KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) today announced that it will redeem all of its outstanding 6.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 (ISIN No. US48244BAC46) (the "Notes") on the business day immediately following the effective date of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT), Orchestra Merger Sub, Inc. and the…
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FCA regulated Forex and CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has indicated that in accordance with the terms of its Share Buyback Programme announced on 2 June 2017, the Company acquired 11,858 ordinary shares of ILS 0.01 each in the capital of the Company (Shares) on 21 June 2017 at a price of 544.33 pence per…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Kelly L. Gibson has been named the Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in the SEC’s Philadelphia Office. Ms. Gibson succeeds G. Jeffrey Boujoukos, who became Regional Director of the SEC’s Philadelphia office in January. Ms. Gibson joined the SEC as a staff attorney in the Enforcement Division…
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LeapRate has learned that longtime Saxo Bank executive Emmanouil Lemonakis has left the company to join corporate payment systems provider iBanFirst. Mr. Lemonakis had been with Saxo Bank for more than 10 years. Since 2014 he was based in Cyprus and was responsible for Saxo Bank's operations in the Central Europe and MENA regions, focused on private…
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The Cürex Group, an institutional foreign exchange execution services and data analytics company, announced today the roll-out of microsecond timestamp confirmations for their clients’ trading activity. This capability underscores Cürex’s mission to support the best execution standards required under MiFID II, which will take effect in January 2018. In addition to the precision delivered to…
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Cloud Solution aims to cover full MiFID II workflow Eze Software, a global provider of investment technology, just announced that is rolling out a new cloud-based commission management platform designed to help the buy-side manage MiFID II requirements. Building on Eze Software’s extensive experience in commission management, the MiFID II-focused solution is designed to handle…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Kathryn A. Pyszka has been named an Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in the SEC’s Chicago Office. Ms. Pyszka succeeds Timothy L. Warren, who retired from the SEC in January. In her new role, Ms. Pyszka will co-lead the Chicago Office’s Enforcement program with Robert Burson, who…
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Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes just announced that has released a new version of the MetaTrader 5 mobile web application for trading Forex and world exchanges. The main innovation of the updated version is the Depth of Market feature. Now, MetaTrader 5 Mobile Web provides all the necessary tools for trading in a mobile browser,…
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Japanese online trading company Monex Group Inc. (TYO:8698) has reported its monthly consolidated financial results for May 2017. Operating revenue was 3,932 million yen in May, up 11% from April's 3,553 million yen and also up from last year's 3,618. Monex Group reporter its monthly business metrics of its subsidiaries in May 2017 earlier this…
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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today launched a newly redesigned and mobile-friendly GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca. GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca is an investor education website that provides investors with unbiased information and interactive resources to help them make informed investment decisions. The OSC has redeveloped the website from the ground up to enable visitors using mobile devices and tablets to engage…
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