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Interviews

As Morgan Stanley Leaves R3 Questions Arise about its Value and Commerciality

A blockchain expert explains why major banks might have decided to bail out on the R3 consortium.

Thursday, 24/11/2016 | 11:11 GMT by Avi Mizrahi

Executive Moves

GFT Group Adds David Collins as its Head of Financial Services

Mr. Collins joins GFT Group in a new role, having worked in several stops across the financial services industry

Monday, 03/10/2016 | 09:06 GMT by Jeff Patterson

Brokers

Saxo Bank Appoints GFT Group to Identify New Business Efficiencies

GFT Group is a top business consulting company aiming to assist global financial institutions.

Tuesday, 02/08/2016 | 13:59 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko

Education Center

Blockchain Can Revolutionize Wall Street but Needs New Regulatory Framework

GFT's Robert Henry explains how he sees blockchain technology developing in 2016 and entering the mainstream financial world.

Tuesday, 16/02/2016 | 14:28 GMT by Avi Mizrahi

Executive Moves

GFT Group Taps John Downing as its Newest Programme Manager

Mr. Downing joins GFT with over two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and enterprise architect.

Friday, 22/01/2016 | 10:55 GMT by Jeff Patterson

Technology

Financial Service Sector Boosts GFT Group Nine-Month Results

Demand for new solutions and acquisitions are behind the robust performance

Thursday, 12/11/2015 | 17:25 GMT by Irina Slav

Brokers

How GAIN Capital Reached Fortune's Fastest Growing Companies List

A complete timeline of the deals that helped the NYSE-listed brokerage achieve its remarkable growth over the last three years.

Sunday, 06/09/2015 | 11:24 GMT by Avi Mizrahi

Brokers

GAIN Capital Consolidates Retail Business into City Index & Forex.com

Under a restructuring plan the broker will be phasing out a couple of brands it has acquired over the years, including GFT

Wednesday, 24/06/2015 | 10:57 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko

Brokers

Analysis: GAIN Capital's Negative Balances Only $2.5 Million

Following the release of record revenues, today we take a deeper look into figures from GAIN Capital's Q4 2014 report, analyst presentation and conference call: as GFT synergies are met, retail growth remains minimal.

Tuesday, 03/03/2015 | 15:28 GMT by Ron Finberg

Technology

Consulting Firm Rule Financial Makes Way for GFT UK after Official Rebranding Completed

Consulting firm for the capital markets sector, Rule Financial, has been renamed as GFT UK by its parent entity GFT Group. The announcement comes 6 months after the German-listed firm acquired the British consulting firm.

Thursday, 08/01/2015 | 18:44 GMT by Adil Siddiqui

Analysis

GAIN Capital's Forex.com Japanese Arm Acquires the FX Customers of Planex Trade

The transition is supposed to happen seamlessly wihtput interruption of services with the company's existing customers being able to continue using the Dealbook 360 platform under the Forex.com brand.

Thursday, 14/08/2014 | 16:19 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko

Analysis

GAIN Capital: The $40 Million Dollar Question

The earnings presentation by the company's CEO and CFO last night gave an insight as to where might investors be carefully looking at to assess the next key fundamental for GAIN Capital's share price performance.

Tuesday, 12/08/2014 | 21:57 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko

Brokers

GAIN Capital's Retail Trading Activity Jumps in July

Trading volumes rise in July at GAIN Capital. The leading global provider of FX derivatives saw total Retail volumes rise 10% MoM, however volumes at its institutional division dipped 17% in the same period.

Monday, 11/08/2014 | 20:54 GMT by Adil Siddiqui

Regulation

FXCM Joins the Australian CFD Forum Call to Require Mandatory Segregation of Client Funds

IG Markets, GFT Global Markets and CMC Markets created the Australian CFD Forum to petition the regulator to apply harsher consumer protection laws on brokers. AxiTrader protest the law as anti-competitive.

Sunday, 01/06/2014 | 19:45 GMT by Avi Mizrahi

Regulation

Global Futures & Forex Ltd (GFT) to Pay $200K Fine by CFTC to Settle Capital Violation Charges

The order settles charges against Global Futures & Forex, Ltd. (GFT) over a failure to comply with minimum financial requirements that occurred between December 2010 and November 2012, prior to the GCAP acquisition.

Monday, 19/05/2014 | 18:05 GMT by Steven Hatzakis

Brokers

GAIN Capital Annual Report: GFT Deal on Track, but Litigation Pending

Following the release of their Q4 and Full Year 2013 results last month, GAIN Capital has published their 10-K Annual Report filing with the SEC this week. The report showed that the GFT deal was on track.

Wednesday, 19/03/2014 | 19:37 GMT by Ron Finberg

Brokers

Mergers and Acquisitions in 2013 - Review and Analysis

From the FXCM-GAIN Capital-GFT saga to Thomson Reuters’ acquisitions to the merger of GETCO and Knight Capital forming KCG, Forex Magnates examined the reasons that made M&A such a hot trend last year.

Saturday, 01/02/2014 | 08:39 GMT by Avi Mizrahi

Brokers

2014 Forex Industry Predictions: M&A, Regulation, and Digital Currencies

Following last year’s popular 2013 predictions post, the team at Forex Magnates have come up with our newest forecasts for this year. See what we think about coming IPOs, M&A activity, regulation, and of course, bitcoins.

Thursday, 02/01/2014 | 10:58 GMT by Ron Finberg

Brokers

November Forex Industry Review: New Products Galore

It was an active month for the forex industry during November. Led by many new product launches, financial releases, the Forex Magnates London Summit, diverse volumes, and bitcoin trading, the month had a bit of everything.

Monday, 02/12/2013 | 10:57 GMT by Ron Finberg

Brokers

GAIN Capital Publishes GFT's Three Year Financial Accounts: Steady Revenue Downturn

GAIN Capital has today published full financial details for GFT and its subsidiaries for three years including 2010, 2012 and 2013 in the 8-K form which the company submitted to the SEC on September 24.

Monday, 18/11/2013 | 22:50 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod

Brokers

GAIN Capital Posts Metrics For October: Retail ADVs Up, Institutional ADVs Down

GAIN Capital has today announced its monthly metrics for October 2013, with an increase of 43.3% MoM in total retail trading volume along with high ADVs, whereas the company's institutional ADVs receded by 4.5% MoM.

Monday, 11/11/2013 | 13:19 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod

Brokers

GAIN Capital Quarterly Earnings, A Closer Look

Shares of GAIN Capital have fallen slightly since the broker reported its Q3 earnings last Thursday. Taking a deeper look we analyze the broker's report, acquisition of GFT, and prospects for the future.

Sunday, 03/11/2013 | 15:10 GMT by Ron Finberg

Analysis

GAIN Capital Announced Q3 Metrics, Reports 52% Increase in Net Revenue

The FX broker reported retail OTC trading volume of $394.8 billion, up 42% from $278.7 billion Q3 2012. GAIN's CEO attributes the retail OTC trading increase to the acquisition of GFT during the quarter.

Thursday, 31/10/2013 | 12:51 GMT by Avi Mizrahi

Brokers

Exclusive: Q3 2013 US Retail Forex Broker Profitability Report, IB #1

Forex Magnates is once again publishing US retail forex account profitability and active users. Overall, among reporting brokers, active account totaled 99,390, with weighted profitability at 34.2%, both below Q2 numbers.

Monday, 21/10/2013 | 17:56 GMT by Ron Finberg

Brokers

Diversification On The Agenda - OANDA Purchases Social Trading Network Currensee

OANDA, one the handful of retail FX firms still operating in America, has today announced that it is to purchase Currensee, alluding to a potential need for diversification of service offering to stay in the market.

Tuesday, 24/09/2013 | 22:00 GMT by Andrew Saks McLeod

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