Fulton Financial Corporation renews Fiserv relationship to support long-term strategy LeapRate

April 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fulton Financial Corporation renews Fiserv relationship to support long-term strategy

$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…

Bank of China (UK) Limited joins LCH’s SwapClear

April 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daniel Maguire appointed LCH Group Chief Operating Officer

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…

April 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXCM acquisition drives Gain Capital to higher FX volumes in March

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…

April 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Liquidnet strengtens EMEA team appointing Sterne Agee's Simon Gilbert as Sales Director

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…

April 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exness has best ever month in March 2017 as the Forex Brokers' volumes top $313 billion

Exness also reported highest ever number of active clients during a calendar month at 46,112.

April 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq Dubai launches Market Site, a hub for capital market activities in the region

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…

April 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Norwegian central bank Norges increases position in CMC Markets to 4%

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…

April 09, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: New Zealand licenses, Malta FX and CFD rules, latest FCA regulated broker, and lots more…

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…

April 07, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Promsvyazbank's PSB-Forex becomes eighth Bank of Russia FX license recipient

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,…

April 07, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

MahiFX's Nick Mortimer speaks about the Forex solutions provider's new FCA license, and more

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... Following our exclusive coverage of Forex broker solutions provider MahiFX becoming the latest FX sector company to receive an FCA license, we are pleased to present to LeapRate readers our conversation on the topic with Nick Mortimer, Head of MFX Retail Sales for MahiFX. Does the FCA license change the way MahiFX does business?…

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