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China forex regulator says will ramp up risk control efforts
January 11th, 2016
China’s foreign exchange regulator said on Saturday it will ramp up risk control efforts, push ahead with regulatory reforms and look to accelerate the development of the country’s foreign exchange market in 2016. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange ...
Shanghai drops 5%, Shenzhen down 6.5% in renewed sell-off
January 11th, 2016
Chinese markets extended an already rough start to the year Monday, losing further ground and other Asian markets came along for the ride lower. The Shanghai composite was down as much 5.22 percent in late-afternoon trade, while the Shenzhen Composite shed 6.5 percent. ...
Gold in 2016
January 8th, 2016
Advance signs of a global slump in economic activity emerged in 2015. Furthermore, the dollar’s strength, coupled with widening credit spreads confirms a global tendency for dollar-denominated debt to contract. These developments typically precede an economic and financial crisis ...
ESMA to Cooperate with Canadia and Swiss Regulators on CCPS
January 8th, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has established three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The MoUs establish cooperation arrangements, including the exchange of information, regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) which are established and ...
Lloyds under investigation by FCA over possible market rigging
January 7th, 2016
Reports say investigation into gilts trading is not industry-wide despite recent criticism of regulator for dropping review into culture at major banks The City regulator is investigating whether traders at Lloyds Banking Group manipulated the price of government bonds, in a ...
$30 Oil Just Got Closer as WTI Slides to 12-Year Low on China
January 7th, 2016
West Texas Intermediate trades at lowest since December 2003 China lowers yuan daily reference rate by most since August U.S. oil futures in New York slid to the lowest in 12 years as turmoil in China’s markets pushes crude ...
J.P. Morgan Fires KCG Holdings as Its NYSE Market Maker
January 7th, 2016
Virtu Financial appointed as J.P. Morgan’s new NYSE market maker J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has replaced its market maker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with Virtu Financial Inc., according to a trader notice sent ...
New European Union Legislation on Market Abuse enters into force in 2016
January 5th, 2016
The law on market abuse in relation to the trading of financial instruments within the European Union will be completely overhauled in 2016. With effect from 3 July 2016, the previously applicable Market Abuse Directive (MAD) will be replaced ...
bwin.party:Pre Close Trading Update
January 5th, 2016
Q4 net revenue up 5% on last year driven by sports betting and casino, with strong growth in mobile driven by further product enhancements. Excluding the impact of EU VAT, the underlying increase in net revenue was 8%. Continued ...
Exchanges from Germany, USA and Switzerland report their stats for 2015
January 5th, 2016
Deutsche Börse, Eurex Exchange, ISE Holdings, SIX Swiss Exchange and CBOE Holdings, Inc. have issued announcements to inform in relation with their trading results and statistics for 2015. Deutsche Börse Deutsche Börse cash market turnover up by 28 percent in 2015 – Cash markets ...
