March 05, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

KPMG invites 83,000 Alpari (UK) clients to use Claims Portal

KPMG, the firm responsible for the special administration of ill-fated Forex broker Alpari (UK) Limited, has issued another update to (former) clients of the broker. This time the joint special administrators focus on the work of the Claims Portal. After soft-launching the dedicated portal on February 26, 2015, offering access only to 500 clients of the…

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March 05, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

JPMorgan raises stake in Plus500 above 5%

Shares in Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) keep attracting investors' attention, especially after the publication of stellar results for the fourth quarter and full year 2014. Another piece of evidence in this respect was apparent today, as JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) took its stake in the CFD broker above 5% again. The latest transaction raised the…

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March 05, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

Plus500 shares set new all-time high, market cap tops $1.2 billion

Shares of CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) have been on a tear since announcing fourth quarter and full year 2014 results last week. Investors seem to be impressed with Plus500's record Q4 revenues of $66.5 million, its rising EBITDA margins, increasing dividends - and rosy outlook given the start to fiscal 2015. The only negative…

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March 05, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

IG Group non-executive director Stephen Hill reinvests dividend

Non-executive Director of IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) Stephen Hill has purchased 1,383 ordinary shares in the company as part of IG Group's dividend reinvestment plan. Mr. Hill's dividend reinvestment was reported by a filing with the London Stock Exchange in a transaction which took place on February 27, 2015 with regard to which a…

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