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Regulation – the hidden curse
May 27th, 2016
Regulations are nearly always introduced with the best intentions. In financial services, they aim to stop unscrupulous brokers and banks from ripping off the public through bad practices. Manufacturers are banned from making products which are dangerous to children, ...
CFTC Grants Registration to 3 Swap Execution Facilities
May 27th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has issued Orders of Registration to three Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs), granting them fully registered status with the CFTC. The SEFs approved for registration are: GTX SEF, LLC ...
Saudi Arabia Has a Plan B to Try to Stop Iran’s Economic Rise
May 26th, 2016
The kingdom is mobilizing its Gulf allies to make sure that Iran’s opening-up to the global economy doesn’t go smoothly. Saudi Arabia couldn’t stop the Iran nuclear deal from being signed. Plan B is to limit Iran’s ability to ...
A computerized trading firm beat Banks in the rankings of the world’s biggest spot currency traders
May 26th, 2016
XTX is the first electronic specialist to break into top five Deutsche Bank was the biggest currency trader until 2014 Computerized trading firm XTX Markets Ltd. has come from nowhere to dethrone major banks including Deutsche Bank AG in the ...
SGX enters into exclusive discussions with the Baltic Exchange regarding a cash offer for 100% of the share capital of the Baltic Exchange
May 26th, 2016
Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) wishes to announce that it has entered into an agreement with The Baltic Exchange Limited (Baltic Exchange) through which SGX will enter into exclusive discussions with the Baltic Exchange regarding a cash offer for 100% ...
Cryptocurrency Market for Bitcoin Worth $19.48 Billion in 2016
May 26th, 2016
The report titled “Global Cryptocurrency Market (Bitcoin, Ripple, Litecoin, Ethereum)- Insights and Analysis: Technology, Sizing, Growth and Potential – (By Value, By Transaction Volume, Bitcoin ATMs, Company Analysis)” suggests that the cryptocurrencies have a huge potential in disrupting the ...
CySec informs: the licence of a Cyprus Investment Firm continue to be suspended
May 26th, 2016
Following previous announcements dated April 7 and May 12, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform on its decision in the meeting dated May 16 for Continuance of Suspension of CIF licence of ...
Google’s French headquarters raided in tax probe
May 25th, 2016
French police have raided Google’s Paris offices as part of an investigation into “aggravated tax fraud” and money laundering. The raid is the latest regulatory headache for the US search engine and email company, which like other Silicon Valley ...
CFTC Issues Final Cross-Border Margin Rule
May 25th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today adopted a rule implementing a cross-border approach to the CFTC’s margin requirements for uncleared swaps (Final Rule). Published in January 2016, the CFTC’s margin rule applies to CFTC-registered swap dealers and ...
Foreign Developed-Market Stocks In The Lead Last Week
May 24th, 2016
Stock markets in the developed world outside the US led the major asset classes higher last week, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets (VEA) posted an 0.8% total return for the five trading days ...
