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Alpari Important announcement
January 19th, 2015
Alpari has issued an announcement saying that has not entered a formal insolvency process. The recent move on the Swiss franc caused by the Swiss National Bank’s unexpected policy reversal of capping the Swiss franc against the euro has ...
Alpari (UK) Limited to confirm today, that it has entered into insolvency
January 16th, 2015
The recent move on the Swiss franc caused by the Swiss National Bank’s unexpected policy reversal of capping the Swiss franc against the euro has resulted in exceptional volatility and extreme lack of liquidity. This has resulted in the majority ...
LMAX Exchange launches in Hong Kong
January 13th, 2015
LMAX Exchange, the leading FCA regulated MTF for global FX trading and the UK’s fastest growing technology firm, today announced the launch of LMAX Hong Kong Limited, an SFC licensed broker for leveraged foreign exchange trading. As an SFC ...
Supervisory Authorities issued warnings on unauthorised companies
January 13th, 2015
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA) and Norway (Finanstilsynet), report the following companies offering investment services without the required authorisation. Stanley Hudson (www.stanleyhudsonassociates.com), with declared headquarters in Montreal (Canada); ...
Bank of England disarray in the face of financial crisis
January 7th, 2015
The full extent of the Bank of England’s emergency action to prevent the collapse of the banking system is revealed on Wednesday as it releases previously secret documents detailing its frantic day to day efforts to prop up high ...
U.K. regulators hit hurdles on fixing benchmarks
December 18th, 2014
U.K. regulators are expected to report in coming weeks on plans to fix global financial benchmarks. But efforts so far under way are already running into difficulties. Some market participants are worried that a new benchmark silver price isn’t ...
LMAX Exchange gives access to low latency, non ‘last look’ trading
December 16th, 2014
UK-based technology firm, LMAX Exchange, today announced the launch of a matching engine in the Equinix IBX Data Centre in Tokyo (TY3). This will give brokers, asset managers, funds and banks in Asia Pacific access to LMAX Exchange at ...
Former Blackrock Asset Management Managing Director Banned
December 15th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Jonathan Paul Burrows from performing any function in relation to any regulated activities for not being fit and proper. Tracey McDermott the FCA’s director of enforcement and financial crime, said: ‘Burrows held ...
HSBC sets aside head of European forex trading
December 11th, 2014
HSBC has sacked its European currency trading chief in the wake of a huge $618m (£394m) fine for manipulating the £3.3trn a day foreign exchange market. The bank is understood to have “let go” Stuart Scott on Tuesday following ...
Supervisory Authorities issued warnings on unauthorised companies
December 10th, 2014
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland), and Luxembourg (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier – CSSF), report the following companies offering investment services without the required authorisation. Ingledew Trading ...
