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December 15, 2016 BY admin

Citigroup funds London forex trading blockchain startup Colbalt

It was announced today that Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) has invested in London-based FX blockchain startup Colbalt. The company also announced it added Charlotte Crosswell, former Nasdaq NLX CEO as a strategic advisor as the service gets closer to launch. Terms of the investment were not announced. Cobalt DL, a FX post-trade processing network based on distributed ledger technology…

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December 15, 2016 BY admin

TORA integrates new multi-asset charting solution from ChartIQ

Tora Trading Services Ltd (TORA), a global provider of investment management technologies supporting the full trading lifecycle, today announced the launch of new multi-asset charting technology in partnership with ChartIQ. The fully integrated new tool, which supplements TORA’s existing charting technology, provides a powerful yet intuitive charting platform featuring a full suite of drawing tools and technical…

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December 15, 2016 BY admin

FIBO Group adds automatic deposit of funds through Skrill

Cyprus regulated brokerage FIBO Group today announced that with the help of the Skrill payment system, the company has implemented an automatic deposit of funds option. Automatic deposit of funds to trading accounts is now available for all FIBO Group clients if the email address in Skrill's system and in the Fibo Group Client Cabinet is…

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December 15, 2016 BY admin

Instinet completes U.S. equity research integration to its agency execution platform

Instinet today announced that it successfully integrated U.S. equity research and sales into its cash equities platform, creating a multi-sector boutique research offering. Instinet initially announced its intent to offer U.S. equity research and sales services in June of 2016. Mark Govoni, President of Instinet stated: This strategic move is aligned with a number of…

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ICE Clear Europe recognized as a third-country CCP by ESMA
December 14, 2016 BY admin

ESMA recognises ICE Clear US as central counterparty under EMIR

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today added ICE Clear US to its list of recognized third country central counterparties (CCPs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). EMIR requires EU-based CCPs to be authorized and non-EU CCPs to be recognized in the European Union (EU). Once a CCP has been authorized or recognized within…

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December 14, 2016 BY admin

LiquidityBook integrates with FactSet's real-time data

New York-based LiquidityBook, a fintech provider of trading and messaging solutions today announced that it has successfully integrated FactSet’s real-time global exchange, reference and benchmark data within both the Buy-Side LBX and Sell-Side LBX POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platforms. The data can be leveraged globally across all asset classes supported by LiquidityBook —…

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December 14, 2016 BY admin

Currencycloud partners with Duco to automate transactions

Duco, the global fintech provider of data control services, today announced a new agreement with Currencycloud, the international Payments Engine behind a number of leading payment firms. Currencycloud will use Duco Cube's self-service data control platform, for a variety of operational functions including cash, trade-to-cash, and bank cash flow reconciliations. In addition to Currencycloud, Duco…

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December 13, 2016 BY admin

Central Bank of Ireland announces Director appointments in Markets Supervision and Financial Stability

The Central Bank of Ireland, who has duties not only as the central bank of the country but also as primary regulator overseeing Ireland's financial industry today announced three appointments at Director level. The appointments are as follows: Michael Hodson has been appointed to the role of Director of Asset Management Supervision, with effect from January…

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December 13, 2016 BY admin

Oil: The Next Step for OPEC

The following post is courtesy of fractalerts, a division of fractal SA, Switzerland, a trading alert service based on unique algorithms that intuitively predict patterns in the market. Each market forecast is systematic, unemotional and data-driven – resulting in specific entry and exit points and historically astounding gains across 34 different markets. The price of…

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