Simons Griffin Financial launches single electronic client platform globally LeapRate

April 29, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

Simons Griffin Financial launches single electronic client platform globally

Huge undertaking by the end of this year, will have consolidated more than 30 platforms into one client offering Simons Griffin Financial today announces the roll-out of Simons Griffin Financial Markets, the firm's new multi-asset class trading platform, bringing pre-trade, trade and post-trade functionality onto a single platform for the first time. Debuting with a…

April 22, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Singapore courts wealthy Brunei as commercial ally in prominent APAC region

Asia's largest FX center, Singapore, embraces free market-style currency interchangeability and majors on market commonality as it enters an MOU with Brunei The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on bilateral cooperation. Brunei, a Kingdom located in South East Asia, whilst not well…

April 22, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

ASIC considers funds passport between APAC nations: Will Australia become world FX base?

With the ability for fund managers, FX firms and IBs to passport funds between Australia and its Asia-Pacific neighbors, Australia could become the world's bridge to the most lucrative regions Australia is widely regarded as a highly valuable region from which Western firms can do business with the coveted Far East. The seizmic shift in…

April 02, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

LeapRate Exclusive: Western firms may benefit as new Indonesian rulings strive to banish FX

Indonesia's national financial markets regulator will not issue new licenses to FX firms. Will Australian firms reap the rewards? For a great many retail FX companies, the Asia-Pacific region is considered a land of tremendous opportunity. China was considered the mainstay of western FX firms' focus when channeling efforts toward the region, however as time…

April 01, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

EXNESS turns its back on New Zealand regulation as result of regulatory changes

EXNESS establishes new corporate base in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, citing evolving regulatory amendments in New Zealand as major factor Until recently, New Zealand was regarded by retail FX companies as a very easy jurisdiction in which to establish a virtual office with which to attract a client base from the Asia Pacific region.…

March 26, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Tracy Simone Tan promoted to Director of Business Operations at OANDA APAC

After five and a half years at OANDA's Asia Pacific operation, Tracy Simone Tan assumes senior directorship position OANDA has promoted Tracy Simone Tan to Director of Business Operations for the Asia Pacific region. This particular promotion to senior management represents a significant progression in Ms. Tan's career, an industry professional who has held a…

March 21, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Retail forex trading ban issued by…. Vietnam!

Four years after banning Gold trading floors, Vietnam similarly bans Forex trading floors Since the realization by a large number of FX firms that there was a land of opportunity in the Far East, substantial volume has been generated among the retail participants from what has now become an established network of introducing brokers and…

May 22, 2012 BY Gerald Segal

Oanda's new CEO – prelude to an IPO?

Oanda promotes head of Asia-Pacific K Duker to CEO.

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