Category: Institutional

July 09, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Banks increase FX market share

The main reason for this was the impact of Covid-19 across the world. Because a large proportion of the population were in some form of lockdown, it meant that traditional trading wasn’t as viable. As such, traders with a superior technological platform saw a sharp increase in their own FX trading volume. There were none…

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Swiss Stock Exchange
July 08, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SMEs to benefit from new segment on Swiss stock exchange

Valeria Ceccarelli, the Head of Primary Markets at SIX Swiss Exchange, commented: SMEs in Switzerland – as in many countries – are a powerful economic engine. Our challenge has been to ensure that we can offer entrepreneurs a platform that can help them efficiently access capital. SIX has been spending a lot of time working…

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Playtech finalto
July 08, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Gopher Investments reaffirms its offer for Finalto

The statement said: Gopher is an investment vehicle backed by investors with experience in gaming and financials, and is an affiliate of TT Bond Partners (TTB). TTB, through its Hong Kong regulated entity, TTB Partners Limited, which is advising Gopher on this transaction, is an investment and advisory firm based in Hong Kong, whose founders…

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Acquisition
July 06, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Global Blockchain Equity acquired by CoinShares

The acquisition by CoinShares is unlikely to cause any changes to how Global Blockchain Equity will operate. The only real impact on its operations is that the size of CoinShares will be able to increase the scope of Global Blockchain Equity. The deal is expected to allow significant growth and the company will be able…

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Integral GoDoFX partnership
July 06, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

GoDoFX taps Integral for FX & CFD trading technology

Ebieraja Alex COO of GoDoFX, commented: We chose Integral for their institutional technology that goes beyond the standard services employed in the brokerage sector. GoDoFX strongly believes in providing retail customers with an exceptional level of service and the Integral platform allows us to deliver a tailored and personalized offering to every one of our…

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Playtech finalto
July 05, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Gopher Investments offers to buy Playtech’s Finalto for $250 million

The announcement further explained that Gopher Investments’ proposed valuation represents a 47% premium to the consortium and a 35% premium to the guaranteed consideration of that offer. According to the official announcement, Gopher Investments urged Playtech’s shareholders to vote against the Consortium’s offer. Gopher added that “Finalto’s attractive growth prospects are not fairly reflected in…

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Macrobond
July 05, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Erik Penser Bank taps Macrobond for market analysis

Jonas Thulin, Head of Asset Management, Erik Penser Bank, said: As an asset manager in 2021, it’s very important to find your own data, do your own analysis, and make up your own mind about what’s happening in the markets. Macrobond has the breadth and depth of data, along with the modelling tools, to help…

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Acquisition
July 01, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Cboe Global Markets finalises acquisition of Chi-X Asia Pacific

In the announcement, Cboe revealed it plans to fully integrate Chi-X Asia Pacific into its existing global business operations and technology platforms. This process will begin with the integration of Chi-X Asia Pacific and BIDS. Cboe plans to migrate Chi-X Australia and Chi-X Japan its trading platform thereafter. Toru Irokawa, Representative Director and President at…

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BlackBull Markets partners with Commission Junction
July 01, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BlackBull Markets teams up with Commission Junction

BlackBull Markets’ Chief Business Development Officer, Anish Lal, commented: The BlackBull Markets product and services offering is highly competitive in the marketplace. We know this because of the phenomenal growth in market share we experience year-over-year. Clients are moving to BlackBull Markets from our competitors at a startlingly fast pace. Anish Lal stated that BlackBull…

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