Thursday, September 18, 2025

Barclays Names Neel Laungani as Head of Financial Sponsors for Asia Pacific

Based in Hong Kong, Laungani will lead the financial sponsors franchise through transaction origination, execution, and strategic coverage of key clients. He will report to Avinash Thakur, Head o...

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January 08, 2024

Storms and strikes not flooding the positive outlook on the UK economy

As traders recently turned bullish on the sterling for the first time in three months, analysts believe the UK economy, which spent most of 2023 on the rim of recession, is on the rise. Bloomberg r...

November 21, 2023

UK borrowing reaches record levels, topped only by stats from 1993 & 2020

The ONS’s figures also compared the same period from 2022, where net borrowing registered lower than this October’s figures. Not only this, but it also sits as the second highest borrowing figu...

July 27, 2023

Is the Fed done hiking? Markets think so, Powell doesn’t

Market Expects No Further Hikes in 2023 According to the CME’s FedWatch tool, market participants now overwhelmingly expect that the Fed’s hikes for 2023 are over. There is currently a 78% prob...

July 25, 2023

Weekly data: traders concentrate on the Fed and ECB

The focus for the Fed’s press conference on Wednesday night is on whether there’s any hint about a hike in the fourth quarter. Traders mostly expect this to be the last hike of this cycle for t...

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September 18, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

Barclays Names Neel Laungani as Head of Financial Sponsors for Asia Pacific

Based in Hong Kong, Laungani will lead the financial sponsors franchise through transaction origination, execution, and strategic coverage of key clients. He will report to Avinash Thakur, Head o...

September 18, 2025

IG Prime Unveils Institutional White Label Trading Solution

The broker said the platform is being rolled out in partnership with an international banking group, which plans to b...

September 18, 2025

State Street Elects Former Scotiabank CEO Brian Porter to Board

Porter, 67, spent more than four decades in financial services, holding senior roles across risk management, corporat...

September 18, 2025

Nasdaq to Sell Solovis to Insight Partners

Solovis provides multi-asset class portfolio management, analytics, and reporting tools, helping institutional invest...

September 17, 2025

CLS Adds U.S. Bank as 76th Settlement Member

The Minneapolis-headquartered lender, the fifth-largest bank in the United States, is the third institution to join t...

September 17, 2025

Novo Banco Selects Euroclear FundsPlace to Streamline Fund Distribution

FundsPlace, Euroclear’s end-to-end fund distribution solution, connects more than 2,500 clients globally. Under t...

September 17, 2025

FXSpotStream Adds BNY as 19th Liquidity Provider

The move makes BNY the 19th liquidity provider on FXSpotStream’s no-cost-to-takers service, joining a roster that i...

September 16, 2025

Bourse Direct Partners with Euroclear to Expand ETF Access for French Retail Investors

The partnership will allow Bourse Direct to streamline ETF settlement and broaden its offering, using Euroclear’s m...

September 16, 2025

Investa Launches a UK Zero-Commission Options Trading App

Built by former Citi options brokers alongside Freetrade co-founder Ian Fuller, Investa debuted on iOS following a so...

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July 11, 2023

INTERVIEW

Interview: Brokeree’s Julia Ilichyova talks about expansion in EMEA and APAC+ and growing the team

LR: Two years ago, we talked about how the team behind Brokeree has developed since the company’s inception. Can you tell me how the team has grown and evolved in the past two years? Julia: Over ...

June 15, 2023

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Exclusive Interview: Eduardo Alves talks about driving strategic excellence at 4XC

LR: What motivated you to join 4XC as the Chief Strategic Officer? Eduardo: Choosing to join 4XC came from a deep personal connection with Joao Monteiro, the company's founder, and our shared visio...

March 08, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive: Focus on women in tech on International Women's Day

Daphne Munuera, Client Services Officer, iSAM Securities LR: Can you tell me a little bit about your career? – "For the majority of my career, I've worked in the finance sector. My first job was ...

March 07, 2023

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Exclusive: Hantec Markets' Hayel Abu-Hamdan talks about LATAM expansion, market expectations for 2023 and more

LR: Hantec Markets expanded in LATAM with a new Chile office in October last year. What does that mean for the company? Hayel: Our expansion into LATAM is the latest example of our company’s cont...

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Cryptocurrency

September 17, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

21Shares Hits 50 Crypto ETPs in Europe with New Launches

The Zurich-based firm, one of the world’s largest issuers of crypto ETPs, now manages more than $11 billion globally. It said the milestone underlined its role as the issuer with the broadest suite of physically backed crypto ETPs available to European investors. AFET, listed on Euronext Amsterdam and Paris, provides liquid exposure to the Artificial…

September 17, 2025

BitGo Expands in Europe with Regulated Crypto Trading Services

The licence extension, granted to BitGo Europe GmbH, allows institutional investors in the EU to access the company’s over-the-counter trading desk and electronic platform for spot trading in tho...

September 15, 2025

Darwinex Launches Dedicated Crypto CFD Account for Traders

Available via the MT5 platform, the account supports trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, XRP, BNB and Dogecoin. Darwinex said the product allows traders to go long or short, enabling t...

September 11, 2025

Vaultz Capital Appoints CEO Eric Benz as Director

Benz is regarded as a veteran of the digital asset sector, with more than a decade of experience across crypto, Web3, fintech and artificial intelligence. He has been closely involved in shaping ...

September 08, 2025

21X Launches World’s First Blockchain-Based Exchange for Tokenised Securities

The platform, which went live on 8 September under the oversight of BaFin, the Bundesbank and the European Securities and Markets Authority, is said to enable atomic, smart contract-based matching ...

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January 21, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Standard Chartered Announces Launch of SC PrismFX

The firm said in a press release that the solutions suite is designed to cater to the diverse FX needs of Financial Institutions (FI), Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI), PayTech, and Corporate clients globally. SC PrismFX is said to integrate Standard Chartered’s digital Transaction Banking, Financial Markets, and Digital Platforms under one brand, providing FX payment…

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January 06, 2025

ACY Securities Expands Copy Trading to MT5 via Tradingcup

Beginning January 3, 2025, the company said the enhancement aims to provide broader trading opportunities for traders. The Tradingcup platform, launched in early 2024, has quickly gained traction, ...

November 11, 2024

Travelex to Revamp ATM Network with NCR Atleos

In partnership with NCR Atleos, the company revealed it is replacing its entire portfolio of over 600 ATMs across eight countries with new hardware and software. The move is designed to elevate the...

October 24, 2024

Worldline Partners with Visa to Enhance Fraud Management Solution

The global payment services provider explained in its press release announcing the deal that the collaboration combines Worldline's extensive transactional data with Visa's Cybersource Decision Man...

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October 16, 2024

Danske Bank Adopts Broadridge's Proxy Voting Solution

The company explained in a press release that the strategic partnership aims to enhance the accuracy and speed of the proxy voting process, empowering Danske Bank's clients to make more informed in...

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