Category: Forex

February 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS encourages financial institutions to use technology to on-board customers more efficiently

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued new guidance to financial institutions (FIs) on the use of innovative technology solutions to facilitate safe, non-face-to-face customer on-boarding. MAS requires FIs operating in Singapore to implement robust controls when onboarding new customers, e.g. when opening a bank account, to detect and deter money laundering or terrorism…

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February 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

GAIN Capital's Forex.com has best month in over a year, January 2018 Retail FX volumes at $249 billion

After we reported last week that its institutional FX arm GTX had seen record trading volumes in January, FX brokerage group Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has released its full metrics for the month indicating a very strong set of results for its Retail FX arm Forex.com. GAIN Capital's Retail FX volumes totaled $249 billion in January,…

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February 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ADGM launches e-KYC utility project with consortium of Key UAE financial institutions

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, today announced the initiation and development of an electronic-Know-Your-Customer (e-KYC) utility in close collaboration with a key team of the UAE’s largest financial institutions. This initiative follows the first Regional Regulators’ Roundtable for MENA regulators hosted…

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February 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bank Of England issues Statements of Commitment to Market Codes

Yesterday the Bank of England has issued Statements of Commitment to the FX Global Code, the UK Money Markets Code and Global Precious Metals Code (the “Codes”). By issuing these Statements of Commitment, the Bank is demonstrating that it is committed to adhering to the principles of these Codes when acting as a market participant…

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February 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Paul Thomas joins FlexTrade as Vice President, FX Business Development in U.S.

Multi-asset execution and order management systems company FlexTrade today announced the appointment of Paul Thomas as Vice President, FX Business Development for both the buy-side and sell-side markets in the Americas. With the FX buy-side community looking to increase its aggregation and trading execution, FlexTrade is perfectly positioned to help them achieve these goals,” said…

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February 07, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Regulatory Reporting partners with Delta Capita to provide SFTR advice to clients

NEX Regulatory Reporting announced today that it has partnered with Delta Capita, an international business and technology consulting provider, who will offer specialist advice to clients ahead of the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) coming into effect. Delta Capita’s Securities Finance and Collateral Management Practice has successfully helped tier-one banks and large buy-side clients with…

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