This means the pre-tax profit for the first half of 2021 has already eclipsed what HSBC brought in for the whole of 2020. With total pre-tax profit of $8.777 billion for 2020, HSBC feels that it is in a promising position moving towards the second half of 2021. The Group Chief Executive of HSBC, Noel…
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The cross-currency swaps service is an extension of CLS’s PvP settlement service. It also uses the MarkitSERV trade confirmation platform to enable members of CLSSettlement to send their cross-currency swaps for settlement. The cross-currency swap flows are multilaterally netted against all other FX transactions in CLSSettlement, which results in a meaningful reduction in daily funding…
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These software options are mainly aimed at Crypto NDFs and Crypto Spot. As this is an area of the business that 24 Exchange is looking to enhance, it makes sense that these software solutions are the first to be added to the 24 Exchange platform. It will also add low latency software to the 24…
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The joint venture will combine the two companies’ post trade service. IHS Markit’s OTC derivatives and forex trade processing business will work together with CME Group’s OTC derivatives optimization businesses, operating as Traiana, TriOptima and Reset. The CMA first opened the investigation in June 2021 over concerns of “lessening of competition within any market or…
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Revenue for the bank also rose sharply during the latest accounting period. The bank posted revenue of almost £100 million, an increase of nearly seven times the previous revenue of £14 million. These improved financial results combined with relaxed laws around going public means that Starling Bank is looking into the opportunity to float. After…
Read moreThe statement said: The proposed transaction is largely complementary, and results in a few technically overlapping areas between the companies’ activities relating to trade processing products. The new joint venture will provide trade processing and risk mitigation services for global OTC markets across interest rate, FX, equity and credit asset classes. Business information provider S&P…
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Manish Kedia, designated Chief Executive Officer, MaxxTrader, said: We share SGX’s FX vision to offer buy-side and sell-side clients a wide range of FX products and liquidity across OTC and futures globally. With SGX’s strong focus and investments in FX, we expect to accelerate innovation and deliver exciting new solutions for both our clients and…
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The company’s sale value reached £3.9 billion, which is the largest listing of a UK private equity firm in decades. This development left questions about whether Bridgepoint might have priced its IPO too low at £2,881 million. However, pricing the deal higher may have caused to be accused of trying to get short term gains,…
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The data governance solution, developed during the course of the digital partnership, enabled teams and decentralized decision making. As a result, Saxo has been able to move their open banking objective ahead and to improve upon it. Graham Stirling, Head of Data Platforms at Saxo Bank, said: Saxo have been on the journey towards a…
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This latest acquisition is a continuation of Plus500’s strategy of acquiring companies to expand its geographical reach. This is a two-part process that the company carries out as it invests internally in its products and acquires companies that allow access into new markets. David Zruia, CEO of Plus500, had this to say: With a combination…
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