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The last few months have seen some interesting collaborations and partnerships being struck in the FX world, as technology rapidly evolves alongside broker demands for integrated, seamless solutions. One of the interesting deals which caught our eye was the collaboration announced between CME Group’s EBS and TORA, a provider of cloud-based, multi-asset order and execution…

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Santander UK plc today announces the appointment of Baroness Nicky Morgan as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. She will become Chair of the Board Responsible Banking Committee and a member of the Board Audit and Risk Committees. Nicky Morga is a former MP, Cabinet Minister and Chair of the House of Commons Treasury…

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TradeStation Securities, Inc, a Monex Group company, now offers its futures clients the ability to trade Micro Treasury Yield futures contracts through CME Group, further expanding its suite of micro futures products. As TradeStation continues to focus on meeting the needs of traders and investors, Micro Treasury Yield futures are the fifth micro futures product…

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The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending checks totaling more than $5.4 million to 31,144 consumers who lost money after buying into an allegedly deceptively marketed investment training scheme offered by California-based Online Trading Academy (OTA) and its founder and CEO. According to the FTC’s February 2020 complaint, OTA used false or unfounded…

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Online broker eToro has just confirmed that the tech issues which affected the work of the eToro Money app earlier today are resolved. Login to the eToro Money app via iOS was unavailable for some customers, the company said at 08:32 UTC today. About 30 minutes later, eToro said the root cause of the issue…

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Hong Kong-focused Forex broker CLSA Premium Ltd (HKG:6877), formerly known as KVB Kunlun, today posted its financial results for the first six months of 2021, with net losses widening in line with the Group’s own forecasts. During the six months ended 30 June 2021, total income of the Group decreased by approximately 42% to HK$3.80…

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Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI) today announces that it will provide an optional liquidity risk monitoring service on T-STAR/GX in response to the recent “Amendment to Risk Management Regulations of Publicly Offered Investment Trusts” set by Japan’s Investment Trust Association (“JITA”). NRI’s new service will enable clients to comply with the current regulations governing liquidity…

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The lawsuit brought by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against John David McAfee and Jimmy Gale Watson Jr over an alleged digital asset fraud has become quite messy. According to a status report submitted by the CFTC at the New York Southern District Court on August 13, 2021, the regulator is in…

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Barclays today announces the appointment of Mani Joseph as Head of Asia Special Situations. Based in Hong Kong, he will report to James Roberts, Head of Asia Credit Trading. Mr Joseph will be responsible for leading the buildout of the Special Situations franchise for the Asia Pacific region. He will be developing and embedding the…

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Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has announced the issuing of a €40,000 fine to London Capital Group (Cyprus) Ltd, the CySEC-licensed arm of UK based CFDs and spread betting broker LCG (at website lcg.com). The Board of the CySEC wishes to inform the public that, at its meeting held on the 5th April 2021, it decided…

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