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New Zealand confirms that selling Spot FX contracts, CFD and binary options to be licensed
April 3rd, 2017
The Financial Markets Authority has today confirmed that businesses selling short-duration derivatives need to be licensed. The Financial Markets Conduct Act introduced licensing for derivatives issuers in December 2014. The FMA has been reviewing how it regulates short-duration derivative ...
Thomson Reuters Collaborates with Finatext
March 30th, 2017
Thomson Reuters Collaborates with Finatext in the Development of New Investment Information Service Thomson Reuters delivers data service from FinTech firm Finatext using social media analysis of listed stocks in Japan Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of a ...
EU Commission blocks proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange
March 29th, 2017
The European Commission has prohibited the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse AG and London Stock Exchange Group under the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission’s investigation concluded the merger would have created a de facto monopoly in the markets for ...
Orbex announced the elimination of commissions from all their account types
March 29th, 2017
Orbex, an international leader in online forex trading, today announced the elimination of commissions from all their account types. These updates will officially launch on March 28th, 2017 to forex traders worldwide. Devoted to providing the most comprehensive trading ...
The conduct regulator of UK warns about Prime FX
March 28th, 2017
The conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has issued a press release to inform that the below firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK ...
IG Group reports revenue was ahead in all regions except the UK; Q3 Trading Update
March 23rd, 2017
IG Group (“IG”, “the Company”), a global leader in online trading, today issues the following Trading Update for the three months to 28 February 2017, the third quarter of its 2017 financial year. The trends and figures highlighted below ...
Can state spending ever be cut?
March 22nd, 2017
President Trump was elected on several promises, including one that he would fund tax cuts by cutting public spending. Cynics might note that his first action was to increase spending on the military by $54bn, the equivalent of six ...
Former lead partner of PwC Brazil fined for Audit failures
March 22nd, 2017
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) today announced sanctions against a former partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes in Brazil for audit failures and violations of PCAOB rules and standards. Wander Rodrigues Teles was the lead partner for PwC ...
Yen stretches rally to seventh day; Asia Stocks Tumble
March 22nd, 2017
S&P 500 drops most since elections as reflation trades falter Yen stretches rally to seventh day while gold maintains gains Equities tumbled across Asia after the S&P 500 Index fell the most since Donald Trump’s election, as stocks joined ...
Oil prices fall on bloated U.S. crude storage
March 22nd, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as rising crude stocks in the United States underscored an ongoing global fuel supply overhang despite an OPEC-led effort to cut output. Prices for front-month Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil, were ...
