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CySec has issued a Circular to inform regarding trading in Binary Options
April 14th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today a Circular that refers to Cyprus Investment Firms which are providing services in relation to binary options (‘the CIFs’). With this Circular, CySec wishes to inform the CIFs about ...
FC Exchange joins Saxo Payments Banking Circle
April 13th, 2016
Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider, is starting a new partnership with currency broker and international payments solution provider, FC Exchange. Under the new agreement, the Saxo Payments Banking Circle will help FC Exchange deliver sophisticated solutions, across ...
Iran, Iraq to seal gas oil deal
April 11th, 2016
The contract for exporting two million tons of gas oil to Iraq will soon be inked to turn the neighboring country into largest buyer of the Iranian oil product. Given that Iran possesses surplus capacity for the production and ...
Fintech regulation has been a key agenda item at recent meetings of peak financial regulators
April 11th, 2016
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is talking to the Monetary Authority of Singapore about an agreement to ensure that regulation does not hinder the progress of fintech start-ups looking to operate across the countries’ borders. Fintech regulation has been a key ...
Credit Suisse, HSBC dismiss ‘Panama Papers’ tax avoidance allegations
April 6th, 2016
Credit Suisse and HSBC, two of the world’s largest wealth managers, dismissed on Tuesday suggestions they were actively using offshore structures to help clients cheat on their taxes. Their comments came a day after a leak of four decades ...
Saxo Payments launches industry white paper at Money2020 Europe
April 5th, 2016
Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider has today launched a white paper revealing the results of exclusive research into the cross border payments industry. Those surveyed included issuers, acquirers and PSPs as well as merchants, for a rounded view of ...
Citadel has just hired a top trader of Morgan Stanley’s electronic trading
April 4th, 2016
Ken Griffin’s Citadel has hired a top trader from Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley’s global head of rates electronic trading, Nicola White, is joining Citadel Securities as global COO for fixed income, currencies and commodities, the firm has confirmed. “She has a ...
ISE Announces First Implementation of a Securities Exchange on Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Environment
April 4th, 2016
The International Securities Exchange (ISE) is the first regulated securities exchange to build and operate cloud-based disaster recovery infrastructure as part of disaster preparedness requirements established by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Reg ...
PwC Report: Blockchain a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity for Financial Services
March 30th, 2016
Blockchain marks the next “jump” in business process/optimization technology, according to a newly-released PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on fintech. The report, “Blurred lines: How FinTech is shaping Financial Services,” compares blockchain to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that allowed entities and functions within a ...
Americas Trading Group Joins with Fidessa to Offer Brazilian Algorithms to a Global Audience
March 30th, 2016
Americas Trading Group (ATG) today announced a new alliance with Fidessa Group Plc (LSE: FDSA), the award-winning sell-side equities trading platform provider. The new collaboration provides Fidessa OMS and connectivity network users with access to ATG’s highly specialized algorithmic ...
