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FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated CFDs and spread betting broker Livemarkets Limited has posted a loss of £255,545 for 2020, its first full year of operations. Livemarkets Limited provides investment services for Contracts for Difference (“CFDs”) and Spread bets, executing clients’ orders on a matched principal basis (no portfolio…

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FINVASIA Group announced today that it has acquired ActTrader Technologies (formerly ActForex) , a pioneer in building financial technology products. ActTrader has a strong heritage as a Fintech solution provider, drawing on more than 20 years of operational excellence. It was founded in year 2000 in United States of America and has served almost over…

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Clearwater Analytics, the leading SaaS solution for investment accounting, reporting, and analytics, announced today that it has named Joseph (Jody) Kochansky as President, Product and Technology. Kochansky will lead the company’s R&D and Product functions and in this capacity will provide the vision to implement best practices and provide a unified product roadmap for the…

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Equiniti Group PLC (LON:EQN) today announced that at a Court Meeting and General Meeting of EQ Shareholders held earlier today in connection with the recommended acquisition of EQ by Bidco – Earth Private Holdings, a company owned by funds managed by Siris Capital, all the resolutions proposed were duly passed. At the Court Meeting, a…

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today filed a settled action against UBS Financial Services Inc. for compliance failures relating to sales of a volatility linked exchange-traded product (ETP). As described in the SEC’s order, the ETP at issue is designed to track short-term volatility expectations in the market as measured against derivatives…

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FX industry technology provider Edgewater Markets has announced that it will be launching its new foreign exchange (FX) trading and pricing engine in Singapore (SG1). The company said that the new Singapore operation is as an extension of its global growth strategy strengthening its FX presence in the Asia-Pacific region, by partnering with the local…

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MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, and the provider of market data and post-trade services for global fixed-income markets, today announced the election of Charles Li to its Board of Directors. The appointment is effective July 13, 2021. Charles Li

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, today announced it will utilize OpenFin’s operating system for financial desktops. With this new digital workspace solution, asset managers using Broadridge’s next generation portfolio and order management system will benefit from componentized apps with highly configurable layouts and intuitive workflows. Traders and portfolio managers will be…

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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today announces that it has publicly censured BIT Mining Limited (formerly known as 500.com Limited) for breaching the rules on special deals under the Code on Takeovers and Mergers. On 28 January 2021, Loto Interactive Limited announced a proposed share subscription by BIT Mining which would trigger a…

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Following a recent investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) into MyBudget Pty Ltd’s operating model, MyBudget has applied for an Australian financial services (AFS) licence. MyBudget, a company providing personal budgeting services, has never held an AFS licence and was not authorised to provide financial services. MyBudget holds an Australian credit licence…

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