The athletes reportedly bilked by Narayan include NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez and MLB pitchers Jake Peavy and Roy Oswalt.
Read moreInterdealer broker ICAP plc (LON:IAP) issued a statement today relating to its plans to sell its plans to sell its hybrid voice broking and information business to Tullett Prebon. we had recently reported that the proposed deal was in jeopardy after the the UK's competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), had decided to upgrade its review of…
Read moreEuroclear and itBit, a financial services company delivering blockchain services for capital markets, today announced their collaboration to explore opportunities in creating a next generation settlement service for the London gold market. The settlement of unallocated gold is a very capital-intensive process. Euroclear and itBit are working with relevant market participants to develop a service…
Read moreTMX Group and Shanghai Clearing House (SHCH) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a cooperative relationship to share information with respect to each other's businesses and explore opportunities for collaboration. Under the terms of the MoU, TMX Group and SHCH will form a working group to evaluate joint business…
Read moreDMM FX Australia, who is closing up shop this summer as reported by LeapRate back in May is taking no extra risks before winding down. Today they notified current clients that due to an increased risk following the Brexit referendum and to further protect clients’ positions during this event, trading will be suspended from 07:10hrs (server time) for…
Read moreOnly two days remain until the Brexit referendum and brokers are still maneuvering their risk controls before Thursday. Today we learned that brokerage Forex Club, whose Russian company, FOREX CLUB LLC, is a founding member of CRFIN issued a notice stating that the UK's EU referendum, may cause significant volatility and liquidity problems in the market that can…
Read moreLeapRate broke the news earlier today of the proposed recapitalization at FCA regulated online trading firm London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG), which will see CEO Charles-Henri Sabet and his partners inject £10 million (USD $14.6 million) into the company. We referenced in our coverage a filing which the company made with the London Stock Exchange…
Read moreThe Winklevoss twin's Gemini Bitcoin and Ether exchange has announced that it is expanding its services to UK clients. Gemini received a charter under New York Banking Law from The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) last October, and became authorized to offer Ether trading last month. Gemini posted the following note today on its blog…
Read moreHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and Korea Exchange (KRX) have announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent (LoI) to explore the cross-listing of their equity derivatives in each other's market. The equity derivatives under consideration include, but are not limited to, stock index futures and options and single stock futures and options offered…
Read moreUK financial regulator the FCA has continued its crusade of warning investors against unregulated forex and binary options brokers that target UK consumers. some of these brokers try to make it appear as if they have offices and physical presence in the UK. The latest FCA warnings are against BancoFX and CFD1000. BancoFX operates from…
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