Banca Akros, the investment and private banking arm of Banca Popolare di Milano Group, has selected Itiviti’s VeriFIX testing, MagniFIX monitoring, and MetriFIX measurement products…
Posts published in September 2016
SFC Fines HSBC $2.5 Million for Internal Control Failures
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) $2.5 million for regulatory breaches and internal control…
Australian Dollar Trades Higher Ahead of Thursday’s Employment Data
The Australian dollar gained during the Wednesday’s trading session, though it has shed some of its gains by now. The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose 0.3% in September after…
FCA Plans to Ban Former Barclays Executive After Whistleblower Alert
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to ban former senior Barclays Bank executive, Andrew Tinney, regarding an alleged incident where he destroyed an…
New Zealand Current Account Logs Deficit, NZD Remains Firm
The New Zealand dollar was firm today even though the nation’s current account turned into deficit in the second quarter of 2016. The New Zealand current account posted a deficit of NZ$0.95 billion…
Corvil and Carbon Black Team Up to Launch Endpoint Security Platform
Corvil, a specialist in real-time data analytics and regulatory solutions for the financial services industry, has launched a strategic partnership with Carbon Black, a provider…
itBit Spins Off its Bankchain Service Under New Brand – Paxos
The leadership team behind the New York based institutional Bitcoin exchange and blockchain technology company itBit has unveiled a new company named Paxos – inspired by…
GMO Sees Slight Rebound in Preliminary Operating Revenues During August
Japanese broking giant GMO CLICK Holdings, Inc. has disclosed its preliminary operating revenues for the month ending August 2016, having seen a mixed performance in…
FFAJ Reports FX and Binary Options Trading Volumes Fall in August
The Financial Futures Association of Japan (FFAJ) has released its over-the-counter (OTC) FX and binary options figures for the month ending August 2016, which saw…
Apple iPhone Users Can Now Send Bitcoin Directly via Messages
When Apple closes a door, Apple opens a window. Good news iOS cryptocurrency users, after recently and restricting support to only Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Doge,…