.. a ACM é actualmente detida pela RefcoFX, provavelmente a maior corretora de cambios a nível mundial. Parece-me muito pouco improvável que isso seja verdade.
Aqui fica a notícia:
"ACM ADVANCED CURRENCY MARKETS SA, SIGNS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH REFCO GROUP Ltd., LLC
Company aims for Rapid Growth and Expanding Market share
GENEVA, June 29th, 2004 – ACM Advanced Currency Markets SA, a leading foreign exchange execution services company, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Refco Group Ltd., LLC. Although financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Refco will acquire a majority stake in ACM.
ACM is a rapidly expanding provider of foreign exchange execution services for retail and institutional customers. Its proprietary trading platform is enabled with “Flash and Java” technology and accessible from anywhere in the world. ACM considers itself to be “the most competitive online FX broker in the world.”
Refco is one of the world’s largest global execution and clearing firm for derivatives as well as a fast-growing provider of prime brokerage services in the fixed income and foreign exchange (FX) markets. Across its products and markets the company offers its customers unconflicted access to markets, high service levels and leading technology. Refco has capitalized on the growth in exchange traded products by building a leading global derivatives brokerage market share through strategic acquisitions, such as Lind-Waldock and MacFutures, as well as organic growth. Refco’s derivatives platform offers its diversified customer base unparalled access to the full range of derivative products traded on any exchange in the world.
Lloyd La Marca, Vice President of ACM said, “We are delighted to have Refco as a partner and majority shareholder. Refco provides ACM with the financial resources and experience to help rapidly grow our expanding customer base. Refco has a global structure enabling ACM to be effective round the clock. Refco has proven its ability to expand our business while fulfilling our customer’s needs. As part of the agreement with Refco, the management team will remain the same and will retain a significant ownership stake in the company.”
Nicholas Bang, Commercial director of ACM said, “We are a leader in retail foreign exchange dealing and have enjoyed an exponential growth rate. Since the inception of our company, our aim has been to become the definitive world leaders in our field; now with the backing of Refco we feel we are on the right path to achieving that goal. We will continue to offer state-of-the-art electronic trading platforms with unbeatable conditions to our existing and future clients.”
Commenting on the transaction, Sandy Maggio, Director of Refco FX Associates said, “ACM has a global client base with particular strength in the Middle East and Central Europe.” The acquisition of ACM compliments our existing FX business and provides Refco with access to a growing population of FX clients. ACM’s proven trading platforms are widely accepted as state of the art and we welcome ACM’s products to our FX service offering.
About ACM Advanced Currency Markets SA
ACM (www.ac-markets.com) is the world’s most competitive retail online foreign exchange broker providing unbeatable spreads and unparalleled execution methodology coupled with innovative proprietary technology. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, ACM has used its high traffic web network to acquire an important worldwide client base and has rapidly risen to be recognized as a leader in the field. ACM is already, by far, the largest retail foreign exchange execution provider in Switzerland.
About Refco Group Ltd., LLC
Refco Group Ltd., LLC (www.refco.com) is a diversified financial services organization with operations in 14 countries, USD 20 billion in total assets, 3000 employees and an extensive global institutional and retail client base of 250,000 customers. Refco Group’s worldwide subsidiaries are members of principal U.S. and international exchanges, and are among the most active members of futures exchanges in Chicago, New York, London, Frankfurt, Paris and Singapore. In addition to its futures brokerage activities, Refco is a major broker of cash market products, including foreign exchange, foreign exchange options, government securities, domestic and international equities, emerging market debt, and OTC financial and commodity products. Refco is one of the largest global clearing firms for derivatives."
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