Search Results for: foreign exchange
Barclays to settle £2bn forex case
May 18th, 2015
BARCLAYS Bank is closing in on a major £2bn settlement with regulators around the world, drawing to a close its role in the deeply damaging foreign exchange markets rigging scandal. The bank, whose chief executive is Antony Jenkins, is attempting ...
U.S. SEC a stumbling block in banks’ forex guilty pleas – sources
May 15th, 2015
Banks want assurances from U.S. regulators that they will not be barred from certain businesses before agreeing to plead guilty to criminal charges over the manipulation of foreign exchange rates, causing a delay in multibillion-dollar settlements, people familiar with ...
ASIC blocks forex broker’s IPO
May 14th, 2015
The corporate watchdog has blocked the potential float of an online foreign exchange broker, FX Primus, as concerns mount about the prevalence of brokers setting up shop in Australia to target forex punters in the region. FX Primus Group ...
Hotspot cuts trading fees with “Hot List” pricing for more than 30 currency pairs
May 14th, 2015
Hotspot, a leading institutional foreign exchange (FX) market owned and operated by BATS Global Markets (BATS), today announced plans to eliminate liquidity removal fees for customers in more than 30 select currency pairs, beginning 1st June 2015. The “Hot ...
Playtech seals deal for online trading platform AvaTrade
May 14th, 2015
Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi’s Playtech, a provider of online gaming and sports-betting software, has bought currency trading platform AvaTrade, a source with knowledge of the deal said on Wednesday. The purchase exercises an option held a month ago when ...
Forex Probes Caused by Isolated Traders’ Misbehavior, Task Force Chief Says
May 14th, 2015
A few individuals are responsible for a scandal that is costing banks billions A few traders are responsible for the foreign-exchange scandal that is costing banks billions in fines, said the central banker assigned to help restore confidence in ...
U.S. contacts UK FX trader over Bank of England meeting – source
May 14th, 2015
London The U.S Department of Justice has requested an interview with a senior London-based currency trader who attended a meeting with Bank of England officials three years ago that ultimately became pivotal to a global investigation into allegations of ...
Financing IMF Transactions Quarterly Report
May 13th, 2015
IMF credit is extended to its members in both foreign exchange and SDRs. Credit extended in foreign exchange is financed from the quota resources made available to the IMF by members, and essentially involves a transfer of foreign exchange ...
Top news of the day
May 12th, 2015
1. Greece made a repayment of 750 million euro to IMF. Progress is made but work needs to be done. The move came after a what seemed a rare good news day in terms of talks between Greece and its lenders ...
China Adopts IMF Accounting Practice in Reserve-Currency Push
May 12th, 2015
China adopted the International Monetary Fund’s standards for its latest balance of payments data as the nation seeks to obtain reserve-currency status for the yuan. The changes, effective this year, include putting reserve assets under the financial rather than ...
