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FxPro shelves its IPO as FCA crackdown looms
January 5th, 2017
Currency trading firm FxPro shelves float as FCA crackdown looms The online trading platform has shelved its IPO indefinitely amid FCA plans to curb spread-betting risks, Sky News learns. One of the biggest privately owned currency trading brokers operating ...
Euronext makes irrevocable cash offer to acquire LCH.Clearnet SA
January 3rd, 2017
Euronext has made an irrevocable all-cash offer to LCH.Clearnet Group Limited (“LCH.Clearnet Group”) and London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”) to acquire LCH.Clearnet SA (“Clearnet”), in relation to which terms and conditions have been agreed. Clearnet has commenced a ...
European bourses started the last trading day of 2016 slightly in the red
December 30th, 2016
European bourses started the last trading day of 2016 slightly in the red. The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 was 0.06 percent lower with the major bourses trading in the red. The London Stock Exchange will close early Friday at 12:30 ...
Former BlackRock Manager sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for insider dealing
December 22nd, 2016
In a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Mark Lyttleton, a former Equity Portfolio Manager at BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, has today been sentenced to 18 months reduced with credit to 12 months on two counts ...
Euronext in exclusive talks to potentially acquire LCH.Clearnet SA
December 20th, 2016
Euronext announces that it is in exclusive talks with London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”) and LCH.Clearnet Group Limited (“LCH.Clearnet Group”) in relation to a potential acquisition of LCH.Clearnet SA (“Clearnet”), a subsidiary of LCH.Clearnet Group. At this stage, ...
Rolls-Royce hires PwC for £5.9m audit
December 12th, 2016
PwC has picked up the audit contract for Rolls-Royce Holdings plc after a 16-year long audit relationship with Big Four rival KPMG This follows a formal tender process led by the company’s audit committee and board approval for the ...
Playtech commented on CySec’s and FCA’s proposals and announces Share Buyback Programme
December 6th, 2016
Playtech (LSE: PTEC) today announces a share buyback programme (the “Buyback Programme”) of up to €50 million. At its 2016 interim results in August, Playtech reiterated that it is cognisant of the need for an efficient balance sheet with ...
Tobacco giant eyes $47 billion merger
October 21st, 2016
British American Tobacco has launched a $47 billion (£38 billion) bid to buy US tobacco giant Reynolds. The tobacco giant, which already owns 42.2% of Reynolds, has offered $55.5 per share for the outstanding 57.8%. This represents a premium of ...
LSE listed company is seeking to acquire companies within the Forex sector
October 13th, 2016
Boston International Holdings plc, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed to undertake one or more acquisitions of target companies or businesses in the FX sector, has issued an announcement to inform that its entire issued ordinary share capital ...
LSEG signs MoU with Bank Hapoalim to support Israeli high growth companies
September 22nd, 2016
Partnership will see LSEG’s ELITE and Bank Hapoalim collaborate to attract new Israeli companies to ELITE ELITE is London Stock Exchange Group’s international programme for ambitious high growth businesses Group’s first Capital Markets conference in Israel targets high growth ...
