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KPMG update on Alpari (UK)
March 18th, 2015
Account validation We are now in a position to contact the first tranche of clients with negative balances. This tranche should cover all clients with negative balances for whom the Joint Special Administrators have verified the available contact information ...
Citigroup, Barclays Close to Settling Forex Lawsuit With Private Investors
March 18th, 2015
Citigroup Inc. and Barclays PLC are expected to pay as much as $800 million combined to settle a lawsuit with investors who say the banks manipulated foreign-exchange rates, according to people close to the situation. The expected settlements would ...
Top Global Law Firm: Virtual Currency is Here to Stay
March 17th, 2015
“Virtual currency is here to stay”, according to a partner at one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the US. Judith Alison Lee, partner in the Washington, DC, office of global law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, was ...
Isle of Man Preparing to Pass Digital Currency Regulatory Framework
March 17th, 2015
The Isle of Man wants to become a leading Bitcoin hub and attract digital fintech businesses, entrepreneurs and developers, Business Insider reports. The government of the tiny island is about to pass a new regulatory framework to create a true paradise ...
World’s First Self-Directed, Gold-Backed Currency Mechanism
March 17th, 2015
Global Payout, Inc. (OTC Pink: GOHE), a leading provider of international electronic payment solutions, announced today that it has completed the formation of a joint venture that will launch the world’s first, self-directed, and gold-backed currency hedge mechanism in ...
Asia stocks jump as Fed rate hike expectations shift again
March 17th, 2015
Asian stocks markets jumped Tuesday as investors cheered the prospect of stimulus in China and second guessed what signals the Federal Reserve will give on interest rates at its policy meeting this week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose ...
FXCM Aims for FastMatch, Lucid Stake Sale to Repay Loan
March 16th, 2015
FXCM Inc., the currency brokerage nearly ruined in January by the Swiss franc’s surge, is seeking to sell its stakes in three trading businesses as it grapples with repaying an emergency loan. The company started the process of selling ...
Monday March 16: OSB G10 Currency Pairs Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
March 16th, 2015
OSB Daily G10 Currency Pairs Cheat Sheet & Key Levels for March 16. EURUSD Open 1.0634, High 1.0634, Low 1.0462, Close 1.0494, -1.32% Change. GRBUSD Open 1.4881, High 1.4896… View table below
Swiss bank UBS settles currency-rigging claims for $135M
March 16th, 2015
Switzerland‘s largest bank, UBS, has agreed to pay $135 million to settle claims that it helped rig currency-exchange rates in a scheme involving some of the world’s biggest banks. The settlement announced Friday by the lead law firm in ...
Asian stock markets drift as investors await Fed meeting
March 16th, 2015
Most Asian stock markets drifted Monday as investors hunkered down ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week that may set the stage for the first U.S. interest rate hike since the global financial crisis. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark ...