In order to further improve the resilience of the financial system against cyber risks, the SNB and SIX are launching the Secure Swiss Finance Network (SSFN) communication network. It is aimed at secure, flexible and resilient data communication. The SSFN is a monitored and protected network that allows authorised participants operating in the Swiss financial…
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Popular online trading platform cTrader has announced a brand-new cTrader Community Leader Program that gives traders a chance to become influencers of cTrader users, while reaping numerous benefits from their knowledge of the cTrader platform and leave a footmark in the formation of the cTrader ecosystem. Traders can lead their own community of cTrader users…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today opened a consultation on the derivatives trading obligation (DTO), as the regulator seeks input on its proposal to modify it and the liquidity analysis supporting it. As specified in Article 28 of UK MiFIR (onshored Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 on Markets in Financial Instruments), the DTO requires that…
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced that ICE Bonds has integrated with Perform, Investortools’ fixed income portfolio platform. Perform offers end-to-end portfolio management including trade allocation, compliance, trade messaging and performance attribution to global institutional and private wealth managers. With this connection, Perform customers will…
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Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:JEF) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:SMFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. (SMBC Nikko) announced today that they have entered into a Strategic Alliance. Through the Strategic Alliance, Jefferies and SMBC Group will coordinate across highly accretive growth areas in the corporate and investment banking…
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced settled charges against the operator of Coinschedule.com, a once-popular website that profiled offerings of digital asset securities. The SEC’s order finds that United Kingdom-based Blotics Ltd. violated the anti-touting provisions of the federal securities laws by failing to disclose the compensation it received from issuers…
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Australian Forex and CFD broker FP Markets has added more than 550 new stock CFDs to its already extensive list of products. The stock CFDs come from a range of global markets including London, Hong Kong, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Amsterdam, and New York (NYSE and Nasdaq) and cover a wide range of sectors including pharmaceuticals,…
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London based Prime-of-Prime brokerage IS Prime has announced that it has created a new spread index swap offering, allowing clients of the ISAM Capital Markets Group to trade indices and oil with variable spreads. The company said that this latest development provides clients with even more competitive pricing and more accurately reflects the market conditions…
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SIX is acquiring ULTUMUS LTD, a London-based index and ETF data specialist. The acquisition aims to enhance SIX’s data offering and to support its overall strategy to bring new data to its clients in a fast growing market, making trading in ETFs more transparent and efficient for customers. The transaction closed yesterday, 12 July 2021….
FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that Pepperstone’s Head of Middle East for the past three years, Tarik Chebib, has left the company and joined co-owned Capital.com and Currency.com. Based in the UAE, Mr. Chebib will be Group Chief Revenue Officer for both Capital.com and Currency.com. Tarik Chebib joined Pepperstone in mid 2018 from IG, where…
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