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HSBC sets aside head of European forex trading
December 11th, 2014
HSBC has sacked its European currency trading chief in the wake of a huge $618m (£394m) fine for manipulating the £3.3trn a day foreign exchange market. The bank is understood to have “let go” Stuart Scott on Tuesday following ...
FOREX – Euro dips as Spanish consumer prices fall more than expected
November 27th, 2014
The euro fell against the dollar on Thursday after data showed Spanish consumer prices falling more than expected, firming up expectations that the European Central Bank will have to resort to more aggressive easing of monetary policy. The euro ...
Forex and Professional Services Lead Employment in Cyprus
November 25th, 2014
The financial crisis experienced in Cyprus following the events of March 2013 had a knock-on effect on the employment sector. More than a year on from the onset of the crisis, Cyprus’ leading recruitment agency, GRS Recruitment, has provided ...
Forex Magnates London Summit – OSB Independent Review
November 24th, 2014
We attended the Forex Magnates summit in London on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th November which we found very interesting, well organised and deeply insightful with regards to the where the retail forex industry is heading. Key industry figures ...
UK hands fraud agency all funds needed for forex probe
November 14th, 2014
Britain’s finance ministry will hand the country’s anti-fraud agency all the funds it needs to conduct a criminal investigation into alleged rigging of the $5.3 trillion-a-day currency market, a Treasury source said. Finance minister George Osborne has written to ...
Trade with “FreshForex” on the new level!
November 13th, 2014
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Forex traders plotted strategy in secret chats
November 13th, 2014
Traders of major banks fined $4.3 billion Wednesday for attempted manipulation of foreign exchange markets used electronic chat rooms to plot their moves. Transcript excerpts of conversations released Wednesday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission show traders from U.S. banks Citibank(C) ...
Fed investigating bank conduct in forex markets
November 13th, 2014
The U.S. Federal Reserve is investigating possible improper conduct in foreign exchange markets by large banking institutions, a spokesman said on Wednesday. “The Federal Reserve is continuing to investigate in the foreign exchange markets in coordination with other authorities, including the Department of ...
Regulators fine global banks $3.4 billion in forex probe
November 12th, 2014
Global regulators imposed penalties totaling $3.4 billion on five major banks, including UBS (UBSN.VX), HSBC (HSBA.L) and Citigroup (C.N) on Wednesday for failing to stop their traders from trying to manipulate foreign exchange markets. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) and JP ...
UBS to settle over precious metals misconduct allegations as part of forex market rigging probe
November 10th, 2014
UBS are expected to strike a settlement with financial regulators over allegations of misconduct at its precious metals trading business. The settlement will form a part of a £1.5bn agreement the Swiss lender is due to make with five ...
