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ICAP’s EBS BrokerTec and SGX sign collaboration agreement
November 19th, 2015
Agreement to launch SGX FX block futures on EBS Market Both businesses have noted growth in Asian trading volumes EBS BrokerTec, ICAP‘s market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, and Singapore Exchange (SGX), Asia’s leading and trusted ...
BGC Partners Names Anthony Warner General Manager Of London
November 18th, 2015
BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners,” “BGC,” or “the Company”), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced Anthony Warner, an accomplished leader in financial trading globally, will be appointed Senior Managing ...
Oil prices edge up on reports of falling inventories, but glut remains in place
November 18th, 2015
Oil prices edged up on Wednesday following reports of falling stockpiles and rising refinery activity, but analysts said the market would remain under pressure for the rest of the year and into 2016. Industry group American Petroleum Institute (API) ...
Nasdaq Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Chi-X Canada Market
November 17th, 2015
The Canadian business is being valued at about $100 million Purchase would put Nasdaq in competition with Toronto exchange Nasdaq Inc. is in talks to buy Chi-X Canada, an acquisition that would put it in direct competition with TMX ...
World’s first Indian fixed income ETF launched on Xetra
November 17th, 2015
The world’s first Indian fixed income ETF has been listed on Xetra and the Börse Frankfurt venue on Tuesday. The LAM Sun Global ZyFin India Sovereign Enterprise Bond ETF (ISIN IE00BYZ5HD97), jointly issued by ZyFin Holdings Pte. Limited and Sun ...
Tim Cartledge to join EBS BrokerTec as Chief Strategy Officer
November 17th, 2015
Joins as member of EBS BrokerTec Executive Management Team and ICAP Global Executive Management Group EBS BrokerTec, ICAP‘s market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, announces today that Tim Cartledge has been appointed Chief Strategy Officer, effective ...
Barclays, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland ‘at risk of further penalties’
November 17th, 2015
Investigations into financial crisis conduct show ‘no signs of abating’, warns Moody’s Major banks have now set aside $219bn (£144bn) to pay fines and legal costs since the financial crisis. Ratings agency Moody’s, which calculated the vast provisions, ranked ...
Intercontinental Exchange to acquire Trayport from BGC Partners and GFI for $650 million in stock
November 17th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trayport for $650 million in ICE common stock. Trayport is a subsidiary of GFI Group, which ...
Gold Prices Rise as Paris Attacks Spark Safe-Haven Demand
November 17th, 2015
Gold’s gains could be short lived, analysts say, as the market refocuses on the U.S. Federal Reserve Gold prices rose, breaking a three-session losing streak as the terror attacks in Paris sparked safe-haven demand for the metal. The precious metal has ...
Oil Approaching $40 Deepens Investor Pessimism on Recovery
November 17th, 2015
Hedge funds’ short position grew 21% through Nov. 10: CFTC IEA sees `massive cushion’ worldwide on record production Hedge funds have turned more pessimistic on oil as prices flirted with $40 a barrel for the first time since August. ...
