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China stocks plunge as market rout deepens
July 3rd, 2015
China‘s main stock benchmark plunged more than 5 percent Friday as government stabilizing measures failed to reassure panicky investors while other Asian indexes fell ahead of Greece‘s weekend austerity referendum. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index in mainland China ...
Study: Penalties Levied by Financial Watchdogs Spiked in 2014
July 2nd, 2015
Financial regulators in the United States, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong have decreased their agency expenditures but increased the penalties they’ve levied, according to a new report by regulatory, compliance, and risk consultancy Kinetic Partners. The study, Global Enforcement ...
FINRA Sends Rebates to Brokers after Record Profits
July 2nd, 2015
While commissions growth has been fairly stagnant over the last few years, Wall Street brokers’ efforts to cut costs have yielded record profits. And now they are getting a refund of sorts. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authory (FINRA), the ...
Interactive Brokers Group Reports Brokerage Metrics for June 2015
July 2nd, 2015
Interactive Brokers announced Electronic Brokerage Metrics performance for June 2015 that includes Reg.-NMS Execution Statistics Highlights for the month included: 600 thousand Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs), 21% higher than prior year and 3% lower than prior month. Ending ...
China allows brokerages to issue bonds
July 2nd, 2015
China‘s securities watchdog on Wednesday allowed stock brokerages to issue bonds to widen their funding channels after a continued losing streak on the country’s stock market. Brokerage were allowed to issue or transfer short-term corporate bonds via stock exchanges ...
CME Group Announces Record Volume Day in Agricultural Products
July 2nd, 2015
CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced its Agricultural Products reached a record of 2,873,291 in trading volume on June 30, 2015, surpassing the prior record of 2,856,869 set on June 26, 2015. CME Group also ...
Asian stocks gain as US data eclipses Greek risk
July 2nd, 2015
Asian stocks were higher on Thursday as strong U.S. payroll data overshadowed worries about Greek debt. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.2 percent to 20,564.59 while South Korea’s Kospi added 0.4 percent to 2,106.20. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ...
Top Stories of the day July 01
July 1st, 2015
1. Playtech is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, TradeFX Limited (“TradeFX”), has entered into a share acquisition agreement under the terms of which it will acquire the entire issued share capital of Ava Trade, an online B2C CFD ...
Proposed Acquisition of Ava Trade Ltd. and new Revolving Credit Facility
July 1st, 2015
Playtech is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, TradeFX Limited (“TradeFX”), has entered into a share acquisition agreement under the terms of which it will acquire the entire issued share capital of Ava Trade, an online B2C CFD broker ...
CSSF Luxembourg press release on suspension of Financial Instruments in relation to the situation in Greece (II)
July 1st, 2015
Following the CSSF’s Press Release 15/28 dated 30 June 2015, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) requested with immediate effect the suspension of the financial instruments issued by: ABG FINANCE INTERNATIONAL PLC ALPHA CREDIT GROUP PLC ALPHA ...
