Deutsche Börse’s Chief Executive Carsten Kengeter is facing mounting pressure for his alleged role in insider trading, which saw him purchase over $4.85 million of…
Posts published in February 2017
Employment Data Drives Australian Dollar Down
The Australian dollar dropped today after two consecutive sessions of gains, driven down by employment data. While the report might look good at the first glance, unwrapping it revealed that the situation…
Convergex Strengthens European Sales Team with Addition of Robin Strong
Convergex, an agency-focused global brokerage and trading related services provider, has appointed compliance specialist Robin Strong as its newest Managing Director, part of the group’s…
KPMG International and Microsoft Corp. have announced the launch of joint ‘Blockchain Nodes’, their new innovation workspaces. The first two are in Frankfurt and Singapore, with future…
Exclusive: Golden FX Link Becomes First Regulated Broker in Cambodia
With the regulatory environment in Europe changing all the time, retail brokers are increasingly looking towards other regions of the world to diversify their client…
US Dollar Loses Wednesday’s Gains as Economic Data Turns to Worse
The US dollar rallied intraday on Wednesday thanks to positive economic reports released from the United States but lost its gains after US data turned to worse. The currency is trading…
FX Rigging Probe Re-Emerges in South Africa as Regulator Seeks Fines
South Africa is stepping up its forex rigging probe, more than two years after Western financial watchdogs issued multi-billion dollar fines to global banks. The…
Deutsche Börse AG Announces Strong Revenues and Profit for 2016
Frankfurt-based Deutsche Börse AG, Germany’s paramount exchange, today disclosed its preliminary results for the fourth quarter and the financial year 2016. According to the German…
Planner Securities Launches Alpha Plan Platform in Partnership with ETNA
ETNA, a provider of white label trading solutions for online broker-dealers, today announced a technological partnership with the investment firm Planner Securities to roll out…
Three Ways Payment Providers Can Optimize E-commerce Revenue
Despite economic uncertainty in the US and Europe, lower oil prices and negative currency movements, e-commerce sales during this past November and December managed to exceed…