Following our exclusive report from Tuesday that Australian Retail Forex broker Direct FX was placed into liquidation with Deloitte named as administrator, it came as no surprise that today regulator ASIC announced that it was fully canceling Direct FX's AFS license. ASIC had first suspended Direct FX's license back in April. What was somewhat surprising,…
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Digital Asset Custody Company (DACC), a custody solution purpose-built for institutional investors holding digital assets, has announced that it has expanded its custody solutions to cover Monero (XMR). Launched in April 2014, XMR is frequently cited as one of the most private tokens available in cryptocurrency markets. Given the complexity of supporting Monero in a…
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Retail FX broker Markets.com, part of FTSE 250 group Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC), has announced the launch of ‘Live Sessions’, a new in-platform live streaming service aimed at keeping traders around the world up to speed with what’s going on in the markets with unique insights and analysis from a wide range of trading experts. To mark…
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Coinbase is definitely going all-in the cryptocurrency game, as it continues to expand its current portfolio. The latest addition, however, has sparked some conversation as to why the exchange has decided to list one of the most experimental coins out there - ZRX, or simple, 0x. The coin was added on October 16th, across the…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Padmar Investments Limited. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…
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Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI), has just announced that its Elektron real-time data delivery using Amazon Web Services (AWS) is being expanded to meet high demand from clients across the globe. Refinitiv uses AWS to enhance customer access to real-time financial data globally. In a recent survey…
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Global network provider BSO has announced a new direct connectivity link between the Mexican stock exchange (BMV) and some of the largest exchanges across North America. BSO’s new Point of Presence (PoP) presence in Mexico City provides ultra low-latency connectivity spanning Latin America, Chicago and New York. As a result, electronic market makers will be…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX and CFDs broker Global Market Index Limited (or GMI Group) has continued its global hiring spree, adding Richard Bartlett to a senior executive role at the company. Richard Bartlett is the former Head of Sales at leading technology provider PrimeXM, and has agreed to join GMI with…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting cooperation and strengthening the partnership between the exchanges. Moscow Exchange CEO Alexander Afanasiev and Shenzhen Stock Exchange Executive Vice President Mr. Peng Ming participated in the MoU signing ceremony. The MoU provides for joint marketing events for…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Marcel Miller. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to…
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