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Bank of China Hires in Hong Kong as High-Yield Bond Trade Starts
July 16th, 2014
Bank of China Ltd. is hiring traders and sales people in Hong Kong as it sets up a high-yield bond-trading platform to boost market share and cement its position as one of Asia’s top 10 debt underwriters. Surging sales ...
ESMA details new market abuse regime
July 15th, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) which entered into force on 2 July 2014. It is issuing two consultation papers seeking stakeholders’ views on the draft regulatory ...
Ex-CS commodities head turns to bitcoin
July 10th, 2014
A UK-based bitcoin exchange has tapped the former global head of commodities at Credit Suisse to lead its attempt to promote professional trading of the virtual currency. Adam Knight, who has been an angel investor in London since leaving ...
Regulator says EU Banks Must Shun Bitcoin Until Rules in Place
July 4th, 2014
European Union banks should shun virtual currencies such as Bitcoin until a system of rules to prevent abuses are put in place, according to the bloc’s top banking regulator. The European Banking Authority called on the EU to develop ...
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper wins bitcoin auction
July 3rd, 2014
Venture capitalist and entrepreneur Tim Draper is rolling in bitcoins after winning a U.S. government auction Monday. He bought 29,656 bitcoins — a new form of digital currency — from a trove that the government seized in a raid ...
Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited pays $65,000 infringement notice penalty
June 10th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has imposed the penalty of $65,000 to Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited (Merrill Lynch) in order to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). The penalty was for ...
Invast Australia Hires New Sales Manager
June 3rd, 2014
Invast Financial Services Australia has expanded their local sales and business development team in order to help launch their latest trading platform, ST24, by hiring a new sales manager. Invast recently welcomed on board their newest addition, Jimmy Pan, ...
First Derivatives extends FX Trade Surveillance capabilities
May 30th, 2014
First Derivatives (AIM: FDP.L, ESM: FDP.I), a global provider of software and consulting services to the financial services industry has announced the launch of its integrated trade execution, risk management and surveillance solution for FX markets. The solution enables brokers to provide ...
European Central Bank comes down against Bitcoin
May 27th, 2014
Yves Mersch, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB), speaking at the Bargeld-symposium of the Deutsche Bundesbank in Frankfurt, has come down firmly against Bitcoin. Whereas, this will probably not come as much of ...
D2MX Pty Ltd pays infringement notice penalty to ASIC
May 6th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has given D2MX Pty Ltd (D2MX) an infringement notice penalty and therefore has paid a total penalty of $110,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel ...
