Category: Institutional

EGM Securities and Sterling Capital
September 08, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

EGM Securities and Sterling Capital partner to deliver investment opportunities to Kenyan traders

The global technology sector has gone on a strong growth trajectory in recent months. Stocks like Shopify, Intel, Google, Alphabet, and Microsoft, delivered consistently high returns. This brought a global economic recovery which also heightened demand for aviation, hospitality, tourism, and energy, and these stocks are starting to bounce back from the pandemic. Samwel Kiraka,…

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ATFX
September 06, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ATFX Connect expands its institutional business

ATFX Connect’s Agency business has recently expanded its global liquidity offering by introducing a New York-based server, NY4. ATFX clients now have access to broader and deeper pool of liquidity during both the London afternoon and US trading session until market close. ATFX has also partnered with a number of new LP’s with a strong…

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smartTrade Technologies and Japanese FX company SBI Liquidity Market expand partnership
August 30, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

smartTrade Technologies and Japanese FX company SBI Liquidity Market expand partnership

SBI and smartTrade’s partnership began in 2013 when SBI picked LiquidityFX as its connectivity, aggregation and smart order routing partner. SBI added smartTrade’s pricing and distribution modules three years later in order to grow its business outside Japan and provide liquidity to the rest of Asia. David Vincent, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of smartTrade…

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August 27, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

J.P. Morgan Leads $50 Million Investment Into Analytics Firm Aumni

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
August 25, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

FXCM Adds Australian Share CFDs To its Platform

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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Playtech finalto
August 19, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Playtech shareholders reject Finalto sale to the Consortium led by the Barinboim Group

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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Broadridge Financial Solutions
August 10, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

UBS joins Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo platform

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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Advanced Markets Group and Centroid Solutions
August 09, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Advanced Markets expands partnership with Centroid Solutions

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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