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Ron Finberg, a specialist in regulatory issues, brings clarity and depth to finance news

Ron Finberg, a specialist in regulatory issues, brings clarity and depth to finance news

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Technology

Open Source Investment Bank? Goldman Sachs Opens Up Prop Trading Systems

  • Goldman Sachs to begin to open up its proprietary trading strategies and data to buy-side clients as they take an open development approach.
Thursday, 13/08/2015 | 07:27 GMT by Ron Finberg
Payments

VAT Recovery Company, VATBox Scores $24M in Financing

  • VATBox, a fintech startup providing automated solutions for VAT recovery has closed $24 million in new financing to fuel its expansion.
Thursday, 13/08/2015 | 07:24 GMT by Ron Finberg
P2P Lending

Lending Club Launches API Integration for Financial Advisors and Brokers

  • Lending Club has launched a new API to allow broker-dealers and financial advisors to offer their lending marketplace to their investors.
Wednesday, 12/08/2015 | 14:10 GMT by Ron Finberg
Technology

SunGard Scraps IPO Plans in Favor of $9.1 Billion Acquisition by FIS

  • In a deal with an enterprise value of $9.1, FIS is acquiring SunGard, ending their previous intentions to go public as a standalone firm.
Wednesday, 12/08/2015 | 13:18 GMT by Ron Finberg
Payments

Moneycorp Takes Minority Stake in Brazilian Novo Mundo Corretora de Câmbio

  • After a two year commercial partnership with Novo Mundo Corretora de Câmbio, Moneycorp has acquired a minority stake in the Brazilian firm.
Wednesday, 12/08/2015 | 12:33 GMT by Ron Finberg
Technology

Are Banking APIs a Fit for Forex Brokers?

  • Signing up for accounts with Google or Facebook is a common feature for many consumer facing websites, but what about using a bank account?
Wednesday, 12/08/2015 | 09:57 GMT by Ron Finberg
Data

Brand Radar Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Its Trading Sentiment Tools

  • Taking a novel approach to connecting with traders, Brand Radar is launching a Kickstarter campaign to distribute its sentiment solution.
Tuesday, 11/08/2015 | 14:40 GMT by Ron Finberg
Brokers

Summer Slowdown as 12.1% Operating Revenues Decline at Invast Securities

  • Operating revenues at Invast Securities dropped as July trading activity in the FX market has quieted down during the summer.
Tuesday, 11/08/2015 | 12:46 GMT by Ron Finberg
Data

Envestnet Acquiring Yodlee and Its Financial Institution API for $590M

  • Envestment and its solutions for asset managers is acquiring Yodlee which provides services to increase efficiency for financial firms.
Tuesday, 11/08/2015 | 10:24 GMT by Ron Finberg
Technology

Japanese Broker FX Trade to Launch Tradency’s Hedge Fund Algos

  • FX Trade is adding hedge fund trading strategies from Tradency on Mirror Trader, becoming the first Japanese broker to offer the service.
Tuesday, 11/08/2015 | 08:25 GMT by Ron Finberg
News

Apis Partners Raises $157M to Invest in African and South Asia Finance

Monday, 10/08/2015 | 15:49 GMT by Ron Finberg
Brokers

Ownership Change Puts Varengold’s Forex Business in the Balance

  • The resigning founders are believed to disagree with the new stakeholders' future plans for the Hamburg based bank.
Monday, 10/08/2015 | 14:46 GMT by Ron Finberg
Crowd Funding

Will Equity Crowdfunding be Effected by How Many Uber Shares You Own?

  • Mutual funds are moving in to take positions in private funding rounds like Uber and Snapchat, but will the retail exposure backfire?
Monday, 10/08/2015 | 13:20 GMT by Ron Finberg
Executive Moves

Second Senior Executive Move from IG Group as CFO Chris Hill Leaving

  • IG Group has announced that CFO Chris Hill will be leaving the firm, with Hill slated to remain at IG until February 2016.
Monday, 10/08/2015 | 06:29 GMT by Ron Finberg
Analysis

DAX and Index CFDs Hamper GAIN Capital and FXCM Q2 Earnings

  • Both GAIN Capital and FXCM cited problems in June from market making of index CFDs which erased strong operating results from April in June.
Sunday, 09/08/2015 | 12:05 GMT by Ron Finberg
Data

Fintech Spotlight: Will Symphony Unbundle Finance and Slay Bloomberg?

  • As Symphony emerges from private beta to public, will the Wall Street backed platform meet expectations of disrupting the terminal sector.
Sunday, 09/08/2015 | 08:38 GMT by Ron Finberg
Brokers

FXCM Volumes Down 13% in July on Overall Summer Decline

  • Summer was in session as FXCM reported falling volumes during July for both its retail and institutional divisions.
Thursday, 06/08/2015 | 20:39 GMT by Ron Finberg
Brokers

GAIN Capital Swings to Q2 Loss Due to Falling Equity Index Revenue Capture

  • GAIN Capital has reported a loss of $8.8 million due to “unusually adverse trading conditions across indices” during the Q2 period.
Thursday, 06/08/2015 | 11:54 GMT by Ron Finberg
Analysis

GAIN Capital and FXCM Q2 Financial Reports Preview

  • With FXCM and GAIN Capital both set to release their Q2 financial reports today, we have reviewed areas of their businesses which we will be watching.
Thursday, 06/08/2015 | 07:39 GMT by Ron Finberg
Data

LMAX Exchange to Spread Their Name around the World in Global Yacht Race

  • LMAX is joining the ranks of yachting sponsors today as they are sponsoring a team for the upcoming Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
Wednesday, 05/08/2015 | 13:50 GMT by Ron Finberg
Products

SpotOption Launches Bitcoin Denominated Accounts

  • BitPlutos is the first binary options broker to launch using bitcoin denominated accounts powered by SpotOption's binary options platform.
Wednesday, 05/08/2015 | 13:30 GMT by Ron Finberg
P2P Lending

LendingClub Originations Nearly Hit $2B in Q2 as Revenues Beat Forecasts

  • LendingClub reported better than expected revenues and boosted forecasts for the rest of the year as the P2P lender released its financials.
Wednesday, 05/08/2015 | 10:02 GMT by Ron Finberg
Execution

FX Volumes Drop 19% on EBS During July as Summer Trading Cooling the Markets

  • Interdealer broker ICAP has announced trading results of its electronic platforms. In FX, volumes on EBS were 19% lower to $82.1 billion.
Wednesday, 05/08/2015 | 08:27 GMT by Ron Finberg
Investing

TradeHero Becomes WarrantHero for Macquarie on the Bursa Malaysia

  • TradeHero has joined forces with Macquarie to create WarrantHero, a virtual trading app of structured warrants on the Bursa Malaysia.
Tuesday, 04/08/2015 | 13:35 GMT by Ron Finberg
Technology

Takeprofit Technology Launches Automated Risk Analysis and Hedging Tool

  • Providing a solution for brokers to automatically move customers from A to B book, Takeprofit Technology has released Detox Risk Classifier
Tuesday, 04/08/2015 | 10:16 GMT by Ron Finberg
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