Category: Forex

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June 20, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Sucden Financial adds smartTrade’s LiquidityFX fully hosted FX solution

Multi-asset electronic trading solutions provider smartTrade Technologies has announced today that London based institutional FX and derivatives broker Sucden Financial has implemented LiquidityFX, smartTrade’s fully hosted FX solution. We understand that the smartTrade LiquidityFX solution is being put in place by Sucden alongside its currently existing solutions. Sucden Financial acts as an FX liquidity provider to…

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Broadridge presents new securities lending assessment solution for mutual funds
June 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge launches trade reporting solution for SFTR regulatory change

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) today announced the launch of its trade reporting solution for the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) forthcoming Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR). Broadridge’s new offering will enable market participants of all types to achieve a seamless implementation and meet the projected regulatory deadlines in 2018. SFTR requires EU…

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Dukascopy Bank launches Dukascoin
June 19, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Dukascopy adds single stock CFDs to live trading

Swiss retail forex broker Dukascopy has announced that the range of tradable CFDs on single stocks at Dukascopy Bank and Dukascopy Europe has been extended. Most liquid stock CFDs from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland have been added to the platform. Currently the new instruments are available for…

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Caroline Tabet 120advertising fx marketing
June 19, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Spotware's Caroline Tabet joins FX marketing boutique 120ADVERTISING.com

FX broker marketing boutique specialist firm 120ADVERTISING.com has announced the addition of Caroline Tabet to their team. Ms. Tabet joins Limassol, Cyprus based 120ADVERTISING as Product Marketing Manager. Caroline Tabet has more than 10 years of experience in international marketing and media from companies such as easyMarkets (former Easy Forex) where she led marketing for…

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June 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

UnaVista’s RegTech Partner Programme welcomes 20th member

London Stock Exchange Group’s UnaVista today announced it has welcomed more than 20 firms to its Partner Programme in the first half of 2017. The Partner Programme was launched to bring together the world's leading financial services and regulatory technology firms to increase efficiency and reduce operational and regulatory risk for clients. The UnaVista Partner…

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GTX forex Zurich Switzerland
June 19, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

GTX opens Zurich institutional FX office, headed by Antonio Fananas

GTX (Switzerland) GmbH, the Swiss institutional FX subsidiary of global forex broker Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), has announced that it has opened a new office in Zurich to support sales to money center and regional banks as well as fund managers. The new office is headed by Antonio (Toni) Fañanas, Director, Institutional Sales. Mr.…

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June 19, 2017 BY admin

The National Bank of Ukraine eases interbank forex trading controls

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), the central bank of Ukraine and acting regulator has announced simplified rules governing trading in foreign currency and investment metals in the interbank FX market of Ukraine and the international FX market. First, the simplified rules shall apply to forward FX transactions. The NBU has allowed banks to perform…

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June 19, 2017 BY admin

BNZ first New Zealand bank to join SwapClear

BNZ (Bank of New Zealand) one of New Zealand's largest banks announced today that it has become a Direct Clearing Member of LCH’s SwapClear interest rate swap clearing service – and has successfully cleared its first trade as a direct member. BNZ Head of Markets, Graeme Liddell said: Being the first New Zealand member of…

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June 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Village Capital goes live on Ullink’s XTrain to streamline post-trade processing

Singapore-based Hedge Fund becomes early adopter of ULLINK’s new portfolio and performance management tool ULLINK, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, announced the successful go-live of Village Capital with ULLINK’s new post-trade solution, XTRAIN. The solution extends Village Capital’s use of ULLINK’s buy-side Execution Management System (EMS), XILIX,…

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