Is Forex Trading Gambling? The Short Answer Is No
October 3rd, 2016
To the uninitiated, there appears to be little difference between forex trading and gambling. The same can be said of any form of financial trading. There are many layers to the question, is forex trading the same as ...
Monitoring Team Operator
October 3rd, 2016
Topic Markets Ltd is seeking to recruit Monitoring Team Operator to join our team in Limassol. JOB DESCRIPTION: Monitors of due diligence procedure; Collects feedback of clients regarding our services; Monitors the internal and external department in the organisation; ...
Saxo Bank reports higher profits and client assets as diversification strategy yields results
September 30th, 2016
Saxo Bank Group (“The Group”) has reported a net profit of DKK 158 million for the first six months of 2016. During the same period, client collateral deposits continued to rise, increasing by DKK 6 billion, compared to H1 ...
America is on a slippery slope
September 30th, 2016
It hadn’t happened before, at least not since US presidents started visiting foreign countries after the Second World War. In early September, when President Obama landed at Hangzhoi for the G-20 summit in early September, the CIA security men ...
Asian Stocks Slide as Deutsche Bank Jitters Boost Dollar, Gold
September 30th, 2016
Deutsche Bank sank to record low in U.S., hitting financials Gold advances with sovereign bonds as haven assets favored What’s set to be the best quarter for Asian stocks since 2012 is ending on a sour note as concern about ...
ASIC permanently bans former Deutsche Bank FX trader
September 29th, 2016
ASIC has permanently banned former Deutsche Bank FX options and futures trader, Andrew Donaldson, of Sydney, from providing financial services. The banning follows an ASIC investigation into Mr Donaldson’s conduct in 2013 and 2014 in entering a significant number ...
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to Host Public Fintech Forum
September 28th, 2016
In an announcement today, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it will host a public forum to discuss Fintech innovation at its Washington D.C. headquarters in November. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the federal body which serves as ...
Most Emerging Stocks Decline Before Oil Talks as Ringgit Weakens
September 28th, 2016
Financial and energy shares pace drop among industry groups Taiwan’s financial markets remain shut because of typhoon Most emerging-market stocks fell, led by financial and energy companies, as investors awaited a meeting of major oil producers seeking an output ...
The Netherlands AFM regulator informed for advertising ban of binary options
September 26th, 2016
When answering Parliamentary questions on 16 September, Minister of Finance Dijsselbloem announced that he will start working together with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) on an advertising ban in the Netherlands for toxic investment products for ...
Thailand’s leading commercial bank adopts Bloomberg’s multi-asset risk solution
September 26th, 2016
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, today announced that Thanachart Bank, Thailand’s sixth largest bank by asset size, has selected Bloomberg’s multi-asset risk solution (MARS) for counterparty risk management. A subsidiary of Thanachart Group, Thanachart ...
