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Biggest developments in fintech in 2016
June 23rd, 2016
To get to grips with one of the 21st century’s biggest changes in digital – especially in regards to finance and investment – is no easy task for any business. Startups, SMEs and even multi-national corporations have discovered that ...
Pound Rises to Highest in 2016 Hours Before Brexit Vote Begins
June 23rd, 2016
Polls had indicated vote on EU membership is too close to call Foreign-exchange traders are bracing for heightened volatility The pound climbed to the strongest level this year as the U.K. prepares to vote on membership of the European ...
Brexit Rules The Week
June 21st, 2016
The Brexit vote is this Thursday, so nothing else matters until then. And polls, just to make it even more stressful, have it neck and neck. See Brexit poll tracker back to even at 44-44. While we’re waiting, let’s ...
Foreign-Exchange Traders Staff Up for Brexit
June 21st, 2016
Many banks have slashed currencies-trading staff; now they are girding for an anticipated surge of activity stemming from this week’s U.K. vote Scott Schultz won’t be making any social plans for this Thursday evening. The co-head of foreign-exchange trading at ...
Integral Announces OCX RiskNet, a Mid-point Matching Engine for Banks, Retail Brokers and Investment Managers
June 21st, 2016
— Safe and anonymous customer-to-customer matching — Easily offset risk positions with natural, opposite interest at the Integral FX Benchmark midrate — Seamlessly integrated to Integral’s FX Yield Manager and InvestorFX — OCX now delivers the most comprehensive suite ...
Bitcoin exchange Quoine raises $20m venture investment
June 21st, 2016
Quoine, a Singapore-based Bitcoin exchange, has closed a $20 million funding round, leveraging off the large opportunity for Bitcoin in the Japanese market, led by venture capitalists (VCs) and other ‘strategic investors’. It’s last funding round was a $2 million ...
Asia shares rise, sterling steadies ahead of Brexit vote
June 21st, 2016
Asian shares rose after a tentative start on Tuesday, cautiously extending a rally triggered by growing expectations that British voters will opt to remain in the European Union in this week’s referendum. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Tickmill informs about GBP, EUR and UK100 Margin requirements change ahead of Brexit
June 17th, 2016
Tickmill has issued an announcement to inform regarding that the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming EU Referendum in the UK (Brexit) on June 23, 2016 has the potential to generate increased volatility and turbulence in the financial markets. The referendum will take ...
Oil Pares Biggest Weekly Drop Since April as Dollar Extends Fall
June 17th, 2016
ConocoPhillips restarts oil-sands wells after Canada wildfires Russia sees no need to cooperate on influencing crude markets Oil pared the biggest weekly decline in more than two months as the dollar extended its retreat, increasing the appeal of commodities ...
How far UK pound is expected to crash after a Brexit: Goldman Sachs
June 16th, 2016
Brexit could trigger a huge sell-off in the pound, sending the currency down by as much as 11% against a basket of the world’s most important currencies, according to new research from Goldman Sachs released late on Wednesday. Goldman ...
