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DTCC names four new members to Board of Directors
April 25th, 2017
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that four new members have been elected to its Board of Directors. The new directors are Michael Herskovitz, Director ...
Asian Stocks Gain After Global Rally; Yen Weakens
April 25th, 2017
Euro holds advance following surge sparked by French elections China shares rise after selloff; investors watch North Korea Asian equities extended a global rally as Chinese shares climbed after a selloff and North Korean artillery drills did little to ...
Oil price projections are so enigmatic right now
April 24th, 2017
Predictions range from a 20-percent reduction (to roughly $42 a barrel) to an exuberant 100-percent increase ($100) by next year. It’s enigmatic that perceptions of market experts are so enormously divergent with regard to the price of any commodity. ...
Euro Jumps on French Result; China Selloff Resumes: Markets Wrap
April 24th, 2017
Investors bet on Macron victory after first round of voting Yen slides, U.S. futures advance while Shanghai shares slump A relief rally amid speculation that pro-growth centrist Emmanuel Macron will become France’s next president was offset by a selloff in ...
CFTC grants registration to NEX SEF Limited
April 21st, 2017
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has issued an Order of Registration to NEX SEF Limited (NEX SEF), of London, England, granting it registration status with the CFTC as a Swap Execution Facility (SEF). ...
Trading firm Virtu Financial to buy KCG for about $1.4 billion
April 21st, 2017
Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT.O) said it would buy rival KCG Holdings Inc (KCG.N) in a $1.4 billion deal that brings together two major U.S. electronic trading and market-making firms. The deal comes at a difficult time for high-frequency trading ...
Bose Headphones accused in lawsuit of spying on listeners
April 20th, 2017
A new class-action lawsuit claims high-end headphone company Bose has been tracking and distributing customers’ data without telling them. According to the complaint, filed late Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Chicago, the headphone company’s Bose Connect app ...
Important update: The reason why Gallant Capital Markets filed for bankruptcy
April 20th, 2017
Following the news that Gallant Capital Markets Ltd, the parent company of forex broker GCMFX, announced that it has filed for a voluntary petition under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, with the United States Bankruptcy Court for ...
London-based derivatives exchange and clearing house to close down
April 12th, 2017
CME Group Intends to Close CME Europe and CME Clearing Europe by Year-End CME Group today announced that it intends to close its London-based derivatives exchange and clearing house, CME Europe and CME Clearing Europe, by year-end 2017. During ...
Multinational law firm launches global FinTech mentors program
April 11th, 2017
Hogan Lovells is launching a Global FinTech Mentors Program, through which its most experienced Financial Services and Regulatory partners will guide FinTech organizations, at any stage of development, through their FinTech journey. FinTech mentors will be available to organizations ...