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Sorry But This Is Not 1997 for the Market
March 16th, 2015
Several months ago I wrote of how super bull markets that last nine or ten years have been once in a generation situations, the last ones being those of the 1920’s and the 1990’s, but that there were enough ...
LMAX Exchange launches Prime of Prime service
March 16th, 2015
LMAX Exchange, the world leading FCA regulated MTF for global FX and the UK’s fastest growing technology firm, has launched LMAX Prime, a prime of prime service to provide retail brokers, hedge funds and asset managers with credit intermediation and ...
Final regulations amend broker basis reporting requirements
March 16th, 2015
The IRS issued final and temporary regulations that provide rules for brokers to report bond premium and acquisition premium as well as govern information reporting of transactions involving debt instruments and options, including the reporting of original issue discount ...
IBM looking at adopting bitcoin technology for major currencies
March 16th, 2015
International Business Machines Corp is considering adopting the underlying technology behind bitcoin, known as the “blockchain,” to create a digital cash and payment system for major currencies, according to a person familiar with the matter. The objective is to ...
Germany’s DAX 30 index jumps above 12,000 for first time
March 16th, 2015
Germany’s DAX 30 index DAX, +1.07% jumped to an all-time intra-day high on Monday, climbing above the 12,000 mark for the first time ever. The index briefly touched 12,001.98, but fell back to trade up 0.8% at 11,991.92 at the latest. The ...
Banco de Madrid Files for Bankruptcy After Parent Accused of Money Laundering
March 16th, 2015
Spanish unit of Banca Privada d’Andorra hit by client withdrawals Banco de Madrid SA, the Spanish unit of an Andorran lender accused of money laundering for organized-crime groups, has filed for protection from its creditors, Spain’s central bank said Monday. Banco ...
Commerzbank Announcement Regarding Sanctions and Money Laundering Violations
March 16th, 2015
Following the release that Commerzbank nears $1.4 billion-plus settlement with U.S, Commerzbank issued a press release informing that: Commerzbank has reached settlements with the Department of Justice (“DoJ”), the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the New York ...
Greek PM Tsipras says there is no going back to austerity
March 16th, 2015
Greece will not accept any return to austerity, leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday, adding that he was convinced he would strike a deal with international partners to keep finances afloat. “The key for an honorable compromise (with ...
HKFE to Suspend Trading of its Gold Futures
March 16th, 2015
Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), is suspending trading of its Gold Futures after the market close today (Friday). As of today’s market close, there were no contract months with ...
Crédit Agricole CIB Chooses DealHub for its FX Post Trade STP connectivity
March 16th, 2015
DealHub (Option Computers Ltd) announced today that its FX post trade connectivity platform has been deployed at Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB). DealHub’s modular platform combines the firm’s comprehensive market connectivity with flexible, rules based ...
