Tag: City Index

April 07, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

City Index launches Beta version of its in-house social trading platform City Connect

FCA-registered multi-asset electronic trading firm City Index embraces social trading as British authorities prepare to classify such systems as investment managers Social trading and copy trading networks gained extensive attention from all participants in the retail trading field last year, mainly due to their established presence and proven means of engaging customers and improving lifetime…

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July 03, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

City Index beats IG to the punch in launching MT4 trading

UK spreadbetting brokers look to expand into traditional retail Forex trading. Just two weeks after we reported that IG Group -- with its newly-branded and launched website IG.com -- had announced plans to launch MT4 trading for its clients later this summer, comes news that its UK spreadbetting rival City Index has beaten IG to…

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April 18, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

City Index Australia required to have independent expert 'babysit' and report to ASIC

Follows ASIC review of City Index Australia involving weaknesses in handling client money. Australia's financial regulator ASIC has announced that it is requiring City Index Australia to appoint an independent expert to review its business and develop a plan to rectify certain deficiencies. The independent expert will report regularly directly to ASIC for the next 18…

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March 05, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

London Capital Group says no takeover talks, share plunge 21%

City Index was apparently the last to withdraw from takeover talks. UK financial spreadbetting firm London Capital Group (or "LCG") announced today that it is no longer holding active talks with other parties regarding a takeover of the company. Previously, on February 12, LCG had stated that it had received approaches from several firms including…

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