Deutsche Börse shareholders elect Shannon Johnston as a new rep to supervisory board LeapRate

May 19, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Deutsche Börse shareholders elect Shannon Johnston as a new rep to supervisory board

The CTO also assumed the chairmanship of the Board's Technology Committee. Her election was done during the German company’s virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022, which was held on Wednesday. According to the official announcement, Johnston has been working in the financial technology industry for over 18 years. At the AGM, the Chairman of the…

May 10, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Deutsche Börse increases transparency in fixed-income market with Bond Liquidity Data

Guido Wille, Head of Eurobonds Business at Clearstream, added: As one of the major international central securities depositories, Clearstream processes close to 800,000 new issuances of international securities annually, including the respective settlement and custody. Being at the beginning and the end of the fixed-income value chain, we are uniquely positioned to provide comprehensive post-trade…

May 09, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Virtu ITG Europe joins SIX as a new trading participant

Gregor Braun, Head of Sales Switzerland & Europe at SIX Swiss Exchange, commented: We are delighted to welcome Virtu ITG Europe Limited, another renowned trading participant, to our ranks. The growth in trading participants shows that the high quality of the SIX Swiss Exchange order book is appreciated and in demand in the market. And…

May 05, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Sucden Financial sees 1,025% jump in profit before tax in 2021

Net revenues came in at £69.8 million, 29.5% higher than the £53.9 million generated the previous year. Profit before tax skyrocketed with 1,025% to £18.0 million, compared to £1.6 million in 2020. Marc Bailey, Sucden Financial CEO, said: 2021 was a strong year, as we continued to expand our diversified client base and invest in…

April 28, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Equinix sees Q1 2022 revenue of $1.7 billion

Equinix saw strong increases in revenue amid a jump in demand of its services. In 2022, the digital infrastructure company expanded its global presence in Munich, Chile and Peru and acquired West African data center and connectivity solutions provider MainOne. Next quarter outlook The company stated that for the second quarter of 2022, it expects…

April 27, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HSBC sees revenue drop of 4% in Q1 2022

Noel Quinn, the Group Chief Executive at HSBC, commented: I’m encouraged by our start to the year. Our strategy is on track, with organic growth and good momentum across most parts of the Group. While profits were down on last year’s first quarter due to market impacts on Wealth revenue and a more normalized level…

April 20, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Marex sees 31% increase in revenue in FY2021

Ian Lowitt, Marex CEO, commented: We are proud of these results, which reflect a strong organic performance as we continue to drive forward our growth initiatives, diversifying our business by adding products to our service segments and expanding geographically. These more than offset a headwind from very low interest rates. Although the current macroeconomic environment…

April 20, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Cornerstone FS reports strong first quarter revenue

Cornerstone noted that excluding the contribution from acquisitions, the unaudited revenue stood at £888,000. This figure has surpassed the six-month revenue reported by the Group of £837,000 for the first half of 2021. Additionally, revenues generated by clients that Cornerstone served directly increased in the first quarter of 2022 to 77%, compared to 28% for…

April 13, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FNZ and Clearstream team up for the launch of business intelligence solution

Additionally, FNZ and Clearstream’s partnership will also support asset managers with their European fund distribution operations by providing efficiency gains, enabled by Clearstream’s integrated fund dealing and custody solution, and FNZ’s wealth management platform. This service will provide asset managers with a solution that aggregates data and insights to unify sales, product, risk, compliance and…

April 06, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Commonwealth Bank of Australia joins LCH SA as a member

Corentine Poilvet-Clediere, Head of RepoClear, Collateral and Liquidity, LCH SA, said: It’s a great milestone to welcome CBA as the first Australian member of LCH SA. RepoClear SA has been gaining increasing traction in regions outside Europe, with members joining from Japan, Canada and now Australia. Banks such as CBA play a key role in…

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