IG Group Holdings has said it notes that Worldspreads has appointed Joint Special Administrators following the identification of a material shortfall in client money and points out this it has no direct financial exposure to that company.
Worldspreads had a UK market share of around 3%, compared to the IG's share of 41%, according to the most recently available market research.
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