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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 ...
SIX Swiss Exchange has appointed a new Chairman
January 11th, 2017
The Board of Directors of SIX has appointed Romeo Lacher its new Chairman with immediate effect. Romeo Lacher has been chairing the Board of SIX on an interim basis since 1 October 2016. He has many years of management ...
Three major Banks fined €485 million for Euribor fix cartel
December 7th, 2016
The European Commission has fined Crédit Agricole, HSBC and JPMorgan Chase, a total of € 485 million for participating in a cartel in euro interest rate derivatives. The banks colluded on euro interest rate derivative pricing elements, and exchanged ...
Alibaba Financial Affiliate Seals Bank Deals for Alipay Expansion in Europe
December 7th, 2016
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s financial affiliate said it would collaborate with three banks and a payments company in Europe as the Chinese company seeks to expand its presence there. Ant Financial Services Group, which operates the Alipay online-payments platform, ...
Switzerland moves to end banking secrecy
December 5th, 2016
Today, the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) initiated the consultation on introducing the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) in tax matters with a series of other countries. The AEOI with these countries should enter into force on 1 January ...
Swissquote expecting earnings of CHF 150 million for 2016
November 23rd, 2016
Swissquote will not be able to meet its 2016 growth target of 10% In spite of solid growth in its client base (+2.33) and assets under custody (+CHF 1 billion) over the first four months of H2 2016 (July ...
UnionPay International and Bank of China jointly issued the first Travel Europe Themed UnionPay credit card
November 21st, 2016
On November 21, UnionPay International and Bank of China (BOC) jointly announced their joint issuance of the first Europe version of the Travel Mate. China UnionPay credit card. This is the first Travel Europe themed UnionPay credit card issued ...
Swiss rail ticket machines to sell bitcoins
November 1st, 2016
Bitcoin users will soon be able to buy the digital currency from Swiss rail ticket machines. The pilot project starts on November 11 and will initially last two years to see how much demand there is for the service. ...
One of the world’s largest interdealer brokers raise CHF 110 million on the Swiss capital
October 26th, 2016
Compagnie Financière Tradition SA took advantage of the attractive market conditions to successfully raise CHF 110 million on the Swiss capital market through the placement of a straight bond. This new issuance, with a maturity of 6 years to ...
MAS: Falcon Bank to Cease Operations due to serious failures in AML controls
October 11th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it is withdrawing the merchant bank status of Falcon Private Bank Ltd, Singapore Branch (Falcon Bank) for serious failures in anti-money laundering (AML) controls and improper conduct by senior management ...
