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Online payment services make big IPO waves this year; Global IPO rankings in 2018
September 11th, 2018
The over $5 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong of Xiaomi, the world’s No. 4 smartphone maker, may have made the biggest splash in the global initial public offering market in the first half of the year, but ...
Global IPO outlook remains robust after promising Q1 2018 results
April 18th, 2018
Despite geopolitical uncertainties and market volatility, global IPO activity in the first three months of 2018 posted strong results to start the year. Global IPO markets raised US$42.8b in Q1 2018, a 28% year-over-year (YOY) increase on Q1 2017. ...
Broker charged with giving special access to IPOs for cash kickbacks
December 20th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Wall Street stockbroker with illegally accepting more than $1 million in undisclosed kickbacks for giving certain customers preferential access to lucrative IPOs, enabling them to reap major trading profits in the secondary ...
IG Group offers first retail IPO on its Investment Platform
May 4th, 2017
IG Group, a global leader in online trading and investing, is offering access to retail IPOs on its Investment Platform for the first time. IG launched the service today, with applications now open for the Global Ports Holding IPO. ...
IPoker withdraws from Poland over new regulatory regime
May 4th, 2017
The mass exodus of gambling entities leaving the Polish market increased this week, after a post on the Gambling Portal Webmasters Association (GWPA) confirmed that all skins on the iPoker Network would cease offering a product from 24 April. ...
Snapchat founders, investors cash out nearly $1 billion in Snap IPO
March 3rd, 2017
Snap Inc.’s initial public offering raised nearly $2.5 billion for Snapchat’s parent company, but it is also raising nearly $1 billion for the founders and early investors. Snap SNAP, +44.00% announced Wednesday evening that it will sell 200 million ...
Snapchat IPO considered overvalued by analysts
March 1st, 2017
Snapchat owner Snap Inc. hopes to fetch between $14 and $16 per share in its initial public offering this week but analysts think it may be overvalued. The popular mobile app, which allows users to send photos and videos ...
FCA proposes reforms to the availability of information in the UK equity IPO process
March 1st, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a Consultation Paper (CP) proposing a package of measures to reform the availability of information during the UK equity initial public offering (IPO) process. The IPO process plays a vital role ...
Snap has officially made public its filings for an IPO
February 4th, 2017
Snap, owner of messaging platform Snapchat, has finally made public its filing for an initial public offering (IPO). The company made many of its financial details public for the first time tonight as it prepares for a $3bn (£2.4bn) ...
FxPro shelves its IPO as FCA crackdown looms
January 5th, 2017
Currency trading firm FxPro shelves float as FCA crackdown looms The online trading platform has shelved its IPO indefinitely amid FCA plans to curb spread-betting risks, Sky News learns. One of the biggest privately owned currency trading brokers operating ...
