Providing software to regulatory authorities and companies wishing to conduct market surveillance has borne fruit for technology company First Derivatives, as the company achieved strong results over the first half of 2014 and prepares to create 484 new jobs
Read MoreOp Ed: Wish you were here?
LeapRate Managing Editor Andrew Saks-McLeod investigates the paradox in which the global and seemingly borderless aspects of the FX industry has not encouraged firms to branch away from the few specific regions in which they are concentrated.
Read MoreArgentina to be the first cashless society due to Bitcoin popularity? BMOI says yes
Bitcoin Market Opportunity Index measured inflation rates, national financial history and penetration of technology, deducing that Argentina is positioned to replace sovereign currency with Bitcoin
Read MoreEU opposes Switzerland and hits Bitcoin, instructs banks to avoid the virtual currency
EU Financial Services Commissioner Michel Barnier believes the potential for money laundering and terrorist financing is too serious to ignore
Read MoreBreaking News: Shelbourne Markets acquisition revealed – ETX Capital seals deal
London-based spread betting company ETX Capital has purchased Ireland’s Shelbourne Markets for an undisclosed sum, gaining 10,000 clients.
Read MoreCaught between a rock and a hardplace – Western Union may succumb to competition from Bitcoin
If you can’t beat them, join them. Western Union CEO Hikmet Ersek states that the company may add Bitcoin to its list of currencies if it becomes regulated.
Read MoreNew EU Directives and Regulations Affecting CIFs – Interview with Tal Ron and Stephanie Attias
As the European regulatory structure continues its evolution, legal experts Tal Ron and Stephanie Attias explain latest considerations for Cyprus FX firms.
Read MoreThe dark pool conundrum down under. ASIC publishes full report, further legitimizing anonymous liquidity
Following last year’s announcement by ASIC that dark pools are acceptable methods of providing and taking liquidity, the Australian regulator has published a full statistical report on dark liquidity and its usage
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