March 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Safecharge enables payments for innovative marketplace Funzing

Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) today announced that it is providing its payments technology to Funzing, an innovative sharing economy marketplace. Funzing is a community marketplace that connects hosts that have created unique experiences with members of the public looking for an unusual way to use their free time. The…

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sfc warning
March 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Forex Paradise Limited to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

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Deutsche Börse revenues
March 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Turnover at Deutsche Börse’s cash markets at €109.0 billion in February

Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €109.0 billion in February (February 2016: €130.7 billion), Deutsche Börse announced today. Of the €109.0 billion, €97.8 billion were attributable to Xetra (February 2016: €120.7 billion). The average daily turnover on Xetra stood at €4.9 billion in February (February…

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Moscow Exchange MOEX
March 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange releases solid 2016 financial results with record fees

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) announced its financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the year ended 31 December 2016. The Exchange delivered solid financial results driven by record fees and commission income from its Derivatives, Fixed Income and Money Markets. Key Financial Highlights for 2016 Operating income declined 5.3% YoY to RUB…

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March 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

EEX doubles volume in agricultural products in February

In February 2017, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) reached a volume of 200.8 TWh on its power derivatives markets (February 2016: 300.3 TWh). In a shrinking overall market, EEX reached a volume of 22.1 TWh in Italy (previous year: 44.0 TWh) and 12.3 TWh in France (previous year: 32.6 TWh). Furthermore, 151.0 TWh were traded…

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March 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE Holdings completes acquisition of Bats Global Markets

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) just said the company completed its acquisition of Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) on Tuesday, February 28, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion (based on the closing price of CBOE Holdings shares on February 28). The combined company also announced its new corporate leadership…

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March 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dash Financial completes merger with LiquidPoint

In the beginning of January this year, Dash Financial and Convergex signed a definitive agreement to merge Dash and LiquidPoint (Convergex’s Options Trading and Technology business) to create a financial technology company in the options and equities markets. Today, almost two months later, Dash announced that it has completed its merger with LiquidPoint to create…

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March 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

IHS Markit adds Wall Street Horizon corporate event data to Hub interface

Wall Street Horizon just announced that IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO)’s new Hub Horizon corporate event data service, which is powered by Wall Street Horizon’s event data, has officially launched. Markit Hub Horizon provides accurate and reliable forward-looking corporate event dates and information on over 5,000 North American and 7,000 international companies. More than 20 event…

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