On January 29 the Bank of Japan eased monetary policy further by announcing the implementation of negative interest rates of -0.1% on reserves above a certain…
Posts published in February 2016
What I Learned at the iFX Expo Hong Kong (Part 2) – Apple, Automation and (No) Regulation
In part two of the ‘What I Learned at the iFX Expo’ series we continue to delve into some of the interesting revelations emanating from…
Fraud on a Chinese Scale: 900,000 Investors Deprived of $7.6 billion
Chinese authorities have busted a major fraud scheme targeting a number of investors. Almost 900,000 clients of online peer-to-peer lending platform Ezubao (E Rent Treasure)…
The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has reported its trading volumes for the January 2015, which saw a pullback in its foreign exchange (FX) market turnover, ,…
The Chief Executive Officer of Dubai based Fortress Prime, Mitch Eaglstein, has submitted a resignation letter to the board of Fortress Capital Investments, Finance Magnates…
A previously announced merger between Orc Group (STO:ORC), a provider of electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, and CameronTec, has culminated in the launch of…
FXCM Inc (NYSE:FXCM) has issued an announcement revealing a set of studies the company made of its execution of trading orders. The information obtained from…
CME Group FX Volumes Grow 4.3% In January on Yen and Aussie Trading
After figures from Hotspot and FastMatch showed , activity at the CME Group during the month was tamer. For January, average daily volumes (ADV) of…
The Former TV Anchorwoman Bringing Bitcoin to Washington
In January it was reported that , organized by the Chamber of Digital Commerce – the first time a sitting Congressman on the finance committee will be…
UK’s Bond Agency Taps EBS Treasury Platform for Lending Capabilities
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP’s electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed-income business arm, has had its EBS Treasury platform selected by the UK’s Municipal Bonds Agency (MBA),…