March 21, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Broadridge announces strategic investment in LiquidX

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, mutual funds and corporate issuers, today announced that it has made a strategic investment and entered into a referral, sales and marketing alliance with provider of an electronic exchange platform for global trade finance LiquidX, Inc. (LiquidX). Through the…

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March 21, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Equinix pumps $76 Million into New Data Center in Sao Paulo

After opening a new data center in Tokyo early this month, Equinix Inc (NASDAQ:EQIX) is now making another step towards expanding its global footprint. The global interconnection and data center company today announced that it will build its fifth International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Brazil. The new data center in São Paulo – SP3…

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March 21, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Markit and IHS to merge in $13 billion deal

Markit Ltd (NASDAQ:MRKT) and IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS) today unveiled their agreement to merge, creating a giant in critical information, analytics and solutions. Based on the closing prices of IHS and Markit common stock on March 18, 2016, the implied equity value of the transaction exceeds $13 billion. The transaction has gained the unanimous approval of…

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March 21, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Tech issues plague access to Moscow Exchange's website

Moscow Exchange, or Moskovskaya Birzha MMVB-RTS PAO (MCX:MOEX), the biggest Russian venue for trading shares, derivatives and Forex, has just commented on the troubles regarding accessing its website. The website has been inaccessible for about 30 min already, with the Exchange putting the blame on tech restrictions from the registrar of the domain name. The…

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March 21, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Alpari registers 10.6% MoM rise in trading volumes in Feb'16

Retail Forex broker Alpari saw some recovery in trading volumes in February 2016, following a rather subdued January. The company reported trading turnover of $88.5 billion for February 2016, a reading which is 10.6% from the result of $80 billion registered in January 2016. Compared with February 2015 levels, the result for February 2016 is…

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March 21, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Swissquote adds numerous functionalities to mobile app for Android

Provider of online financial and trading services Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has just released an updated version of Swissquote Mobile app for Android devices. The enhancements in the latest version (5.2.0) of the solution range from a more convenient search to new charts and new options for sorting assets and orders. For starters, let's…

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March 21, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Paysafe joins FTSE 250 Index

Provider of payment solutions Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS), formerly known as Optimal Payments, is joining the FTSE 250 Index from the start of trading today. Paysafe's inclusion in the Index was initially announced by FTSE Russell earlier this month. This follows Paysafe's admission to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Financial…

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March 21, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

ASX's CEO Elmer Funke Kupper resigns amid Tabcorp investigation

ASX has just announced that its Board has accepted the resignation of Mr Elmer Funke Kupper as Managing Director and CEO of ASX Limited, effective immediately. The move is related to the ongoing investigations into the activities of Australia's gambling and entertainment company Tabcorp in Kenya in 2009/2010. Mr Funke Kupper sits on Tabcorp's Board…

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