Category: Financial Services

SGX
September 12, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SGX reports a 31% YoY jump in FX futures traded volume in August

SGX reported derivatives traded volume saw a marginal rise of 4% in August to 20.4 million contracts. Derivatives' daily average volume (DDAV) reached 921,170 contracts, registering a 2% increase compared to the same period last year. Securities growth Securities market turnover jumped to S$24.3 billion in August, a 35% rise compared to the previous month.…

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CFTC fraud
September 09, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC orders ForexnPower operator to pay over $800K for commodity pool fraud

The CFTC alleges that Kang and ForexnPower conducted fraudulent solicitation through misrepresentations in Korean language newspapers. More than $1.5 million from customers were convinced trade off-exchange forex and over $800,000 of customer funds were misappropriated. Kang solicited pool participants and retail forex customers at a ForexnPower seminar, claiming that the company’s trading signals program would…

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Visa
August 25, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

As demand for Visa Tokens Services surges, the tokes surpass physical cards in circulation

According to the official announcement, E-commerce volume has increased by over 50% since the beginning of the pandemic. With that growth come customer requirements for safety. The Visa Token Service replaces the 16-digit Visa account numbers with a digital token only Visa can unlock, helping to protect the underlying account information. Forestell added: This milestone…

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ASIC ban
August 19, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Former DanFX Trade director arrested following ASIC investigation

ASIC noted that in some cases, the money Ali received from investors had come from investors’ self-managed superannuation accounts. In 2018, in the midst of ongoing civil proceedings against him and an ongoing investigation, Ali left Australia. He was arrested in Poland in November 2021 after a warrant for his arrest was issued. Poland granted…

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SGX
August 19, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SGX Group sees FX revenue jump of 47% in FY22

Loh Boon Chye, Chief Executive Officer of SGX Group, said: Our record-high revenue was driven by higher derivatives volumes across equities, currencies and commodities, as our global customers increasingly used our multi-asset platform to navigate market uncertainties. Forex Performance The Singapore Exchange further revealed that with the recent acquisition of MaxxTrader, together with BidFX, OTC…

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August 18, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASX net profit reaches $508.5 million in FY22

Total dividend (interim and final) reached 236.4 cents per share in FY22 and 90% payout ratio was maintained. Helen Lofthouse, ASX Managing Director and CEO, said: ASX continues to benefit from its diversified business model. We saw decade-high levels of listings activity, particularly in the first half, with 217 new listings in the period –…

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Eurex
August 17, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Eurex to start trading new FX Futures contracts in Emerging Markets currencies

Eurex explained: Eurex FX Futures are similar to OTC FX Forwards but have significantly lower counterparty credit risk (CCR) because financial obligations are guaranteed by Eurex Clearing as the central counterparty (CCP). In addition, given the bilateral margin requirements in OTC trading under the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) or the revised capital requirements under SA-CCR,…

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Broadridge
August 14, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Broadridge revenue jumps 14% in FY21 and 12% in Q4

Full year The total revenue during the financial year 2021 reached $5,709 million, 10% higher than 2020 when it was $4,994 million. The operating income stood at $760 million for the year, 12% higher than the previous year. The company also reported that the adjusted operating income was $1,006 million registering a 18% increase. Diluted…

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