IOWArocks has announced that it has added Exchange Data International (EDI), provider of global security corporate actions, pricing and reference data, into its fast growing marketplace. Jonathan Bloch, Chief Executive Officer, EDI, commented on the news: Driven by the need to reduce costs, coupled with wanting more choice and control, many of our clients are looking beyond…
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Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for February 24, 2020. Markets are down heavily across the board this morning as investors seek safety due to a rise in coronavirus cases outside of China. Outside of Asia, we had seen markets almost carrying on with…
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has earlier today announced that it has added Andrew McCormack and Morten Bech to its BIS Innovation Hub. Andrew McCormack will head the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Singapore. Morten Bech, Head of Secretariat for the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), will lead the Hub Centre in Switzerland. They will…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts prepared their daily commentary on traditional markets for February 24, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: FOREX The Japanese yen and the Swiss franc are finding support during early Monday trading, as investors, spooked by the sudden escalation in the number of new coronavirus cases outside of China,…
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Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for February 21, 2020. On Thursday, Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley announced that it is buying online broker E*Trade in a $13bn all-stock deal, which gives the firm direct-to-consumer exposure that it has been lacking versus some of…
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Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced on Thursday that it will acquire E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC), a financial services company and pioneer in the online brokerage industry, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $13 billion. E*TRADE stockholders will receive 1.0432 Morgan Stanley shares for each E*TRADE share, which represents per share…
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FX, CFD and crypto trading provider FXCM Group, LLC has earlier this week announced the launch of an API-powered integration with TradingView, Inc., the all-in-one financial platform for traders in the equity, cryptocurrency, futures, and FX markets. The partnership means that FXCM users will now be able to execute orders directly from the TradingView platform.…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts prepared their daily commentary on traditional markets for February 21, 2020. This is not a trading advice. See details below: EUROPEAN SHARES Stock markets drifted lower on Friday in Europe, extending yesterday’s losses as many investors switched their exposure from risky assets to safe havens on the fresh advance of the coronavirus.…
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Adam Vettese, UK Market Analyst at eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for February 20, 2020. Stock prices are continuing to grind higher despite the ongoing coronavirus epidemic and warnings from companies including Apple and Adidas, with the latter revealing yesterday that its business activity in China has tumbled by…
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Investment industry leaders from New Zealand were gathered in Auckland last night to debate whether passive or active fund management was best. The debate was hosted by Financial Markets Authority (FMA), on topic: ‘passive management gives investors the best outcome’. Most KiwiSaver funds and managed funds in New Zealand favor active management, however passive management…
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