Retail FX, CFD and crypto broker eToro has announced the appointment of Callie Cox as Investment Analyst for the U.S. market. In her new role, Callie will be responsible for providing expert analysis of U.S. market trends and sharing practical insights that empower eToro users to make the investment decisions that are right for them….
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FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that longtime HotForex senior executive Andreas Lambrou has left the company, joining CySEC-licensed rival Key Way Group, which operates the Capex.com Retail FX brand. Since 2016 Andreas Lambrou was Group Head of Finance and Accounting at HF Markets, which operates the HF Markets (in the EU) and HotForex (offshore) Retail…
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The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is facing a complex discovery process in its lawsuit against Forex Ponzi scam Highrise Advantage, as the number of victims and the size of losses is higher than initially estimated. This becomes clear from documents filed by the regulator in the Florida Middle District Court earlier this…
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Digital infrastructure company Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) has announced the appointment of Jon Lin to the position of EVP & General Manager, Data Center Services, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Mr Lin will be responsible for driving the performance of the Equinix Data Center Services portfolio, developing and leading execution of a comprehensive and…
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For the first week of 2022 the top Forex Industry News story was clearly the one which emerged from Singapore, with that country’s regulator and police force effectively shutting offshore Retail FX broker Samtrade FX. Samtrade had been operating out of Singapore without being licensed there. Oh – and three of its top officials were…
CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX), a major provider of online trading and institutional technology solutions, today reported transactions in its shares by senior managers. Euan William Marshall, Chief Financial Officer of CMC Markets, and David John Fineberg, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, acquired shares in the broker under the incentives plan. Mr Marshall acquired 114 shares in…
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Retail investors have reaffirmed their belief in Bitcoin after a spectacular 2021, new eToro data reveals. eToro’s 2021 cryptoasset leaderboard shows that Bitcoin saw a 223% increase in the number of opened positions on the platform year on year. Bitcoin is the most opened cryptoasset by eToro users, followed by Cardano, Ether and Dogecoin. Among the…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today provided an update regarding London Capital & Finance (LCF) complaints. The FCA standard approach to complaints is that any complaint about the FCA should be made within 12 months of the date on which the complainant first became aware of the circumstances giving rise to their complaint. Therefore,…
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The United States Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has accepted an offer of settlement submitted by Jefferies LLC. According to the offer, Jefferies agrees to a censure and a fine of $55,000. From August 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, and June 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019, Jefferies failed to report to TRACE 982…
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According to provisional calculations, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) expects to report a profit of around CHF 26 billion for the 2021 financial year. The profit on foreign currency positions amounted to just under CHF 26 billion. A valuation loss of CHF 0.1 billion was recorded on gold holdings. The net result on Swiss franc…
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