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First Bitlicense approval for a Bitcoin Startup
September 23rd, 2015
NYDFS BitLicense is First Comprehensive Regulatory Framework for Firms Dealing in Virtual Currency Such as Bitcoin BitLicense Includes Key Consumer Protection, Anti-money Laundering, Cyber Security Rules to Help Safeguard Customer Funds and Root Out Illicit Activity Anthony J. Albanese, ...
IG Group opens first Middle East office in Dubai
September 11th, 2015
New office will give UAE investors 24 hours a day access to over 10,000 financial markets Two thirds of UAE residents want to learn more about trading financial markets IG Group (‘IG’), the world’s leading online trading company, announces ...
EBS BrokerTec licenses FX Bridge’s FX options software
September 9th, 2015
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP’s market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, announces today that it has licensed software from derivatives trading technology company, FX Bridge Technologies Corp. The software will allow EBS BrokerTec to develop a relationship-based FX ...
HOTSPOT to offer free trading on new London-based Matching Engine
August 5th, 2015
Hotspot, a leading institutional foreign exchange (FX) market owned and operated by BATS Global Markets (BATS), today announced plans to incentivise customers by offering free trading for all transactions on its planned London-based matching engine to the end of 2015. BATS ...
Deutsche Bank Said to Be Probed by DOJ on Russia Mirror T
August 4th, 2015
U.S. federal prosecutors are investigating billions of dollars of trades Deutsche Bank AG made on behalf of Russian clients as recently as this year, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The Justice Department’s criminal probe, which hasn’t ...
ICAP announces Trading Statement
July 15th, 2015
Strong growth in Electronic Markets Continued to expand our addressable market Further investment in financial technology assets ICAP has issued an announcement to inform its trading statement for the period from 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2015 Group ...
Warning against unauthorized persons claiming to be a Danish investment firm
July 10th, 2015
Warning against unauthorized persons claiming to be the Danish investment firm Carnegie Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab A/S The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority has been informed that unauthorized persons are claiming to be the Danish investment firm Carnegie Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab ...
Saxo Bank receives two reprimands by Finanstilsynet (the Danish FSA) in relation to its handling of the CHF incident on 15 January 2015
July 10th, 2015
The Danish FSA has reviewed Saxo Bank A/S handling of the CHF incident and finds no reason to criticise the Bank except for two specific issues. The Danish FSA concludes that the method applied by Saxo Bank contributes to ...
Winners and losers emerge from fragmented FX swap rules
June 30th, 2015
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has frequently warned that market fragmentation will continue and market transparency will be damaged as US and European regulators fail to reconcile their FX rule sets. Disharmony is most evident in relation ...
FCA warning against clone firm
June 9th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people: Clone firm details Grossfield (Financial Services) ...
