May 23, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASX names Tim Whiteley chief information officer

Whiteley has led the ASX’s CHESS Replacement Solution Design work since November 2022 after the company decided to reassess its CHESS replacement project. Lofthouse noted that Whiteley’s appointment further provides continuity of technology leadership for CHESS replacement. He will continue to lead the CHESS replacement until he has selected a new leadership team for the…

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May 23, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BNY Mellon expands offering on LiquidityDirect

Adam Vos, CEO of BNY Mellon Markets & Execution Services, said: Throughout market cycles, the global demand for liquidity remains paramount for all market participants. A critical component to meeting clients' needs is providing integrated access from a single source to an array of liquidity solutions. We have built—and now significantly enhanced—our LiquidityDirect platform to…

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May 22, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Morgan Stanley CEO, James Gorman, to step down within a year

The company’s board of directors has already found three candidates to take Gorman’s place but hasn’t disclosed their names. According to Reuters, co-presidents Ted Pick and Andy Saperstein, and head of investment management Dan Simkowitz are the most likely candidates for the role of Morgan Stanley's CEO. However, the three most mentioned contenders for Gorman’s…

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May 22, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BUX rebrands its flagship app BUX Zero to BUX

Yorick Naeff, CEO at BUX, said: Dropping the Zero in the BUX Zero name signifies our commitment to this flagship application and shows that we are more than just a price leader. We are incrementally increasing access to financial markets and the ease-of-use of our app  through automated investing, interest on uninvested cash, and access…

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May 19, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CySEC warns against impersonators of representatives

The regulator further outlined that such in scams usually fraudsters claim to be officers or representatives of CySEC or real or fake authorities. The scammers usually claim to be CySEC officers or representatives or other real or fake bodies. The scammers usually approach investors via email which contains the name, address, official stamp and logo…

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Admirals
May 19, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Admirals announces restructure and withdrawal of Estonian license

Admirals stated: The restructuring stems from the fundamental necessity and choice to expand the Group’s presence globally, as the Company has substantially positioned itself in new regions during recent years. The on-going change shall have no impact on the existing Group’s clients. Albeit the restructuring, Estonia remains the Company’s strategic location. The Company continues to…

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May 19, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

TradingView expands partnership with Binance with Spot trading

The official announcement detailed that Binance, who was launched in 2017, today has a daily spot volume of around $20B, 1,400 spot pairs to trade. With the newly announced integration of Binance’s Spot trading, TradingView now supports trading of 350 tokens including well known once like Bitcoin and Ethereum and alternative tokens such as ApeCoin…

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May 18, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

The FedNow digital USD to be released in July 2023

Conspiracy theories A digital currency could allow countries to bypass traditional payment systems and engage direct trade with the US and by doing so, reduce the role of intermediaries like banks. Some have suggested that a digital currency could allow the US to default on its debt without actually defaulting. This could be possible if…

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Saxo Markets Australia reduces prices on US and ASX equities
May 18, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC stop orders revoked as Saxo Capital Markets amends TMDs

ASIC found Saxo's TMDs for derivative products to be inappropriate, particularly concerning retail clients who use CFDs as a significant part of their investment portfolio, clients with investment timeframes of up to one year or up to three years, and specific instruments sought by retail clients for growth and income. CFDs are derivative contracts with…

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