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IG Group extends share buybacks after Freetrade acquisition Investing IG Group is set to spend £50m more on share buybacks following its acquisition of trading app Freetrade. In the firm’s six month results to 30 November, the FTSE 250 firm said it would be extending its previous share buyback programme from £150m to £200m. “It is pleasing to show how we can both invest [...]
Freetrade: IG Group swoops for trading app Investing IG Group has acquired stock trading app Freetrade for £160m, as the FTSE 250 firm looks to target a new UK audience of traders. The trading platform, along with its 720,000 customers and £2.5bn in assets, will move to IG Group in mid-2025, subject to regulatory approval, the firm said in a stock exchange notice [...]
IG Group profit sags as trading activity falls Investment IG Group’s revenue sagged three per cent over the last year as the firm struggled to bring in new traders to its core business as market volatility remained subdued. In its results for the year to 31st May, the group said net trading revenue in over-the-counter derivatives (OTC) such as contracts for difference (CFDs) and [...]