XTX Markets, a leading electronic trading firm providing liquidity in the FX/Commodity/Equity/Derivatives markets, today stated that it has become a member of Aquis Exchange. Aquis Exchange is authorized and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the operator of a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF). Commenting on the membership Andonis Sakatis, Head of Business…
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Euronext, the pan-European exchange, announced the launch of Euronext Family Business, the first European index dedicated to family businesses, designed to highlight the performance of 90 family companies listed in the four countries covered by Euronext. Components of the Euronext® Family Business Index are selected from listed companies in compartments A, B and C of…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published a Joint Opinion addressed to the European Commission on the risks of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) affecting the European Union's financial sector. This Opinion will contribute to the European Commission's risk assessment work as well as that of the ESAs…
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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) published its first Conduct Outcomes Report 2016. It highlights the key issues and actions from the FMA’s enforcement, supervision and preventative activities for the financial year July 2015 to June 2016. Previously published as the Investigations and Enforcement Report, this report shows how the FMA has made use of…
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Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) announced that in order to clarify its market as a listed derivatives market and avoid a misunderstanding as OTC products, the exchange has renamed its products from “Margin Contracts” to “Daily Futures Contracts”. There is no change on contract specifications. The products' names have been changed as follows: Present Rename Exchange…
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South Africa's Competition Commission has filed with the Competition Tribunal a settlement agreement reached with the Citibank N.A. unit of global banking giant Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) for being part of a forex trading cartel. The Commission found that from at least 2007, Citibank N.A. and its competitors had a general agreement to collude on prices for…
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Frankfurt based exchange operator Deutsche Börse Group has announced that it has invested in the first German growth fund for fast-expanding B2B-software companies. The fund has been initiated by Digital+ Partners, while the first subscription tranche of ’Digital Growth Fund I’ has been closed with an amount of 131.5 million euros. Deutsche Börse has invested…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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SIX Swiss Exchange announced that is enlarging its choice for Clearing Services and welcomes EuroCCP as third Central Counterparty (CCP) for the Swiss market. With the go-live of EuroCCP, the Swiss exchange strengthens its interoperability and caters even better to the needs of its clients. Both existing and potential trading participants benefit from an new…
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