Blackstone office
September 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FXall may be on the block again - for $3 billion?

Bloomberg is reporting that Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) is considering a sale of institutional Forex ECN FXall. And, that the business could fetch more than $3 billion. That certainly seems like a very big number, given that FXall was acquired in July 2012 for $625 million - roughly a fifth of the current proposed price.…

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DTCC - new additions to the Board
September 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

DTCC teams up with Symphony to expand exception management platform

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure provider for the global financial services industry, has announced it has signed an agreement with Symphony that significantly expands communication and collaboration capabilities within the DTCC Exception Manager (DXM) service. Symphony is a messaging and collaboration platform used by many of the world’s…

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September 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Peter Hetherington resigns as CEO of IG Group

UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has announced that CEO Peter Hetherington is stepping down both from his management role and the Board, effective immediately. The company said it is "well advanced" in its search for a new CEO, with IG Group CFO Paul Mainwaring assuming the Interim CEO title in the…

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September 26, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Porsche is going big on blockchain and AI

Porsche, one of the world's most luxurious car brands, recently announced that it plans to make some "heavy" investments in the blockchain and AI industry. The 5-year investment plan is for $176 million, which will go towards companies whose major focus either blockchain or artificial intelligence. According to the press release, the German automobile maker…

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ESMA Chairman targets asset managers for adequacy of liquidity concerns
September 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

big xyt launches liquidity cockpit for ETFs

big xyt, the independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities, has announced the launch of the ETF Liquidity Cockpit introducing liquidity metrics for ETFs with new navigation tools enriched with reference data from Ultumus, the specialist distributor of ETF composition data. The new ETF Liquidity Cockpit maintains the flexible access offered with existing…

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September 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ADGM signs MoU with ADSSSA

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi has just announced the signing of a strategic new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Smart Solutions & Services Authority (ADSSSA). The new partnership is aimed at exploring innovative initiatives and projects that can greatly contribute towards the development of the financial…

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warning
September 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

French AMF warns against several unauthorized websites

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has published a list of new unauthorized websites offering atypical investments. Here is the list of new websites recently identified: www.achat-bitcoin.co www.acheterdubitcoin.com www.adg-placement.com www.bitnexx.tech www.buy-bitcoin-pagedemo.co www.cryptofrance.info www.cryptos-maker.com www.eminage.com www.goodcoin.fr www.infoscrypto.com www.investirvin.info www.lesgrandscrus.net www.netcoinplace.com www.patrimoine-vin.com www.prestige-vin.com www.rachatbitcoin.com www.sti-metal.com www.toutsurlebitcoin.com www.versatiscoin.com www.vino-capital.com www.vinsimo.com A list of all unauthorized websites to offer…

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