Category: Forex

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland
October 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TP ICAP announces senior hires in Institutional Services division

Interdealer broker TP ICAP (LON:TCAP) has announced a number of senior appointments within its Institutional Services division. Jonathan Gane has joined Institutional Services as Managing Director. He joins from Fort Rock Asset Management, where he was CEO and co-Chief Investment Officer. He previously worked at Société Générale as the Global Head of Origination and Structuring…

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Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks
October 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Robert Evans III named Chief of the Office of International Corporate Finance in SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Robert Evans III has been named Chief of the Office of International Corporate Finance in the agency’s Division of Corporation Finance. The office spearheads the division’s outreach to non-U.S. issuers that access the U.S. capital markets. Mr. Evans recently joined the Division of Corporation Finance after…

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saxo bank fx volumes
October 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank FX volumes strong, Commodities and Equities weak in mixed September trading

Copenhagen based online brokerage provider Saxo Bank has reported steady but mixed overall trading volumes for September 2017, with FX trading up but Commodities and Equities somewhat weaker than in August. Overall, total multi-asset trading volumes at Saxo Bank were down 2% MoM in September, $342.6 billion versus $348.4 billion in August. We'd note that monthly volumes…

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October 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

BNP Paribas Securities Services introduces a triparty collateral management service

BNP Paribas Securities Services, a custodian with USD 10 trillion in assets under custody, announced that is introducing a triparty collateral management service that connects collateral takers and collateral givers and helps unlock liquidity pools. The move comes as new regulations and practices require market participants to collateralise their financing and OTC derivative trades to…

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October 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS to enhance the cyber resilience of Singapore’s financial sector

The Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) Cyber Security Advisory Panel (CSAP) announced that has discussed strategies to enhance the cyber resilience of Singapore’s financial sector, at its inaugural meeting on 5-6 October. The discussions covered areas ranging from regulatory guidance, supervision, and surveillance to information sharing and capability development. The list of CSAP members who…

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October 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ullink first vendor to provide connectivity to A2X

Ullink, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, just announced that it has certified a new market gateway for A2X. A2X brings competition to the South African equities market for the first time through the provision of a trading platform at reduced transaction costs with outstanding performance. Ullink was…

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October 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ICBC (London) Plc to extend AxiomSL deployment to support trade & transaction reporting

AxiomSL, the global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, announced today that Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (London) plc has selected AxiomSL’s strategic platform for its Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) transaction reporting solution. This is the third time ICBC (London) plc has expanded its use of AxiomSL’s…

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