Tag: APAC

Japan
April 08, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

New crypto law in Japan to be enforced next month

As part of the PSA, crypto exchanges in Japan will have to manage users’ money separately from their own cash flows, starting 1st May. They will have to use third-operators to keep hold of their clients’ money and use “reliable methods” such as cold wallets. In case of users insisting on hot wallets, exchanges would…

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April 06, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

New Zealand FMA adds Tiger Brokers (NZ) and Profit Bitcoin to its warning list

The New Zealand watchdog found that Tiger Brokers failed to: conduct adequate customer due diligence where required. verify relevant customer identification documents. obtain source of fund or wealth information for high risk customers, and take reasonable steps to verify that information. report suspicious activity to the relevant authorities within set time frame. take steps to…

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A look at the ASX 200 as it heads into its third decade of trading
April 06, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASX reports 22% decrease for March in total capital raised MoM

Futures The average daily futures volumes increased by 6% and the average daily options volume dropped 49% on the pcp. Total average daily futures and options on futures volumes rose 6% on the pcp. OTC Markets The notional value of OTC interest rate derivative contracts centrally cleared reached $1,300.1 billion, a over 23% increase compared…

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Forex Weekly Look Back
April 03, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Forex Weekly Look Back: Stocks continue to tumble, IG Group launches institutional offering, UK banks cut payments to shareholders

Saxo Bank Group announced lower profit of DKK 40 million net profit this year, but record number of new clients in its 2019 report. Retail FX brokerage group Admiral Markets announced that it has expanded its Premium Analytics portal to include featured trading ideas from Trading Central. Traders can now use Admiral Markets’ Premium Analytics portal to…

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Japan
April 02, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Former CME Group director, Yutaka Imanishi, named Head of Japan, LCH

Imanishi was previously executive director in Optimisation Japan at CME Group. He also had a position as CEO Asia Pacific, TriOptima where he oversaw TriOptima’s compression and portfolio reconciliation business in APAC. Imanishi has also held a number of positions at Nomura and other banking groups across Australia, Japan and Singapore. Kate Birchall, Head of…

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Tokyo Financial Exchange TFX volumes TFX Click 365
April 01, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX Click kabu 365 up 101% MoM in March

Items Mar 2020 Trading Volume Daily Average Change on Previous Month Year on Year Change Click kabu 365 3,676,146 167,099 101.2% 786.0% Nikkei 225 Daily Futures contract 2,449,272 111,331 91.6% 693.4% DJIA Daily Futures contract 1,168,673 53,122 122.0% 1,146.6% DAXR Daily Futures contract 27,849 1,266 169.7% 327.9% FTSE 100 Daily Futures contract 30,352 1,380 147.0%…

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