Steffy Bogdanova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced writer and journalist, working in the global online trading sector, Steffy is the Editor of LeapRate. She has previous experience as a copywriter and has been with the company since January 2020. Steffy has a British and American Studies degree from St. Kliment Ochridski University in Sofia.
Dukascopy bank
April 28, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Dukascopy ends 2022 with a 200% jump in profit

Additionally, the Group revealed that its consolidated subsidiaries, including Dukascopy Japan and Dukascopy Europe, were also profitable in 2022. Veronika and Andrey Duka co-Chief Executive Officers, said: Despite all complexities and challenges of the financial year 2022, the Bank's profit is 200% higher than the profit for 2021. All of the Bank's subsidiar ies were…

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Tradeweb
April 27, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Tradeweb plans to acquire electronic trading platform Yieldbroker

The official announcement detailed that the deal will leverage both firms’ trading solutions and industry experience to create more liquid, transparent and efficient fixed income markets. Through the acquisition, Yieldbroker will gain access to domestic client network, including superannuation funds, as well as Tradeweb’s global multi-asset platform, liquidity and technology. The companies also believe that…

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April 27, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

GCEX extends partnership with Komainu to offer staking services

The official announcement highlighted that through the extension of their collaboration, GCEX can provide its clients with access to Komainu’s staking solutions, allowing them to earn rewards on their digital assets while remaining under secure, segregated custody. GCEX CEO, Lars Holst commented: We are delighted to extend our partnership with Komainu, giving our clients access…

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April 26, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Liquidnet and TP ICAP Midcap to provide block liquidity in European SMEs

Liquidnet's recent partnership aligns with their objective of resolving intricate liquidity and execution challenges encountered by their members. Chris Jackson, Global Head of Equity Strategy and Head of EMEA Equities at Liquidnet said: Finding block liquidity in small and mid-cap names remains a challenge for most asset managers. It’s a challenge that often goes beyond…

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Nomura
April 26, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Nomura ends the financial year with net revenue down 2%

Kentaro Okuda, Nomura President and Group CEO, said:  We reported net revenue of 1,335.6 billion yen and net income of 92.8 billion yen for the full year, both representing a year on year decline amid volatile markets due to heightened geopolitical risks, inflation and central bank monetary policy tightening. Q4 results The Japanese company saw…

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April 26, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Equiti Capital UK appoints Liam Conway as chief executive officer

Conway has been with Equiti Capital UK since 2018 when he joined the company as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In December 2021, he became Deputy Group CFO for the global Equiti Group. The company highlighted that while in that role, he has led initiatives and drove improvements in operational efficiencies that resulted in substantial…

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April 26, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance pulls out of Voyager deal

Voyager announced the deal was stopped on Twitter, saying it received a letter from Binance. The crypto bank said it plans to use a "toggle option" in their bankruptcy plan to directly reimburse investors whose assets have been frozen since July. Voyager stated: Today, we received a letter from Binance.US terminating the asset purchase agreement.…

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