Tag: retail investment products

December 12, 2023 BY Simon Mugo

XTB Introduces Fractional Share Trading Within Its UAE Offering

Achraf Drid, CEO of XTB MENA, highlighted that fractional shares lower entry barriers for Middle Eastern customers interested in stock investments. XTB's goal is to cultivate an equity culture where private investors of any portfolio size can invest in companies they believe have significant growth potential. Before the introduction of fractional shares, certain high-value stocks…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
January 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA: Investment product performance deeply impacted by charges

Pan European regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has just published its first Annual Statistical Report on the cost and performance of retail investment products. The regulator includes the lack of available and usable cost and performance data as a highlight, claiming that it could cause problems from an investor protection perspective. LeapRate…

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