Joe Mrak, Global Head of Wealth Management at Refinitiv, said: In what continues to be an eventful year for Refinitiv’s Wealth Management group, I am pleased to share the news of our acquisition of ASI. The digital capabilities that ASI brings to our existing Refinitiv Digital Investor platform perfectly complement our growing suite of widgets…
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Glenn Stevens, CEO of GAIN, commented on the transaction: As a result of this combination, GAIN’s customers will benefit from a richer product offering, as well as the expanded resources and greater scale of the combined firm. StoneX, in turn, will add a new digital platform to its global financial network, significantly expanding its offering…
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Michael Muirhead, AIF, PPC, senior director said: The need for advisor designations and certification exams did not cease when we moved to a virtual world, forcing us to re-examine the proctoring process for clients. Through remote proctoring, clients can now take the certification exams from the safety of their home and meet ANSI National Accreditation…
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Marex recently appointed Ram Vittal as CEO of Marex North America following the firm’s February 2019 acquisition of the customer business of Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG). Vittal commented: We are very focused on expanding our North America business and are delighted to add the capabilities and deep experience of Craig and his team. The breadth…
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Phil Kim, Head of eFX Sales, Asia-Pacific, commented: We are very excited to add our TY3 venue to Sucden Financial’s ever-expanding suite of eFX products, as well as for our partnership with FlexTrade. This launch underlines our continued commitment to enhancing our services within the Asia-Pacific region, even during these times of global uncertainty. Manish…
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NTProgress has grown since its launch from a startup to a platform solution provider on the Russian OTC FX electronic market with over 30 banks as clients. The platform offers liquidity aggregation solutions, matching and algo execution across a wide range of FX instruments. This partnership will expand the MOEX and NTProgress’ service offering, as well…
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James Alexander, Chief Commercial Officer at Invast Global, commented: Invast Global has for a long time been a strong proponent of multi-asset solutions for brokers and continues to focus on innovation with the release of a new VIX futures CFD. By continuing to work with client-focused partners like Cboe, we are excited about the product…
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Brett Schechterman, Managing Director and Global Head of thinkFolio at IHS Markit said: Although regulatory authorities have recently moved to delay the final implementation phases of UMR in consideration of the challenges posed by COVID-19, our partnership with Cassini Systems to deliver an integrated solution to ensure transparency of margin and collateral costs can provide…
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Gareth James, Macro COO from Standard Chartered said: We see Cobalt as being a core part of our FX operating platform, enabling Standard Chartered to reduce risk and costs by automating manual processes across the bank and therefore improving services to our clients. This investment shows our confidence in the platform and we look forward…
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Flatex CEO Frank Niehage also received a regulatory approval and will now join the supervisory board of DeGiro. Frank Niehage, CEO of flatex AG commented: When we signed the transaction, DEGIRO had less than 500k customers. We are now closing the transaction with 250k additional new clients at no additional costs and are becoming the…
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