The Financial Commission (FinaCom PLC) today announced that it has approved forex broker Grand Capital to upgrade its membership status to Category A effective November…
Posts published in November 2018
FCA Thematic Review Signals Professional Clients Assessment
The push by the UK financial regulator to acquire a which we reported on yesterday appears to be turning some heads in the industry. Below…
Trading212 Launches Affiliate Marketing Program
Retail broker Trading212 announced on Tuesday that it is launching an. Writing on LinkedIn, the broker’s Chief Operating Officer, Stefan Sotirov said that his firm…
ADSS Teams with Sichuan Fintech Association, Signals Crypto Ambitions
, one of the heavyweight brokerage firms in Europe and the Middle East, and the Sichuan Association of Fintech today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
BaFin Warns Against Trading with UB4TRADE
Much like the Whac-A-Mole game of 1970s fame, unregulated brokers continue to rear their vitamin-D deprived heads on the internet only to have them smacked…
Brokers and Payment Providers Subject to New Irish AML Rules
The central bank of Ireland is mandating some companies which it is not directly regulating to register. The changes are taking effect immediately and require…
SQM Frontier Management Sticks with BNY Mellon for FX Custody
BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment services, has been appointed by SQM Frontier Management (SQM), a US-based asset management specialist to provide global custody…
Nasdaq has not shelved its crypto-related plans and still hopes to launch bitcoin futures as early as the first quarter of 2019, becoming the third…
Chinese Yuan Weakens As Swine Fever Adds to Economic Woes
The Chinese yuan is weakening on Tuesday as new reports of African swine fever are sending economic ripples across the nationâs agricultural sector. The bearish news did not end there as industrial…
Euro Falls on Chinese Trade War News, Italy Standoff, and Trump Tariffs
The euro today was buffeted by a deluge of negative news headlines that soured investor sentiment towards the single currency and other riskier currencies. The news headlines included China’s denial of any progress…