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Fidessa appoints Chris Monnery to head its Electronic Execution business in the US
February 22nd, 2017
Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced a key new appointment for its sell-side business: Chris Monnery is now the US Head of Product Marketing for Electronic Execution. He is based in New York and reports to David Polen, ...
Paul Weiss, Linklaters and Freshfields alumni lock horns as Kraft Heinz drops $143bn deal for Unilever
February 20th, 2017
In what would have been the second largest M&A deal in history, Unilever has rejected a $143bn takeover approach from Kraft Heinz as Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Linklaters take opposite sides. Unilever, the company behind brands ...
US Dollar Predicted to Turn Higher
January 31st, 2017
The Dollar has struggled through the course of 2017 as the solid run higher noted in late 2016 fades. There are a number of cause being attributed for the weakness; yet as we note in this piece consensus is ...
Pound Sterling Predicted to Recover Against Euro, Dollar
January 23rd, 2017
The British Pound is expected to stay above its recent lows against the Euro and Dollar going forward as the currency has absorbed its fair share of Brexit-inspired negativity. The Pound trades well below where it should if the ...
Gold Falls With Yen as Haven-Asset Flight Eases: Markets Wrap
January 18th, 2017
Asian emerging-market currencies rise on dollar weakness Yen retreats as the currency ends seven days of strength The flight to haven assets eased following the biggest drop in the dollar since July with moves in the yen, Treasuries and ...
CBOE Holdings Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering
January 10th, 2017
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that it priced an underwritten public offering of $650 million of its 3.650% Senior Notes due 2027. The offering is expected to close on January 12, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions. ...
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 ...
U.S. Stocks Halt 3-Day Drop as Dollar, Gold Climb: Markets Wrap
January 4th, 2017
Crude slides from 18-month high amid doubts on OPEC cuts Warnings, optimistic calls vie for investor attention U.S. stocks rose with the dollar as economic data bolstered confidence that the American economy is poised to accelerate. Gold rose and ...
Deutsche Bank Reaches $7.2 Billion Settlement Over Toxic Securities
December 23rd, 2016
The Obama administration scrambled to resolve its remaining crisis-era megabank mortgage cases, striking a $7.2 billion settlement Thursday with Deutsche Bank AG over toxic securities while separately filing a lawsuit against Barclays PLC alleging more than $30 billion in ...
Banking Giants Set to Invest in R3-Rival & Blockchain Startup Axoni
December 20th, 2016
US banking giants Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are leading a number of other financial institutions to invest in blockchain startup Axoni, a report has revealed. According to Reuters, the banks are looking to invest between $15 to $20 million in ...
