Category: Institutional

August 09, 2022 BY Alan Sayer

Swissquote Launches Mobile Payment App

TWINT is a leading payment app in Switzerland and already has over four million users. It allows customers to make payments via smartphone with various types of merchants, including in-store, online, when parking, on public transport, or peer-to-peer. "Launching Swissquote TWINT is the next logical step towards our goal of becoming the first bank for…

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Monex Group
August 08, 2022 BY Alan Sayer

Monex Group to be Added to the Nikkei Index 400

On the other hand, the JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index comprises companies with middle and small market capitalizations, making up the majority of firms in Japan. In addition, they are also selected based on their shareholder appeal and have to adhere to similar standards as companies in the Nikkei 400.  Last month, Monex revealed…

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August 01, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Marex announces acquisition of ED&F Man Capital Markets

Ian Lowitt, CEO of Marex Group, commented: We are delighted to welcome the ED&F Man Capital Markets team to Marex. The business is an excellent fit with our existing capabilities, and I am excited by the opportunity of working across the significantly strengthened and expanded global footprint. Marex is gaining a high-quality global team. Jade…

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Euroclear reports operating income increase of 7% in H1 2021
July 25, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Euroclear reports profit increase of 42% in H1 2022

The company noted that the cash on the balance sheet has increased by €72 billion YoY as blocked coupon payments and redemptions accumulate. Euroclear also earned €110 million as interest income from frozen Russian assets in the first half of the year. Lieve Mostrey, Chief Executive Officer, said: We delivered a strong performance across the…

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Alpha FX
July 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Alpha FX H1 2022 revenue up by 35%

Morgan Tillbrook, the Chief Executive Officer of Alpha FX, said: I'm pleased to report on a strong period of trading for the Group, with strong growth across both our divisions. Following the decentralization of our divisions, we have never been more confident in their significant standalone potential. The enhanced focus is enabling each division to…

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Sucden Financial
July 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Sucden Financial acquires Atlantic Trading for STIR Market Making

Marc Bailey, Chief Executive Officer at Sucden Financial, said: We are delighted to have completed this transaction and welcome the team of skilled traders and IT professionals to Sucden Financial. They will add a new interest rates and bonds capability and complement our existing LME and FX options coverage. Under the acquisition deal, four staff…

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Clearstream
July 11, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Clearstream launches new tools to predict settlement failures and to increase efficiency

According to the international central securities depository (ICSD), the enforcement of the Settlement Discipline Regime (SDR) has made the tools necessary as failed settlement transactions result in financial penalties, operational overheads and reputational damage Clearstream also noted that the interactive visualisation on the new Settlement Dashboard tool provides clients with multiple views, including a view…

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Broadridge
June 29, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Broadridge adds Société Générale to its Distributed Ledger Repo Platform

Vijay Mayadas, President of Capital Markets at Broadridge, added: Société Générale is an innovator in capital markets, and we’re excited to welcome them onto to this award winning DLR platform. Broadridge continues to drive the transformation of repo market infrastructure with the distributed ledger technology repo platform via the utilization of smart contracts to digitize…

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June 27, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Russia defaults on Foreign Debt for a first time in a century

The Kremlin has repeatedly pushed back against the default saying there is no grounds for it. However, the country is unable to send money to bondholders because of the western sanctions. Meanwhile, Reuters reported that some Taiwanese holders of Russian bonds denominated in euros had not received interest payments. Euroclear has not confirmed if the…

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