Category: Institutional

Euroclear reports operating income increase of 7% in H1 2021
March 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Euroclear announces investment in Fnality

Rhomaios Ram, CEO Fnality International said: The institutional commercialisation of DLT is being realised through Fnality’s creation of a network of distributed payment systems using blockchain technology. As we progress from testing to real-world implementation, welcoming Euroclear Group as an investor into the Fnality International consortium will significantly enhance the diversification of Fnality’s network and…

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Alpha FX
March 16, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Alpha FX reports 94% jump in profits in 2021

Basic earnings per share stood at 57.7p, up  82% compared to the previous year. The Group decided to pay a dividend of 8 pence per share to its shareholders, which makes the total dividend distribution for the financial year 11 pence. Alpha FX also reported that the number of clients rose 27% from 754 to…

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Goldman Sachs
March 10, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Goldman Sachs exits Russia

In its annual filing, the Goldman Sachs reports total credit exposure to Russia was $650 million. Most of it is tied to non-sovereign counterparties or borrowers. The firm is still trading corporate debt tied to the Russia without itself making wagers on price movements. New York-based Goldman Sachs stated: In our role as market-maker standing…

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March 07, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

24 Exchange raises $7 million in latest funding round

Dmitri Galinov, CEO and Founder of 24 Exchange, said: This new round of investment will help 24 Exchange extend our institutional trading offerings within and beyond FX and cryptocurrency products. We welcome the backing of such proven investors as Mark Yusko's Morgan Creek Digital, Aspire Financial and Blackwells Capital as we work to bring new…

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March 07, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Russian bank VTB to leave Europe

VTB is also due to be excluded from SWIFT global payments messaging system as part of the west’s financial sanctions regime. Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank has already announced leaving European market earlier last week. Sberbank and VTB account for over half of Russia’s banking market.  

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MOEX
March 04, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges excludes Moscow Exchange

The association represents 35 exchanges from 30 different countries in European Union, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The decision to exclude MOEX follows some FESE members like Deutsche Boerse suspending trading and settlement in Russian securities in response to sanctions. European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) temporarily suspended EACH Russian Member CCP…

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