Dow Jones has announced the beta launch of DNA, a platform that empowers third-party businesses to access and integrate Dow Jones news and data into their own solutions. With the launch of DNA (Data, News and Analytics), Dow Jones is opening up its archive of premium news and data to customers, partners and their developers…
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$19 billion bank holding company chooses Fiserv to support its key initiatives, including delivering a better customer experience Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that Fulton Financial Corporation, a bank holding company headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has signed a long-term agreement to renew its relationship with Fiserv. Technology will…
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LCH, a global clearing house, announced that Daniel Maguire as LCH Group Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. He assumes this role in addition to his current responsibilities as Global Head of Rates & FX Derivatives. As COO, Daniel will be responsible for achieving new business growth, maintaining existing customer relationships and driving innovation and…
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Retail forex broker GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc (NYSE: GCAP) just reported their operating metrics for the month of March 2017. Apparently, the acquisition of the US clients of FXCM - now Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR) - drove Gain Capital to higher FX volumes last month, after their low Forex volumes in February. OTC Trading Volume…
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Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced the appointment of Simon Gilbert as Sales Director, based in the firm’s London office. Simon Gilbert brings more than 10 years of experience in US equity sales for Europe and will be responsible for helping Liquidnet’s European Members source institutional liquidity in US equities. Commenting on Gilbert’s…
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Exness also reported highest ever number of active clients during a calendar month at 46,112.
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Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international stock exchange, today announced it will create a premier platform for capital market, economic, and business thought leadership. Named ‘Market Site’, the venue in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) will feature an attractive and technologically advanced event space for corporate functions and seminars as well as broadcasting studio facilities. Scheduled…
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LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings made in Norway and the UK that Norway’s central bank, Norges Bank, has increased its position in UK online Forex and CFDs broker CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) to 4%, making Norges one of CMC's largest shareholders. The Norges Bank stake in CMC consists of 11.73 million shares, worth about…
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Forex Industry News at LeapRate was headlined this week by regulators in two countries which have been quietly looking to grow their Forex Brokerage industries - Malta and New Zealand. Both regulators took steps to beef up their oversight of the sector, while not doing too much to scare off brokers looking for friendly (yet…
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LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned from filings made in Russia that the Bank of Russia has issued an eighth license to operate a retail forex brokerage operation in the country, to PSB-Forex LLC. PSB-Forex is the newly-established retail forex brokerage subsidiary of second tier Russian commercial bank Promsvyazbank. Promsvyazbank ranks eleventh in assets among Russia's largest banks,…
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