMA execution at competitive rates, combined with access to more than $50 million in 3rd party capital managed by Darwinex. It is most famous for creating a transparent social…

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Eze Software joins NEX Regulatory Reporting to enhance MiFID II support with APAs
March 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eze Software joins NEX Regulatory Reporting to enhance MiFID II support with APAs

Investment technology provider Eze Software has just announced its strategic collaboration with NEX Regulatory Reporting, a business area within NEX Group plc. As an Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) provider, NEX Regulatory Reporting supports clients in their MiFID II obligation to publish pre- and post-trade data and reports as soon as possible after execution. The collaboration…

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