Category: Institutional

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January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Houlihan Lokey acquires Quayle Munro Ltd and establishes a new global data & analytics group

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, today announced that it has agreed to acquire Quayle Munro Limited (Quayle Munro), an independent advisory firm that provides corporate finance advisory services to companies underpinned by data & analytics, content, software, and services. The agreement was signed on January 15 and is expected to close following…

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January 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tradologic Group acquires an EU-regulated subsidiary FINEX

Online trading technology provider Tradologic announced that it has acquired the Bulgarian brokerage company FINEX, joining the trend of regulated firms being acquired by foreign entities. According to the company, this is a way to a new regulatory jurisdiction for its clients that wish to offer CFDs and cryptocurrencies. The deal will enable the clients of…

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January 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

GMEX and Colt partner to deliver Exchange-in-a-Box over Colt PrizmNet globally

GMEX Technologies Ltd, a subsidiary of GMEX Group and provider of multi-asset exchange and post-trade technology announced today that it has partnered with Colt Technology Services to deliver the GMEX Exchange-in-a-Box over the Colt PrizmNet financial extranet. GMEX Exchange-in-a-Box is a multi-asset, multi-language hybrid voice and electronic trading platform providing both execution and surveillance capability…

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January 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Monex Group's Global DARTs volume down 11% in December

Monex Group, Inc. (TSE 8698, Oki Matsumoto, Representative Executive Officer and CEO) has reported the following monthly business metrics of its subsidiaries in December 2017. Global DARTs (DARTs stand for Daily Average Revenue Trades meaning the number of trades and transactions per day which generate revenue) dropped with 11% to 267,264 MoM. Number of total…

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January 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ResearchPool launches Powered Boutique with Invest Securities licensing agreement

ResearchPool, the global digital platform for investment research, just announced that it has signed a new partnership with Invest Securities, the independent French intermediation company with expertise in brokerage, analysis office, issuers department. Invest Securities and ResearchPool have agreed on a partnership to offer investment companies with a state of the art, MiFID 2-compliant solution…

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January 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe to provide market and trade data to Thomson Reuters

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) announced that it is now providing its Cboe One real-time stock quote and trade information to Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI). The Cboe One feed is a market data product from Cboe Global Markets that provides cost-effective, high-quality quote and trade information for market participants looking for comprehensive, real-time market data…

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January 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

DFM announces the list of securities eligible for Regulated Short Selling (RSS) trading

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced the list of securities eligible for trading as part of the Regulated Short Selling (RSS) Service. The DFM has recently launched this service as part of its efforts to provide market participants with new tools to further strengthen their trading activities, better utilize their resources, and further enhance market…

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January 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

GKFX selects AutoRek to deliver CASS Automation

AutoRek, the software solutions provider for financial controls, data management and regulatory reporting, just announced that spreadbetting, FX and CFDs broker GKFX has selected AutoRek to deliver CASS automation. GKFX recognise the requirement to embed a stringent CASS governance and oversight framework given the FCA’s focus to enhance the level of protection afforded to clients. AutoRek…

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January 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group and JPX launch Japanese Yen-Denominated TOPIX futures contract on CME Globex

Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) and Japan Exchange Group (JPX), Asia's leading comprehensive exchange group, today announced the launch of Japanese Yen-denominated Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) futures contracts to begin trading on CME Globex on February 5, 2018, pending all relevant regulatory review periods. International investors turn to CME Group to manage their equity…

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