LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Australia based Retail FX and CFDs broker Pepperstone has taken another major step in re-opening its FCA regulated UK arm, Pepperstone Limited, hiring a new Head of UK Compliance in the person of Zack Ioannou. Zack Ioannou joins Pepperstone from GCM Prime, where he has also been the designated compliance…
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BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced the appointment of Sandro Pierri as Global Head of Client Group, its worldwide Sales and Marketing organisation. Sandro Pierri will report to Frédéric Janbon, BNPP AM’s Chief Executive Officer, and will be a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He will join BNPP AM in September 2017 and…
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that today has welcomed Union Gas Holdings Limited to Catalist under the stock code “1F2”. Union Gas Holdings Limited is an established provider of fuel products in Singapore, with a strong heritage of over 40 years and trusted brand names “Union” and “Cnergy” under its management. It is one of the…
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Klarna Bank AB just announced that an investment partnership advised by Permira will acquire a strategic equity stake in the company. Klarna a fast growing bank, providing easy to use payment solutions and currently serving 60 million consumers and 70.000 merchants. Permira is a global investment firm which advises funds and accounts with a total…
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The Board of payments services company Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS) confirmed today that it has received a preliminary, conditional proposal from funds managed by Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and funds managed by CVC Capital Partners (such funds together, the Consortium) regarding a possible all cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of…
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CLS Group, the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market today published its operating metrics for the month of June 2017. The average daily traded volume submitted to CLS was USD1.64 trillion up 6% from USD1.55 trillion in May 2017. June 2016 May 2017 June 2017 Average daily traded…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the settling of charges against Arthur Toole III of Atlanta, Georgia and his companies Billionaire Investor Group (BIG), a Texas limited liability company, The Toole Group Inc., a Texas corporation, and Catalyst Traders LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, for misappropriating commodity pool funds, fraudulent misrepresentations, commingling pool funds,…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced that has established a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The MoU establishes cooperation arrangements, including the exchange of information, regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) which are established and authorised or recognised in India,…
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Nordic Capital Fund VIII announced that has signed an agreement to divest global payment company Bambora to Ingenico Group (EPA:ING) for an Enterprise Value of approximately EUR 1.5 billion. Less than three years after its start-up, Bambora is now an industry innovator with a compelling position in the global payments industry. Nordic Capital and the management team…
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Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) today announced that it has reached a significant milestone with 500 exchange traded funds (ETFs) listed. This number has more than doubled in the past five years, bringing the total market capitalization of listed ETFs to approximately $130 billion as of June 30, 2017. Reaching 500 ETFs is an incredible milestone…
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