The Cyprus watchdog went on to list other suspected violations and noted that the investment firm: does not appear to comply at all times with the conditions for authorisation; does not appear to take all reasonable steps to identify and to prevent or manage conflicts of interest between itself, including its managers, employees and tied…
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In May Playtech and the consortium signed a binding deal for the sale of Finalto for $210 million after a lengthy and complicated approval process. Playtech said in its latest statement: Playtech and the Consortium are bound by the restrictions agreed as part of the SPA, which includes not engaging in negotiations with any third…
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For the collaboration with Euronext, Early Metrics has generated new methodologies to assess and benchmark the growth momentum, valuation, financial resilience and market liquidity of listed Tech SMEs. The assessment of each company is based on its historical performance. To show its position against a group of peers, Early Metrics uses a comprehensive set of…
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Macrobond, provider of global economic, aggregate financial and sector data for finance professionals, revealed that Stockholm-based Erik Penser Bank is using Macrobond to deliver critical data and modelling tools to interpret market events. Erik Penser Bank’s asset managers mine financial, corporate, sustainability and macroeconomic data to help from their allocation strategies and tailor solutions for…
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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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GOLD Bullion’s trend continued to slow-down for the end of the week as the “risk-on” mood remained, and the US dollar stayed flat. Technically speaking, the bullish break-out registered on Tuesday remains valid despite the lack of directionality of the end of the week, due to lingering uncertainty over many asset classes. Indeed, investors have…
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If the shareholders turn down the consortium’s offer, the lengthy evaluation and regulatory approval process would have to be repeated, putting Finalto in uncertainty for many months. The consortium also reminded that according to the terms of the Sale and Purchase Agreement, in such a case “Playtech will be required to pay the Consortium a…
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The company also underwent a compliance readiness assessment based on the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) Guidelines for Outsourced Service Provider Audit Report (OSPAR) by PwC. This audit report is the framework that external auditors use to validate the service provider’s controls against the criteria stated in the guidelines of the association. The readiness…
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Paul Ainsworth added: I am delighted to be joining LMAX Group at an exciting time as the company continues to grow at a rapid pace across all business lines. I look forward to playing a key role in driving the US institutional business forward and increasing our market share in the region. Ainsworth joins LMAX…
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This is a significant drop from the highest trading volumes that were hit during March. The peak brought in a total volume of $170.5 billion with a daily average of $7.4 billion. Since then, there has been a fall every month, with April showing a total of $124.2 billion and a daily average of $5.6…
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