Category: forex news

International FX and CFDs broker INFINOX has announced that it is expanding its capabilities in exchange traded derivatives and cash equities, with the hiring of James Alexander Smith. James Smith was previously head of multi-asset broking at Valbury Capital, and will now lead INFINOX’s Exchange-Traded Derivatives and Cash Equity teams. Based at INFINOX’s London headquarters,…

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Digital asset investment firm CoinShares International Limited today announced the acquisition of the ETF index business from Elwood Technologies. Through this platform, Elwood partnered with Invesco to launch the Invesco Elwood Global Blockchain Equity UCITS ETF (the “Invesco Blockchain ETF”), which provides exposure to internationally listed companies generating earnings from blockchain technology. On July 5,…

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FX broker technology provider Integral Development has announced that newly-launched GoDoFX, a next generation retail brokerage in the UAE, has selected Integral MarginFX to support the growth of its FX and CFD business. As was exclusively reported by FNG last month, GoDoFX was founded by former AvaTrade executives earlier this year, in the UAE forex…

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Barclays Private Bank has appointed Evonne Tan as Head of Barclays Private Bank, Singapore. In her new role, Ms Tan will focus on building on the collaboration between the Private Bank and Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank in Singapore to bring enhanced, tailored investment propositions and provide clients with access to the sophisticated products and…

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SIX is integrating the sanctions list issued by the Japanese Ministry of Finance into its Sanctioned Securities Monitoring Service. Japan is the 11th regime that the service covers and clients are able to subscribe to it as of July 6th 2021. The Sanctioned Securities Monitoring Service (SSMS) from SIX is a flat file service that…

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Following the announcement by Bridgepoint about a week ago of its expected intention to float, the company today confirmed its intention to undertake an initial public offering (IPO). The company intends to apply for the admission of its Ordinary Shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the FCA and to trading…

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Hong Kong-focused Forex broker CLSA Premium Ltd (HKG:6877), formerly known as KVB Kunlun, has announced that it is parting its ways with its executive director Wu Fei. The resignation of Mr Wu is effective July 5, 2021. He has tendered his resignation as executive director and general manager of the Group due to work reallocation….

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Deutsche Börse reports significant growth in demand for Xetra-Gold in the first half of 2021. The gold holdings of the exchange-traded Xetra-Gold bearer bond (ISIN: DE000A0S9GB0) rose to a new record of 233 tonnes as of 30 June. At the turn of the year, the volume was at 217 tonnes of gold, which corresponds to…

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Sweden’s financial supervisory authority FI today announced an investigation into Klarna Bank AB. FI will investigate whether Klarna has violated bank secrecy rules in connection with an IT incident which occurred in May. For a limited time, the bank’s customers were able to access information about each other. The probe is added to an earlier…

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Electronic trading major IG is expanding its offering by adding new ETFs that provide exposure to space and travel industries. UK investors can now get broad exposure to both the travel and space industries through two new exchange traded funds: Airlines Hotels Cruise Lines UCITS ETF and Procure Space UCITS ETF. HanETF has launched Europe’s…

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