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Cinnober selected to receive EU funding for disruptive client clearing technology
January 14th, 2015
The European Commission recognizes need for real-time risk margining, multi-asset client clearing solution for the banking sector The European Commission has announced that Cinnober has been chosen to receive financial support to develop a real-time risk margining and multi-asset ...
Earnings Reports 2015: 10 largest U.S. companies
January 14th, 2015
Earnings Reports 2015 The beginning of January marks the start of Q4 earnings season. Among the first ones up this year include an aluminum producer, a tech giant, and a few massive banking firms. Here’s a look at six ...
Russian Assets Nearing Buying Range, Investment Adviser Says
January 14th, 2015
Russian assets are approaching levels where they would be attractive to buy, investment adviser Marc Faber — writer of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report — said Tuesday. Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis and ...
London Stock Exchange Group signs Partnership Agreement with Borsa Istanbul
January 13th, 2015
London Stock Exchange Derivatives Market to offer trading in Turkish index and equity derivatives products Trades to be cleared by LCH.Clearnet FTSE and Borsa İstanbul to launch index partnership in 2015 London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today announces that ...
SEC eyes transfer agents in new front against U.S. stock fraudsters
January 12th, 2015
In their battle to root out microcap stock fraudsters, U.S. securities regulators are turning their attention to the obscure world of transfer agents, who are sometimes in a position to prevent scams, or help to enable them. Transfer agents ...
Hong Kong Continues To Attract Record FDI
January 9th, 2015
Invest Hong Kong, the territory’s inward investment agency, has announced that it assisted a record number of businesses to establish operations in 2014. InvestHK’s Director-General of Investment Promotion, Simon Galpin, said: “2014 was another record year for InvestHK in ...
Finra to Probe Broker Conflicts When Exchanges Offer Rebates
January 8th, 2015
Some brokers might not be getting the best prices for clients when they send stock orders to exchanges that offer rebates, regulators said in an outline of annual oversight priorities. Recent brokerage inspections found that some firms don’t have ...
Leading global brokerage company, BGC Partners Inc., extends all-cash tender offer to acquire GFI Group
January 8th, 2015
BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners,” “the Company,” or “BGC”), a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has extended the deadline for its fully financed, all-cash tender offer ...
MTS and B2SCAN launch initiative to enhance liquidity in credit market
January 7th, 2015
Improves buy-side access to pre-trade information Initiative gains broad buy-side support MTS, one of Europe’s premier fixed income trading venues, has launched an initiative with B2SCAN, an aggregator and search engine of bank inventory, runs and axes for the ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firm
January 7th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British regulator, has issued a warning against “AGF Markets” (www.agfmarkets.com). The warning recommends that the public exercises extreme caution when dealing with this company, since is not permitted to provide any financial services or ...
