Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has announced that at its meeting of June 25, 2018, it has decided to wholly withdraw the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) authorisation license with number CIF 159/11 of the company Blackwell Global Investments (Cyprus) Ltd. CySEC did not give any specific reason for its decision. However we understand that the giving up…
Read moreContineo, Asia’s largest messaging network and data provider for structured products, has announced that Antoine de Charnacé has been appointed as CEO. Mr. de Charnacé joins Contineo from DBS Private Bank and brings significant financial services experience and a deep knowledge of both structured products and private banking. Mr. de Charnacé said Contineo has brought…
Read moreFor the second week in a row, FCA regulated FX prime brokerage Stater Global Markets has made a major addition to its senior management team, as it looks like the company is gearing up for a major push in the FX liquidity and prime-of-prime brokerage space. After we broke the news last week that Stater had added IG…
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CySEC licensed Forex and CFD broker BDSwiss has announced the launch of its new WebTrader Platform, exclusively developed in house, to better cater for the needs of their ever growing client base. The new BDSwiss WebTrader is a faster, simpler and more advanced online trading platform that promises to deliver an unparalleled trading experience. With…
Read moreLCH Limited (LCH), a global clearing house, has announced that it is now actively clearing trades on behalf of a Mexican-domiciled participant. BBVA Bancomer completed a cleared Mexican-peso denominated TIIE interest rate swap, with BBVA SA Madrid acting as the clearing broker. The transaction marks the first time a Mexican participant has used LCH SwapClear,…
Read moreEuronext announced today that Deirdre Somers has resigned from her position as CEO of Euronext Dublin. The Supervisory Board of Euronext N.V. has nominated Daryl Byrne as CEO of Euronext Dublin, Head of Debt & Funds Listings and ETFs and member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V., subject to formal appointment by an Extraordinary…
Read moreFCA regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker CMC Markets has announced that it has just launched voice activated Skill market info on Alexa. Voice-controlled Skill gives traders access to a range of useful content Users are able to receive the latest market data, analyst tweets, articles and commentary CMC Markets is the first online broker to…
Read moreDeutsche Boerse Group has announced that Jeffrey Tessler has been appointed as Chairman at both Eurex Frankfurt and Eurex Clearing. He replaces Hugo Bänziger, who had held both mandates since 2002. He resigns at his own request. Gregor Pottmeyer was elected as vice chair. We are delighted to welcome Jeffrey Tessler as our new Chairman,”…
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For the second day in a row, we have news of a fairly well known name in the Retail FX and CFDs sector rebranding. After our report yesterday breaking the news that Abu Dhabi (and London and Hong Kong) based ADS Securities was rebranding to ADSS, now we have learned that CySEC licensed iFOREX.com -…
Read moreAustralia financial regulator ASIC has issued what amounts to a warning to FX, CFD and Binary Options brokers in the country to clean up their act, in a release entitled ASIC calls on retail OTC derivatives sector to improve practices. ASIC formally stated that it has called on participants in the retail over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives sector…
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