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Malta Financial Services Authority released on Swiss Franc
January 22nd, 2015
MFSA, Malta’s financial Services regulatory authority issued a press release asking for information. On Thursday 15th December 2015, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced that it will no longer be enforcing and maintaining the minimum exchange rate for the Swiss ...
New acquisition in technology solutions for capital markets
January 21st, 2015
With a press release, Ipero announced the acquisition of ClearMomentum Ipreo, a global leader of data, market intelligence and productivity solutions to financial services and corporate professionals, today announced its acquisition of ClearMomentum, provider of portfolio monitoring applications to ...
What the Swiss franc shock means for markets
January 16th, 2015
Dennis Gartman told CNBC the Swiss decision Thursday to abandon a key part of its monetary policy is the worst central bank move he’s ever seen. “This really is I think a silly decision on their part and it ...
Jones Trading Selects Speakerbus’ voice collaboration solutions for financial trading
January 13th, 2015
Speakerbus, a specialist provider of voice collaboration solutions for financial trading, today announces Jones Trading, one of the most preeminent securities firms in the U.S, as a new customer of its iSeries solution to deliver an enterprise-wide hoot ‘n’ ...
UK-based business and IT consultancy Rule Financial officially becomes GFT, following acquisition by the global GFT Group
January 9th, 2015
GFT now has over 400 specialists in the UK and over 3,100 worldwide The combined GFT team in the UK now delivers a wider range of services for clients UK-based business and IT consultancy Rule Financial has officially become ...
Markets retreat as oil plunges
January 7th, 2015
World stock markets tumbled on Monday on continued fall in oil prices and surging dollar. Sell-off of US equities dragged US stock indices down, with Dow Jones Industrial and the S&P 500 recording their worst losses since October. Investors ...
Acquisition of real-time foreign exchange solutions provider by Broadridge Financial Solutions
January 5th, 2015
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has acquired TwoFour Systems LLC, a provider of real-time foreign exchange solutions for banks and broker-dealers, to address the rising demand for advanced FX and cash management technology among financial institutions. TwoFour Systems LLC ...
FINMA: Switzerland Completes Financial Services Regulator Review
January 5th, 2015
The Swiss Federal Council has concluded that there is no fundamental need for comprehensive reform of the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINAMA), but has identified what it says are isolated areas where there is room for improvement. FINMA is ...
FCA to regulate seven additional financial benchmarks
December 30th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will regulate seven additional major UK-based financial benchmarks in the fixed income, commodity and currency markets from 1 April 2015. This extends the FCA’s initial regulation of LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate), as ...
Russia’s ruble rout rattles emerging markets
December 16th, 2014
Russia’s currency rout has sent a shudder through global markets and the sell-off is spreading to other emerging markets. The Russian ruble plunged about 12% Monday, while the Indonesian rupiah fell to its lowest level since the 1997 Asian ...
