Posts published in January 2017

TORA, a provider of execution technology and financial services, has on-boarded former investment banking specialist David Tattan, who joins the group as its newest Head…

Neptune, the open standards network for pre-trade indications in bond markets, has said that looming best execution requirements under MiFID II will help it increase…

France’s Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has issued an advisory note to clients utilizing the European division of Banc de Binary. The French financial regulator is urging…

Banks are increasingly open to pushing innovation projects, with many lenders opting to strengthen their fintech operations as well as research into such avenues as blockchain…

BrokerTec, NEX Group’s global electronic fixed income trading platform, announced today that it has agreed to acquire a controlling majority stake in e-MID SIM SpA,…

The Polish zloty gained during the Friday’s trading session thanks to relatively good performance of the nation’s stock market. Prices for Polish assets fell last year due to the government’s policies that were…

The Turkish lira dropped today ahead of the credit rating decision by Fitch Ratings that may lead to Turkey losing its investment grade. Fitch was the only big rating agency that…

China’s Ant Financial, the digital payments arm of Alibaba, is extending its global footprint by agreeing to buy the US money transfer service MoneyGram in…

Rather than looking to continental Europe, several UK lenders have opted for a closer solution, namely a move to Ireland. Given the constraints imposed by…

, the ‘Ethereum Alternative’ blockchain application platform, has announced a collaboration with blockchain consultancy, lightcurve GmbH. The new Berlin-based company will be contracted to support the…