Philip Jansen to step down as Worldpay co-CEO at the end of 2018
Worldpay will transition to a single chief executive officer, which will be its current Executive Chairman and co-CEO Charles Drucker.
Fujitsu, Waseda University to co-operate on Digital Annealer Research in finance area
In the field of finance, the Digital Annealer has applications, such as the clustering method of analysis in predicting stock price changes.
UK regulators want information from financial firms over preparations for transitioning away from LIBOR
Banks, insurers, building societies and designated investment firms will have to report back to the PRA and the FCA by December 14th.
Texas Securities Commissioner acts against Russian cryptocurrency promoters
According to the Emergency Cease and Desist Order, Coins Miner is manipulating its email solicitations to make them appear as if they came from established companies.
UK Treasury Committee calls for regulation of “Wild West” crypto-asset market
The Regulated Activities Order should be updated to bring ICOs within the FCA’s perimeter as a matter of urgency, and bring investor protections into line with those in the United States.
Nasdaq plans to eliminate Market Quality Program
To date, none of the conditions for the commencement of the MQP have occurred despite efforts by the Exchange to make the program more enticing to market makers.
CFTC, ex-UBS trader request stay extension as resolution nears in spoofing case
The US regulator and Andre Flotron explain they have reached an agreement on the terms of a proposed Consent Order resolving all of the Commission’s claims against the former trader.
Standard Chartered enables P2P transfers via Faster Payment System for mobile banking users
Clients are now able to send money instantly in HKD or RMB, using SC Mobile with either a mobile number, email address or merchant ID.
People’s Bank of China strikes cautionary note regarding cryptoassets and ICOs
The regulator says it continues to monitor 124 cryptocurrency trading platforms with offshore servers that target Chinese residents.
Australia’s Financial Ombudsman Service receives record number of disputes in 2017/18
FOS received 43,684 disputes in 2017-18, up 11% from last year.
Latest CQG desktop version adds icebergs to Order Ticket
Also, overbought and oversold parameters have been added to to RSI study.
Japan’s Monex to decommission downloadable version of TradeStation tool for US stock trading
The change is scheduled for October 18, 2018.
Tighter regulation weighs on TechFinancials’ earnings in H1 2018
Net profit from DragonFinancials, in which TechFinancials holds a 51% stake, decreased by 87% to US$ 0.27 million.
Forex fraudster fails to have CFTC action against him dismissed
Brett Hartshorn, who is accused of fraudulently soliciting at least $906,000 for purposes of Forex trading, fails to convince the Court that the CFTC action against him should be nixed.
Silk Road’s mastermind Ross Ulbricht faces objections to appeal
Ulbricht has not established that the Pen/Trap data he seeks constitute “newly discovered” evidence that is material to his defense, or likely would have led to his acquittal at trial.
