London Stock Exchange reports total income up 17% to £1,657.1 million for 2016
March 4th, 2017
Unless stated otherwise, all figures in the highlights below refer to continuing operations1 for 12 months to 31 December 2016 and comparisons with the prior 12 month period on the same basis. Continued execution against strategic objectives and investment ...
German, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Italian RETENTION OFFICERS
March 3rd, 2017
Industry: Financial Services Description: Xtrade is an award-winning provider of desktop and mobile trading services, featuring CFD trading on stocks, national stock indices, commodities, and currencies. The brokerage’s financial technology includes five digital trading platforms, all of which are ...
Apple’s U.K. Suit Against Qualcomm Adds to Global Patent War
March 3rd, 2017
Lawsuit filed Thursday cites claim on patents and designs Apple says Qualcomm unfairly charges royalties for technology Apple Inc. sued Qualcomm Inc. in a U.K. court, adding to lawsuits across the globe in a sprawling battle over patents and ...
FRENCH RETENTION/SALES OFFICER
February 24th, 2017
Industry: Financial Services Description: Xtrade is an award-winning provider of desktop and mobile trading services, featuring CFD trading on stocks, national stock indices, commodities, and currencies. The brokerage’s financial technology includes five digital trading platforms, all of which are ...
Unauthorised financial services companies around the world are reported
February 23rd, 2017
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Spain (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores – CNMV), Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland), Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – ...
Some €70 bn in non performing loans ready to be ceded by Italy’s main banks
February 22nd, 2017
The European Commission, the OECD, Economy Minister Piercarlo Padoan, EBA President Andrea Enria, Bank of Italy Vice Governor Fabio Panetta, and the Fitch ratings agency. One after another, like a chorus, they all spoke out on the same theme ...
Former investment firm CEO convicted of unlicensed dealing
February 20th, 2017
The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today convicted Mr Chiang Ching Fung, former chief executive officer of Gold Root Global Investments Limited (GRG Investments), of unlicensed dealing in futures contracts in a prosecution by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). This ...
MPS: Accountants will be in demand during Brexit process
February 17th, 2017
Members of Parliament believe accountants will be increasingly in demand during the Brexit process, according to a new study commissioned by AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The study has revealed that ...
Hong Kong police struggle to stop brokerage hacking spree
February 16th, 2017
Hong Kong police are struggling to deal with digital pump-and-dump schemes targeting brokerages – a little-known type of computer-generated fraud that surged in the Chinese territory last year. Although the money involved was small – only about $20 million ...
FXCM to pay a new fine of $650,000 in relation to the Swiss Franc exchange rate
February 14th, 2017
FXCM Inc. (NASDAQ:FXCM) (“FXCM” or the “Company”), issued a statement on the settlement of the civil action filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) against its U.S. subsidiary, Forex Capital Markets LLC (“FXCM US”) in the Southern District ...
