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Israel’s Flourishing Fintech Has Many Fathers
December 21st, 2015
Israeli finance technology has taken giant leaps in the last few years. Hundreds of local startups are developing new technologies for payment and security solutions, and multinational companies and banks are flocking to Israel for a piece of the action. Much ...
BATS to expand FX offerings on Hotspot, mulls new fees
December 18th, 2015
BATS Global Markets is considering adding market data products and connectivity fees to its Hotspot FX foreign exchange trading platform to boost revenues, according to a regulatory filing. Hotspot, which institutional investors use to trade one currency against another ...
European Parliament set to hold inquiry into VW emissions scandal
December 17th, 2015
The European Parliament plans to set up a committee to investigate Volkswagen‘s (VOWG_p.DE) emissions scandal and whether regulatory oversight of the car industry was too lax. Members of the European Parliament will vote on the issue around midday on ...
Barclays to Sell Former Lehman Bond Benchmarks to Bloomberg
December 17th, 2015
Bank makes $721 million gain selling analytics, index business Sale comes as new CEO Jes Staley speeds up non-core disposals Barclays Plc agreed to sell the indexing business built around former Lehman Brothers benchmarks to Bloomberg LP for about ...
Paul P. Andrews of FINRA Named IOSCO Secretary General
December 16th, 2015
The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today announced it has appointed Paul P. Andrews as its new Secretary General. Mr. Andrews is currently the Vice President and Managing Director of International at the Financial Industry ...
Global Payments to acquire Heartland Payment Systems for $4.3 Billion
December 16th, 2015
Combines two of the fastest organic revenue growth businesses in the payments industry Creates the leading global provider of integrated payments technology solutions Accelerates revenue growth, operating margin expansion and cash earnings per share growth Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: ...
SEC Files Charges in Multi-Million Dollar Market Manipulation
December 16th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New Jersey man and his company with illicitly pocketing $13 million from an elaborate pump-and-dump scheme. The SEC alleges that Samuel DelPresto teamed up with others to secretly obtain control of ...
Brokers Warned Not to Steer Clients’ Stock Trades Into Slow Lane
December 15th, 2015
Brokers have been put on notice: treat your customers’ orders as well as you treat your own. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Wall Street’s self-regulator, recently said firms using the fastest, most expansive price databases for their own stock trading must ...
Morgan Stanley Agrees to Pay $225 Million to Settle NCUA’s Claims
December 11th, 2015
Most Recent Settlement Resolves Cases in New York and Kansas Federal Courts The National Credit Union Administration today announced a settlement with Morgan Stanley for $225 million to resolve claims arising from losses related to corporate credit unions’ purchases ...
Asian markets trade lower, China bucks trend on IPO reform news
December 10th, 2015
Chinese stocks bucked a generally downward trend in Asian markets on Thursday to trade in positive territory after news broke that Beijing will finally introduce much-need IPO reforms. Oil prices, which remain under pressure due to a global supply ...