OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
FIA Warns of Increased Market Fragmentation Caused by…
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today released a white paper that expresses FIA’s concerns about increased market fragmentation of the global listed and cleared derivatives markets due to inconsistent and duplicative regulatory frameworks. Further, the paper…
Ong Chong Tee: Technological Innovation and Supervision of…
Keynote speech by Mr Ong Chong Tee, Deputy Managing Director (Financial Supervision) of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) Annual Conference 2018, Singapore, 1 November 2018. Mr…
Luxembourg and Australia Enter Agreement on Fintech and…
The Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today signed a Cooperation Agreement on Fintech and Regtech which provides a framework for cooperation to understand financial innovation…
Singapore to Undergo IMF’s Financial Sector Assessment Programme
Singapore, 1 August 2018… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that Singapore will undergo the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Financial Sector Assessment Programme (FSAP) this year. The FSAP will assess the resilience of…
ISA Is to Establish Fintech Innovation Hub
The Israel Securities Authority is establishing a Fintech Innovation Hub. This initiative is aimed at promoting common discourse between the ISA and relevant players in the field of Fintech. We encourage Fintech companies and entrepreneurs to…
The FCA’s Approach to Brexit: Our Preparations and…
[caption id="attachment_312315" align="alignleft" width="300"] Nausicaa Delfas[/caption] Speech delivered by Nausicaa Delfas, Executive Director of International at the FCA, at Bloomberg/TheCityUK. Speaker: Nausicaa Delfas, Executive Director of International Event: Bloomberg/TheCityUK, London Delivered: 19 July 2018 Note: this is the speech as…
Abu Dhabi Launches Regulatory Framework and Guidance to…
[caption id="attachment_227216" align="alignleft" width="185"] Richard Teng Chief Executive Officer, Financial Services Regulatory Authority of ADGM[/caption] Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM), the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, today unveiled its framework to regulate spot crypto…
Sequant Capital Hires PayPal Veteran Erik Plante as…
[caption id="attachment_308174" align="alignleft" width="156"] Erik Wilgenhof Plante, Chief Compliance Officer at Sequant Capital[/caption] The UK-FCA regulated cryptocurrency focused broker Sequant Capital has appointed former PayPal veteran Erik Wilgenhof Plante as its Chief Compliance Officer. Erik will lead…