GFI Group
On-Sef FX trading hits September high
FIA reports a 32% leap in volumes since August
RJ O’Brien snaps up The Kyte Group
The wholesale broker strengthens its European business as GFI Group offloads one of its subsidiaries following sale to BGC
BGC clinches GFI deal as hostile bid draws to a close
Broker succeeds in its quest for rival GFI after drawn-out takeover battle
BGC and CME make further offers for GFI
GFI Group to vote on offers on January 27, as CME Group and BGC Partners continue to battle it out for the US broker's assets
BGC issues letter to GFI shareholders in battle for broker
The war between BGC and CME over brokerage house GFI looks set to come to a head, following months of counteroffers
CME ups bid for GFI as competition for broker heats up
CME has stepped up its interest in GFI Group by increasing its bid for the company, as it hopes to complete a buy-out in 2015
FCA clears path for BGC's takeover of GFI
BGC gives GFI shareholders until midnight to decide on its tender offer for the broker, following FCA regulatory clearance
GFI board to review BGC buyout offer
Board still states preference for pre-existing CME deal
Bloomberg Sef sees $60 billion worth of FX trades in first year
Notional value of $59.78 billion passes through the platform's doors in the last 12 months
BGC aims for GFI buyout
Brokerage firm offers $5.25 per share in hostile takeover of rival
CME Fenics purchase sheds light on broker struggles
Need for a cash injection to ride out current low volatility may lead to further sales, say participants
Best swap execution facility: GFI
Markets are going through a perfect storm as regulation, a cyclical downturn and low volatility dampen activity
GFI completes rise to first place in currency options
GFI Group rises from second place in last year's survey to win best broker for currency options
Client on-boarding a challenge for Sefs
Icap is the latest firm to apply for Sef status, but the challenge for new platforms will be to on-board clients by the October 2 compliance deadline
Goldman Sachs hires in FX sales and trading
New hires at Goldman Sachs and Commerzbank while HSBC's prime-brokerage head relocates to Asia
Nomura loses e-FX sales head in New York
Ralitza Fortunova has left the Japanese bank after three-and-a-half years
Trading places, June 10, 2013
New hires at Goldman Sachs, TraderTools, GFI, ECU and CRT Capital
GFI eyes expansion into PHP through Manila office
Interdealer broker hopes to offer forwards and NDFs in the Philippine peso by year-end, after it opened an office in Manila in January
Trading places, February 25, 2013
New hires at Institutional Liquidity, Legal & General IM and Rule Financial, while GFI Group appoints new chief executive
360T licenses GFI Fenics for options pricing on Tex platform
The Fenics ePricer engine will support options trading on 360T's Tex platform as GFI Fenics broadens out its client base to multibank platforms
GFI Fenics repositions FX options platform as it targets Sef licence
Two years after it was launched, Fenics Trader is to be renamed GFI Direct and operated directly as a GFI subsidiary – a move intended to support its bid for Sef status