Michael Elanjian, Head of Digital Innovation, Corporate & Investment Bank J.P. Morgan, had this to say: Our strategic investment in Aumni will allow the company to continue to capitalize on its impressive growth trajectory, unlocking data insights that have historically remained inaccessible in the private markets. Aumni said it would use the money raised to…
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FXCM was founded in 1999 and is owned by the Jefferies Financial Group. It is regulated in several jurisdictions by the FCA in the UK, ASIC in Australia, CySEC in the EU and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority in South Africa. The addition of Australian share CFDs adds to its current offering of US, EU…
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Gopher Investments made a $250 million offer to acquire Playtech’s financial business. In early July, the Hong Kong-based 4.67% stakeholder of Playtech, urged the shareholders to adjourn their meeting or reject the offer by the Consortium. With the Consortium’s approval, Playtech made efforts to find out Gopher’s source of funds and understand the company’s structure.…
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Randolf Roth, Member of the Eurex Executive Board, said: We are pleased that we can finally offer our community direct access to the Brazilian market, which accounts for by far the largest weight – 66 percent – in the MSCI EM Latin America Index. For the first time, futures on the MSCI Brazil will be…
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The software provides a number of questions for traders to answer and offers feedback in real-time. It also helps traders set rules for their trades and alerts if these rules are broken. On top of this, there are also trackers that help traders to track their performance and see if targets are being met. The…
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Market participants can agree, execute and settle repo transactions on the DLR platform. A digital repo approach allows collateral to be detached from the trade agreement and the cash remains off-chain. DLR also enables the immobilization of the underlying securities in the repo transactions, while transferring ownership via smart contracts executed on the platform. The…
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Cristian Vlasceanu, CEO of Centroid Solutions, commented: We are delighted with our on-going partnership with Advanced Markets, a true leader in the Prime of Prime liquidity solutions. We share the same vision and determination to equip our clients with the best setups available, so it came naturally to enhance our partnership, and offer even more…
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Gopher responded on Tuesday with disappointment in Playtech’s supplement circular, claiming that it has answered its questions and the urged its shareholders to vote against the sale of Finalto to the Consortium. In its latest response, Playtech stated that it does not agree with how Gopher described the string of events and claims it is…
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The Playtech added: Shareholders should ask why Gopher continues to hide and should also be suspicious of Gopher’s credibility, particularly given that disclosure is crucial when buying a highly regulated business. Furthermore, the firm associated with Gopher, TT Bond Partners, is a small boutique brokerage that raises money from Chinese investors. Gopher’s behaviour has not…
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Ray Tierney, President of Itiviti, a Broadridge business, commented: We are excited to formalize our four-year strategic partnership with Alpha Omega through this acquisition. We are leading technology innovation in post-trade, and this acquisition is a testament to our continued growth and momentum in transforming this space. NYFIX Matching is the first ‘one-stop’ platform to…
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