Category: Institutional

October 26, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Deutsche Bank’s Singapore e-FX trading hub goes live

Deutsche Bank highlighted its growing presence in the APAC region, moving up the list of the top-ranked liquidity providers in APAC in Euromoney’s annual FX Survey. Chris Bezuidenhout, CIO for Corporate & Investment Bank in APAC and Global Emerging Markets said: We continue to invest in sharpening our technology to ensure that our electronic offering…

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Acquisition
October 25, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

S&P Global and IHS Markit merger approved by the European Commission

Lance Uggla, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IHS Markit, added: Our teams have been working closely with the relevant regulatory authorities to achieve this important milestone for our merger. Once combined, the new company will deliver a broader set of information and insights that will drive the growth and performance of our customers. The…

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October 25, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HSBC’s Q3 profits reach $5.4 billion

HSBC’s outlook for revenue remains positive with expectations to see growth, moving forward. The company also noted that it remains committed to the ESG agenda and continues to make progress. Quinn continued: While we retain a cautious outlook on the external risk environment, we believe that the lows of recent quarters are behind us. This…

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CME Group
October 22, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CME Group registers record SOFR futures volume

SOFR futures open interest has continued on a growth path as well. On 19 October 2021, it reached record 1,166,016, which up 170% and increased 16% in one month, having surpassed one million contracts of open interest on 15 September 2021. Agha Mirza, CME Group Global Head of Rates and OTC Products, said: As the…

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Cboe Global Markets
October 21, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Cboe enters the digital asset space with the acquisition of ErisX

Ed Tilly, Chairman, President and CEO of Cboe Global Markets, said: We believe our acquisition of ErisX, coupled with broad industry participation and support, will help us bring the regulatory framework, transparency, infrastructure and data solutions of traditional markets to the digital asset space. ErisX has shown an unwavering commitment to improving spot and derivatives…

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acquisition
October 18, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Aristocrat Leisure to buy Playtech for £2.7 billion

He further explained that the combined group will offer a broader portfolio of end-to-end solutions for gaming customers around the globe. Mor Weizer, CEO of Playtech, said: This transaction marks an exciting opportunity in the next stage of growth for Playtech, and delivers significant benefits to our stakeholders, including our customers, our shareholders and our…

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Monex Group
October 14, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Monex to launch wealth management services

Monex is committed to its goal of offering the wealth management services that protect the value of customers’ assets and of becoming a customer-centric asset/wealth manager. Monex is already offering consulting services to its customers through independent financial advisors. The in-person services allow the company to offer its products through in-person marketing and to cate…

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Cboe Global Markets
October 06, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Cboe hires Bo Chung as Senior Vice President

Catherine Clay, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Data and Access Solutions, said:  For many years I have admired Bo's impressive track record of success and industry leadership and I'm thrilled to have him join the team. Cboe's expansive Data and Access Solutions offering is an integral part of the company's global vision and we…

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Deutsche Börse
October 06, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Deutsche Börse announces next-generation digital post-trade platform

The company teamed up with numerous financial institutions to help build the infrastructure, including Citi, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, DekaBank, dwpbank, Goldman Sachs, DZ Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Vontobel. In addition, D7 is being built in collaboration with technology partners Digital Asset, Microsoft, R3, and VMware. Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse,…

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Revenue growth
October 01, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

Jefferies Financial Group reports record Q3 revenue

Net income for the third quarter stood at $407 million, or $1.50 per share. Jefferies Financial Group’s CEO Rich Handler, and company President Brian Friedman said: We are humbled by and deeply grateful for the confidence and trust our clients have shown in us, not just this quarter, but over the years and decades we…

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