STOXX Expands Fixed Income Offering
February 22nd, 2017
STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today introduced the EURO STOXX 50 Corporate Bond Sector, Rating and Maturity Bucket Sub-Indices. They expand the EURO STOXX ...
Nasdaq and Borse Dubai Sign Landmark Market Technology Deal
February 21st, 2017
Borse Dubai will overhaul trading and post-trade technology of Dubai Financial Market, paving the way for various market enhancements including CCP clearing Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Borse Dubai today announced a new landmark agreement to bolster the technological infrastructure of Dubai’s stock ...
Dutch regulator AFM prepares advertising prohibition on Binary Options, Forex and CFDs
February 21st, 2017
The Dutch regulator, Financial Markets Authority (AFM), has issued an announcement to inform that it starts a consultation period for responds in relation to proposed changes in advertisement of certain financial products considered to be highly risky. According to ...
China leads FinTech industry in Asia
February 21st, 2017
China is home to six of the world’s 22 venture capital-backed financial technology ‘unicorns’ — start-ups valued from US$1 billion Mega deals in China drove the total amount of funding raised by venture capital-backed financial technology start-ups in Asia to ...
HSBC announced 2016 Results; $1.0bn share buy-back
February 21st, 2017
Strategic execution Completed a $2.5bn share buy-back following the sale of the Brazil business Further reduced our risk-weighted assets (‘RWAs’) during 2016 by $143bn as a result of extensive management actions, including the sale of operations in Brazil Generated ...
Asia stocks consolidate recent gains; China shines
February 21st, 2017
Asian stocks held ground on Tuesday though Chinese equities surged to a fresh 2-1/2 month high as domestic funds piled into financial counters on expectations the world’s second biggest economy may have turned a corner. MSCI’s broadest index of ...
DBS to hire 100 developers via first-of-its-kind hackathon
February 20th, 2017
DBS today announced plans to hire 100 developers skilled in emerging and disruptive technologies, as it ups the ante on reimagining banking. The new jobs will help DBS cement its position as a leading digital bank. Taking an innovative ...
UAE among top 20 countries for entrepreneurs, says Ashish Thakkar
February 17th, 2017
The UAE ranks among the world’s top 20 nations offering the best environment for entrepreneurs, according to a report by Mara Foundation and Opinium Research. The inaugural Ashish J Thakkar Global Entrepreneurship Index measures entrepreneurial environments around the world ...
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
February 17th, 2017
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS Overview: Trade Finance is in our DNA. For more than 10 years, XTrade has helped global traders with access to the world’s largest and most liquid market. By offering the most innovative trading tools, hiring the ...
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
February 17th, 2017
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS Overview: Trade Finance is in our DNA. For more than 10 years, XTrade has helped global traders with access to the world’s largest and most liquid market. By offering the most innovative trading tools, hiring the ...