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IG Group launches Sunday Trading offering
January 29th, 2015
First platform to offer Sunday trading Clients able to trade select equity, binary and bitcoin markets IG Group, a global leader in online trading, is the first platform to launch a Sunday trading offering, allowing clients to trade a ...
First Derivatives announced on MongoDB
January 29th, 2015
First Derivatives Deploys Reference Data Management Solution on MongoDB to Radically Change the Way Capital Markets Information is Processed. First Derivatives (AIM: FDP.L, ESM: FDP.I), a leading provider of software and consulting services to the capital markets industry, today announced that its ...
AMF has issued a public warning against the activities of individuals
January 29th, 2015
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has issued a public warning against the activities of individuals impersonating the delegate of the AMF Ombudsman by making false referrals to FIN-NET, the European Commission body in charge of financial disputes Investors ...
Hellenic Bank in Cyprus announced share capital increase
January 29th, 2015
With an announcement, Hellenic Bank informs that: The Bank has successfully completed the share capital increase that commenced in November 2014, raising Euro 204 million and covering 92% of the target set in an adverse and challenging economic environment. ...
KCG announces sale of KCG Hotspot to BATS Global Markets
January 29th, 2015
KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) issued an announcement that: It has entered into a definitive agreement to sell KCG’s spot FX trading venue, KCG Hotspot, to BATS Global Markets. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second ...
What Would Exclusion From Payment System SWIFT Mean For Russia?
January 29th, 2015
Discussions among European leaders about new sanctions on Moscow have again raised fears that the SWIFT international payments system might be cut off, a move that experts warn would wreak financial havoc on Russia. The Society for Worldwide Interbank ...
Standard Chartered CEO Is Under Pressure From Shareholders, Regulators, Staff
January 29th, 2015
Bank’s Top Shareholders Privately Push for New Leadership Amid Investor, Regulatory Anxiety Hundreds of Standard Chartered PLC’s most senior executives gathered earlier this month on Singapore’s Sentosa island to address the global bank’s dimming fortunes. From a lectern at ...
Without US support, multinational tax crackdowns will fail
January 29th, 2015
It’s no secret that companies including Apple, Google, Amazon, Uber, Airbnb and Ikea seem to pay less than their fair share of tax in Australia. Despite booking huge revenues from sales to Australian customers they are able to reduce ...
Statement of Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Official Cash Rate
January 29th, 2015
With a statement issued today, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand released that left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 3.5 percent. Trading partner growth in 2015 is expected to be similar to 2014, though the outlook is weaker ...
Latham & Watkins published on various legal developments in the field of securities law in France
January 28th, 2015
Securities Law in France: 9 Recent Legal Developments In the last six months, various legal developments have taken place in the field of securities law in France. 1. The Law of 29 March 2014 introduced certain legal and regulatory provisions ...
