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ICMA creates centralised source for comparison of fixed income trading platforms in Europe
October 8th, 2015
ICMA has launched a comparative mapping study of electronic fixed income platforms in Europe. The ICMA Electronic Platform Mapping Study compares the key features and capabilities of 22 electronic trading platforms (ETPs) and information networks that are currently available ...
The First “football stock exchange” is launched where traders can buy and sell shares in professional footballers
October 8th, 2015
Fans and football – loving investors now have the chance to trade in shares in professional footballers with real money. Jersey based gambling operator BetIndex Ltd, a UK licensed gambling platform, provides customers with an exciting alternative to the ...
Why Vietnam could prove to be the best place to invest in the coming years
October 7th, 2015
When you hear talking about stocks and stock markets, most of the time, you hear about the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq, the Footsie or the Dax. Over the last decade, the largest emerging stock markets such as China, Brazil ...
Wake Up to U.K. Exit Risks, Banks Tell Investors as Polls Shift
October 6th, 2015
Societe Generale sees risk of U.K. leaving EU as high as 45% Europe threatens to overshadow Conservative Party conference Investors are being urged to tune into the looming political battle over the U.K.’s membership of the European Union amid signs ...
EBS BrokerTec acquires Molten Markets
October 5th, 2015
Acquisition completes EBS’s offering for all customer segments EBS BrokerTec, ICAP‘s market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, announces today that it has acquired Molten Markets Inc., a foreign exchange technology provider for asset managers and pension ...
NIRP, its likelihood and effect on commodities
October 5th, 2015
In last week’s article I pointed out that negative interest rates should lead to a general shift in consumer preferences from money towards essential goods. Central bankers may wish for this outcome on a controlled basis to allow them ...
1Pay expands payment coverage through partnership with Fortumo
September 29th, 2015
The payment service provider 1Pay and the mobile payments company Fortumo are today announcing a partnership for direct carrier billing in South-East Asia. Merchants using 1Pay are now able to collect payments from their users in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia by charging payments ...
Forex Scandal Drives Shift to Algo Trading
September 29th, 2015
Banks are increasingly turning to computer programs to carry out foreign exchange trades After paying billions in fines to settle allegations that traders tried to rig a key currency benchmark, banks are increasingly turning to computer programs to carry ...
Deloitte Digital introduces new customer service transformation offering
September 28th, 2015
Deloitte Digital integrates industry experience with SAP® solutions and Sprinklr in preconfigured, pretested solution to help speed time to market. Deloitte Digital introduced today a new preconfigured, pretested cloud-based customer service transformation offering designed to provide service firms with ...
Ultra-low Interest Rates: Dangerous or Just a Price?
September 22nd, 2015
Two recent reports start by observing that long-term interest rates have been at extraordinarily rock-bottom levels for several years now. But from that common starting point, the analysis of the reports heads in different directions. The Council of Economic ...
