Archive for the ‘Financial Updates’ Category

IG Group profits from H1 market volatility

January 18, 2012Peter No Comments »

IG Group Holdings plc has reported strong earnings growth in the 6 months up to November, helped by volatile markets. The company which operates IG Index reported a 28% increase in net trading revenues to £195.5m for the period.

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Record daily UK trades for LCG

January 10, 2012Janice No Comments »

London Capital Group Holdings plc (LCG) has reported a 13% rise in revenues to £39.0m for the year ended December 31st 2011, following considerable growth witnessed during the second half of the financial year as a result of market volatility.

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Growth costs widen WorldSpreads Loss

November 30, 2011Janice No Comments »

WorldSpreads reported a wider six-month pre-tax loss of 625,000 euros compared with 439,000 euros last year after the company spent more on infrastructure and marketing

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Revenues up 23% at IG Group

November 29, 2011Peter No Comments »

In a trading update for the first half ending November 30, British financial spread betting provider IG Group stated that first-half revenue should rise 23%, with trading volumes boosted by market volatility.

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Market Volatility leads WorldSpreads to H1 Growth

September 30, 2011Janice No Comments »

Financial spread betting company WorldSpreads says August was the busiest trading month in its history.

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CMC Markets posts £23.7m Loss

September 25, 2011Janice No Comments »

CMC Markets registered a pre-tax loss of £23.7m for the year ending March 2011, up from £13m in the previous year.

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IG benefits from Volatile Markets‎

August 22, 2011Andy No Comments »

IG Group issued a trading note today stating that it has benefited from heavy trading business in the past few weeks as stock markets, shares and commodities have swung wildly.

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London Capital Group lifts First-Half Profits

August 18, 2011Andy No Comments »

London Capital Group, which the flagship spread betting company Capital Spreads has released its first-half results for the year today posting first-half profit before tax of £2.69

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London Capital Group Trading Statement

July 7, 2011Andy No Comments »

London Capital Group Holdings plc (“the Group” or “LCG”), the financial services holding company behind Capital Spreads has released a trading statement today to cover the first half of the present financial year ended 30 June 2011.

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Higher Marketing and Investment Costs lead WorldSpreads into the Red ‎

July 1, 2011Andy No Comments »

WorldsSpreads Group plc has today announced its full year results for the twelve months ended 31 March 2011. Marketing and investment expenses have taken their toil.

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IG Group Will Close ExtraBet Sports-Betting Unit to Focus on Finance

June 9, 2011Janice No Comments »

With the company expecting to record a 7% increase in trading revenues to £320m for the year ended May 31st 2011, IG Group Holdings plc said Thursday that it has been unable to secure the sale of its underperforming Extrabet business and will therefore wind down the online sports betting business.

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London Capital looking forward to rest of year with confidence

May 24, 2011Peter No Comments »

The Board of London Capital Group Holdings plc (“the Group”), the financial spread betting has reported that key performance indicators for the first four months of the year remain positive.

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WorldSpreads expects a 25% Rise in Revenues

March 31, 2011Andy No Comments »

Financial spread betting provider WorldSpreads has released a pre-close trading update today stating that it is expecting revenue growth of about 25% for the year ending March 31, 2011.

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Worldspreads Warns on Revenue Slowdown

January 30, 2011Andy No Comments »

The CEO of spread betting group WorldSpreads has warned investors that revenues from its divisions in continental European markets haven’t risen as quickly as initially anticipated and that it may take some months before the performance improves.

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Japanese trouble rocks IG’s shares

January 20, 2011Peter No Comments »

Shares in spread betting firm IG Group took a battering earlier this week, as regulatory concerns in its Japanese division saw it rack up a loss in the first half of the year.

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