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Financial Regulators of UK, Luxembourg and Australia issued warnings for unauthorised financial services firms
December 22nd, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority of UK, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) of Luxembourg and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, issued warnings to inform investors and public for unauthorised financial services firms. FCA UK FCA informs ...
BT helps ADS Securities extend institutional trading operations into North America
December 22nd, 2015
BT today announced that it is making it easier for institutions with a presence in North America to access foreign exchange, metals and commodities markets via the OREX trading platform of leading financial services company, ADS Securities. Abu Dhabi-based ...
Google under scrutiny over lobbying influence on Congress and White House
December 18th, 2015
Concerns grow after disclosure Google enlisted US politicians to pressure EU brought attention to tech giant’s close relationship with Washington politicians. Google has made political donations to 162 members of the US Congress in the latest election cycle, figures show, as ...
Exchange operator BATS files to go public
December 16th, 2015
BATS Global Markets Inc filed for an initial public offering with U.S. regulators on Wednesday, in what would be the exchange operator’s second attempt at going public. The company told the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission in a preliminary ...
Paul P. Andrews of FINRA Named IOSCO Secretary General
December 16th, 2015
The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today announced it has appointed Paul P. Andrews as its new Secretary General. Mr. Andrews is currently the Vice President and Managing Director of International at the Financial Industry ...
SEC Files Charges in Multi-Million Dollar Market Manipulation
December 16th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New Jersey man and his company with illicitly pocketing $13 million from an elaborate pump-and-dump scheme. The SEC alleges that Samuel DelPresto teamed up with others to secretly obtain control of ...
ASIC implements clearing regime in Australia for OTC derivatives
December 14th, 2015
ASIC has today released rules implementing Australia’s mandatory central clearing regime for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives of financial institutions – the ASIC Derivative Transaction Rules (Clearing) 2015 (derivative transaction rules (clearing)) and explanatory statement. The mandatory central clearing regime will ...
ITG Releases November 2015 U.S. Trading Volumes
December 9th, 2015
ITG (NYSE:ITG) announced that November 2015 U.S. trading volume was 2.5 billion shares and average daily volume (ADV) was 123 million shares. This compares to 2.7 billion shares and ADV of 122 million shares in October 2015 and 3.4 billion shares and ADV ...
OPEC 168th Meeting concludes
December 7th, 2015
The 168th Meeting of the Conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was held in Vienna, Austria, on Friday, 4th December 2015 under the Chairmanship of its President, HE Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, whom the Conference ...
UBS Traders May Be First to Face Sanctions in Forex Probes
December 2nd, 2015
Swiss regulator may issue penalties by the end of the year Finma probed 11 currency, metals traders amid global scandal As many as seven UBS Group AG traders may face sanctions from Switzerland’s financial watchdog in the coming weeks, ...
