Equiniti Martin Flanigan
March 02, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Equiniti appoints Martin Flanigan as Chief Executive Officer

Most recently, Flanigan served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AST. He has been in executive leadership role at the company for ten years. Prior to becoming President and CEO in 2018, he was the firm’s Chief Financial Officer for six years. Flanigan brings over 20 years of C-suite experience, managing the growth of…

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Vantage launches the Affiliate World Cup 2022
March 02, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Vantage launches the Affiliate World Cup 2022 promotion

AWC 2022 ends on 18 December, the same day as the FIFA World Cup 2022 Final. The competition is open to new and existing affiliates located in eligible regions. Marc Despallieres, Chief Strategy Officer at Vantage, said: At Vantage, we take pride in building a trading ecosystem that is both efficient and innovative and goes…

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IS Prime
March 02, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IS Prime sees £37.9 million operating revenue in 2021

Raj Sitlani, Managing Director of ISAM Capital Markets said: We have taken the opportunity to invest in our business over the course of the pandemic and, despite the challenges of operating in this environment and of an increasingly competitive market, we have continued to grow the business and have laid the foundations for continued growth…

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Sberbank Russia
March 02, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Sberbank exits Europe, Moscow Exchange closed for a third day

The European Central Bank (ECB) had already ordered Sberbank's European unit to close. Sberbank has branches in many European counties including Austria, Croatia, Germany and Hungary. The bank’s Switzerland arm is not affected by the exit. Moscow Exchange The Moscow Exchange will not resume operations on Wednesday. The Russian markets operate pushed back the opening…

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Deutsche Börse
March 01, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Deutsche Börse turnover in February reaches €205.4 billion

Equities on Deutsche Börse generated €169.7 billion in February 2022 and trading in ETFs/ETCs/ETNs accounted for €33 billion of the turnover. Bonds accounted for €0.4 billion, in certificates €1.8 billion and in funds €0.3 billion. SAP SE was the DAX stock with the highest turnover on Xetra last month with €6.9 billion. Commerzbank AG led…

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FXSpotStream
March 01, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FXSpotStream sees $63 billion ADV in February

The ADV numbers were 19.15% higher than in January 2022 and 27.30% on a yearly basis. FXSpotStream’s overall volume reached $1.263trillion, up 27.30% YoY increase compared to the same period last year. The February ADV numbers are based on 20 trading days. The company's ADV for the first two months of 2022 has reached $57.937billion,…

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March 01, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Cornerstone FS appoints Robert O'Brien as Interim COO of FXPress

FXPress Cornerstone established the COO position of FXPress position to strengthen its operation during its expansion. The Board is currently searching for someone to permanently take up the role of COO. Julian Wheatland, Chief Executive Officer of Cornerstone, said: As our business continues to expand, the establishment of the FXPress COO position will strengthen our…

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March 01, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: Events in Ukraine, following the Russian invasion, continue to dominate the mindset of investors

European Shares Shares edged mostly higher in Europe on Tuesday, as investors’ focus gets back to macro data and earnings while waiting for more development from Eastern Europe. Benchmarks climbed in early trading, as traders welcomed positive Manufacturing PMI figures from China overnight, and await ECB President Christine Lagarde’s speech for more clues on monetary…

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ThinkMarkets in Japan
March 01, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ThinkMarkets enter Japan FX trading market

CEO and co-founder, Nauman Anees, commented: Our trading app ThinkTrader is a unique proposition for the Japanese market. With its streamlined user interface, sophisticated charting capabilities and ultrafast execution speeds, we are confident we will meet the high expectations of clients in Japan. ThinkMarkets Japanese office CEO, Koike Kazuhiro, added: We are very proud to…

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