When Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) bought CFH Group late last year for $120 million, we knew that they had big plans in store. Playtech (and its founder Teddy Sagi) does not do things small. Well today we are learning about at least one of the company's plans for one of the CFH units, to become a…
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The exit of regulated Binary Options brokers from Cyprus continues. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced that, on 28th April 2017, the CIF Leadtrade Ltd, which provided investment services via the domains www.leadtradeltd.com, www.topoption.com, www.excellenceoption.com, www.prestigeoption.com, www.platiniumoption.com, www.optionsclick.com, renounced its authorisation, pursuant to section 24(1)(b) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated…
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It was one of those weeks in Forex Industry News where things were 'all over the place'. We saw senior executive moves at ADS Securities, ArgusFX, and of course FXCM parent Global Brokerage Inc, which finally replaced CEO Drew Niv. There were regulatory actions. And, the arrest of the owner of a Binary Options brokerage…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that shareholders of online gaming and trading giant Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) have rejected a resolution put forth by the company's board of directors, to issue a one-time grant of 1.5 million Playtech shares to CEO Mor Weizer. Weizer has been CEO of Playtech since 2007. The shareholder…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings made in the US and the UK that New York based global investment bank Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has become one of the largest shareholders of Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC), taking a 5.1% position in the company. Playtech is one of the world's leaders in providing software and systems to the…
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FAM Clearing, LLC, a joint venture between Fortex, Inc., a leading FX ECN trading platform, and Advanced Markets, a wholesale provider of liquidity, technology, and credit solutions to banks and brokers, announced today the two new executive appointments. Satomi Toyoshima has been appointed as a Managing Director of Japan Operations for FAM Clearing. Mrs. Toyoshima brings…
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Some of our most popular, shared and commented-on posts this week in Forex Industry News at LeapRate included: CySEC gets tougher on bonus schemes, banning referral payments, trading competitions, and cash rebates. Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has issued an information circular, providing what it calls “additional guidance” to CIF licensed brokers on the types of bonus…
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It looks like someone is making a big bet on Playtech. Online entrepreneur Teddy Sagi has indicated in filings with the London Stock Exchange that he has sold 13 million shares of publicly traded Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) to the UK arm of Paris based asset manager Boussard & Gavaudan for £113.4 million (USD $138 million). The stake represents about…
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Online gaming and financial trading systems giant Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced its results for 2016, which showed significant improvement across the board in Revenues (up 12% over 2015), EBITDA (up 20%) and Net Profit (up a tidy 42%). The second half of 2016 also saw a nice turnaround, or at least a stabilization, at…
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Online gaming and financial trading systems giant Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) announced today that it has signed a strategic partnership with Featurespace, an industry leader in fraud prevention and risk management software using Adaptive Behavioural Analytics and machine learning. The collaboration will see Featurespace’s ARIC technology solutions integrated into Playtech’s player management system, to provide an enhanced…
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