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StanChart open all hours for GCC currencies
DUBAI - Standard Chartered has extended its online coverage of Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) currencies to 24 hours daily from Monday to Friday, to match client demand.
Celent report: financial firms' IT spending on the rise
MONTREAL - Despite the economic decline, absolute spending figures in information technology are set to rebound globally, according to Jacob Jegher, author of the Celent report: IT spending in financial services: A global perspective .
Bank of East Asia signs on to GFI's Fenics Enterprise
SINGAPORE - Bank of East Asia (BEA) has deployed GFI's Fenics Enterprise for the pricing and analysis of retail dual currency products.
Ipam banned for audit failures
WASHINGTON, DC - The US National Futures Association (NFA) banned Orlando-based introducing broker Income Plus Asset Management (Ipam) from NFA membership on October 28, after it failed to comply with a regulatory audit.
Industry reaffirms CLS as FX data repository
NEW YORK - The foreign exchange industry has reaffirmed industry utility CLS Bank as the FX trade data repository, as US and European authorities push to introduce similar facilities in the derivatives market.