Institutional Investment & Trading

The global COVID-19 outbreak could worsen business and funding conditions as well as changing private FinTechs’ exit options, according to a new report.

H1 2021 surpasses entirety of 2020 funding by $4.4bn, boosted by large deals over $50m

UK commission-free stock trading app Lightyear has raised $1.5m from a pre-seed funding round.

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face. While policies like the Paris Agreement attempt to change the world to have a net-zero emissions impact, there are still billions of dollars invested each year into harmful industries, such as fossil fuels. As pressure on climate change rises, could firms start to focus more on ESG funds?

Goji, a direct lending investment manager and technology platform has raised an undisclosed round of funding.

Free stock trading platform Robinhood has reportedly closed a $350m new round of funding which values the company at $5.6bn.

Online alternative investment company iCapital Network is set to acquire the Private Equity Access Fund Platform from Deutsche Bank.

FlexTrade Systems, a renowned leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, and LSEG have announced a significant partnership.

Canada-based electronic market for institutional investors CanDeal has revealed an ownership restructuring.

Of the 41 FinTech investment deals last week, companies in three sectors, in particular, proved to be exceptionally successful as the list of FinTech unicorns continues to grow.