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ADS Securities London cuts FTSE-100 spreads
April 24th, 2015
ADS Securities London Limited, the UK’s new dynamic FX, CFD and spread betting provider, has announced that spreads on its UK100 (FTSE-100) contracts have been cut to just 0.5 pips. James Watson, Managing Director of ADS Securities London, commented: ...
ESMA consults on draft guidelines specifying criteria for the assessment of knowledge and competence in MiFID II
April 23rd, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority launched today a consultation on draft guidelines specifying criteria for the assessment of knowledge and competence of natural persons in investment firms that provide investment advice or information about financial instruments, investment services ...
MarketAxess Reports First Quarter 2015 Record Revenues
April 23rd, 2015
MarketAxess Reports First Quarter 2015 Record Revenues of $76.8 Million, Record Pre-Tax Income of $38.5 Million and Record Diluted EPS of $0.65 First Quarter Financial Highlights* Record revenues of $76.8 million, up 21.1% Record pre-tax income of $38.5 million, ...
FCA fines Merrill Lynch
April 22nd, 2015
FCA has issued a press release to inform that: Merrill Lynch International (MLI) has been fined £13,285,900 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for incorrectly reporting 35,034,810 transactions and failing to report another 121,387 transactions between November 2007 and ...
ESMA is seeking information on new developments in virtual currency investment
April 22nd, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a call for evidence on investments using virtual currency or distributed ledger technology. ESMA is seeking information and views from stakeholders on new developments in how virtual currency technology is ...
Supervisory Authorities issued warnings on unauthorised companies
April 20th, 2015
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA) and Spain (Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores – CNMV) report companies that are offering investment services without the required authorisation. Reported by the FCA: Investec Asset ...
Britain’s bank tax jump threatens to push HSBC, StanChart to new home
April 20th, 2015
HSBC and Standard Chartered are looking at the viability of quitting London for a new home in Asia because a big jump in a tax on UK banks makes staying in Britain increasingly painful. Several investors told Reuters they ...
China Stocks Head for Sixth Week of Gains on Policy Easing Bets
April 17th, 2015
Chinese stocks rose, with the Shanghai Composite Index heading for a sixth straight week of gains, on speculation the government will add stimulus as the economy decelerates. Train makers CSR Corp. and China CNR Corp. jumped by the 10 ...
Analysis finds AIM companies directly contribute nearly £15bn to UK economy
April 16th, 2015
More than 3,580 companies have listed on AIM market in the past 20 years; raising £39.5 billion at admission, followed by further fundraising amounting to £51 billion AIM companies directly support employment of over 430,000 people and contributed tax ...
Chinese, Australian benchmarks lead Asian stock market gains
April 16th, 2015
Most major Asian stock indexes were higher Thursday as Chinese shares rebounded on stimulus hopes a day after gloomy first-quarter economic numbers and Australian shares rose on a surprise drop in the jobless rate. KEEPING SCORE: Most Asian indexes ...
