Search Results for: Swiss franc
Saxo Bank fulfils its regulatory capital requirements
January 20th, 2015
With a press release, Saxo Bank would like to inform that: In light of the recent volatile Swiss Franc currency movements, Saxo Bank and its subsidiaries are well positioned financially to conduct our on-going businesses globally. Saxo Bank A/S ...
Alpari (UK) Ltd is under administration
January 19th, 2015
Upon the application of the directors of Alpari (UK) Ltd, on Monday 19 January 2015, the High Court appointed Richard Heis, Samantha Bewick and Mark Firmin of KPMG LLP as joint special administrators of Alpari (UK) Ltd, under the ...
SNB president defends shock move: reaction ‘overdone’
January 19th, 2015
Reaction to the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) scrapping of its cap on the value of the Swiss franc has been overdone, the bank’s president Thomas Jordan has said in a newspaper interview. “We see significant excesses in current exchange ...
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 ...
Investors fear global economy slowdown
January 16th, 2015
US stocks were traded lower on Thursday for the fifth consecutive time. Investors are concerned over global economy slowdown, which indicates a plunge in world crude oil prices, and fear that the results of American earnings reports wouldn’t meet ...
LMAX Exchange release
January 16th, 2015
Business as usual at LMAX Exchange following extreme CHF volatility LMAX Exchange, the world’s only regulated MTF for FX, today reported business as usual following the extreme market volatility caused by the discontinuation of the CHF peg by the ...
EXCEL Markets Critical Notice
January 16th, 2015
The dramatic move on the Swiss franc fueled by the Swiss National Bank’s unexpected policy reversal of capping the Swiss franc against the euro has resulted in rare volatility and illiquidity. Both our primary and backup liquidity providers became ...
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 ...
Euro pinned near 11-year low as SNB move beefs up bets on ECB stimulus
January 16th, 2015
The euro languished just above an 11-year trough on Friday as investors wagered that the Swiss move to abandon its currency cap meant it was almost certain the European Central Bank would launch large-scale bond buying next week. The ...
Asian Stocks Slide With U.S. Futures, Bonds Climb on SNB
January 16th, 2015
Asian shares dropped with U.S. index futures as the market turmoil sparked by Switzerland abandoning the franc’s cap extended into a second day. Sovereign bonds rallied and gold traded near a four-month high. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.6 percent ...
