Wednesday preview: ICAP looking for revival in voice broking volumes
On Wednesday, the market will get the first word on whether the looked-for upturn in activity on the voice broking side of ICAP's business has occurred.
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On Wednesday, the market will get the first word on whether the looked-for upturn in activity on the voice broking side of ICAP's business has occurred.
Back in November ICAP was seeing disappointing levels of activity for its telephone-based services, as banks reduced their appetite for risk at the end of their financial years, but the inter-dealer broker said this was to be expected, and it was hopeful that 2012 would bring a revival of volumes in its voice markets.
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Spencer, until October 2010 the treasurer of the Conservative party and therefore well connected politically, has reportedly had it on good authority that the UK would veto any attempt to introduce the FTT.
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ICAP is projected to earn £1.72bn in revenue in the year to the end of March 2012.
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