It was one of the busiest weeks of the year in the Forex Industry News realm, with all of the key stories appearing first or exclusively here on FNG. Why did TikTok add Forex, CFDs, and crypto trading to its banned list for Branded Content? Who bought a 30% stake in institutional FX and crypto…
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Social trading focused brokerage startup Public.com has announced a new sponsorship deal with the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL), in which Public.com has been named the official investing app of the PLL. This is Public.com’s first professional sports partnership deal at the league level. “The lacrosse and investing communities share a common history of exclusivity and…
SIX welcomes Global X ETFs as a new issuer on the Swiss stock exchange. This is the second new issuer of Exchange Traded Funds in 2021 (after Tabula) and already the ninth product issuer (including ETPs) joining one of Europe’s leading stock exchanges. “Investors increasingly turn to SIX in order to trade ETFs. In 2020,…
The Australian Government has published its proposals for establishing a financial services compensation scheme of last resort (CSLR). The CSLR will provide limited compensation where a determination issued by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) remains unpaid and the determination relates to a financial product or service within the scope of the scheme. The Government…
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Sweden’s financial supervisory authority FI has deregistered Depaho Ltd, the operator of retail FX broker FXGM. This happens a week after the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Depaho Ltd, was suspended. The decision means that the company may no longer provide investment services or conduct…
Provider of post trade services for the financial industry Euroclear today posted a set of solid metrics for the first half of 2021. Operating income for the first six months of 2021 increased 7% to EUR 777 million (H1 2020: EUR 730 million). Business Income rose 13% to EUR 723 million, whereas Banking and Other…
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Retail Forex and CFD broker FxPro has announced another update to its trading instrument list. The broker has added over 100 new CFDs on popular Stocks to its offering. FxPro clients can now trade the Shares of the most demanded US, UK, German and French companies. Among the newcomers are Hugo Boss, Ozon, Monday.com, Coursera,…
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Online trading and investment specialist Saxo Markets has announced a suite of price reductions which are designed to allow more of its retail clients in Hong Kong to invest in the global capital markets at some of the lowest rates available. Saxo is lowering commission to 0.05% (down from 0.08%) with a HKD18 minimum charge…
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Nomura Research Institute, Ltd and Behavox Ltd today announced a partnership to provide Japanese financial institutions with solution services aimed at enhancing conduct risk management. Conduct risk is defined as “a risk that, while not regulated by laws and regulations, could lead to acts against social norms, acts against business and market practices, or acts…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today published a Business Plan, outlining certain goals and priorities. The regulator stressed once again the changes it is making to the financial promotions regime. The FCA has put new procedures in place to fast-track its supervisory and enforcement response to breaches. “We will proactively monitor firms that repeatedly…
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