Business Excellence 2019

30 Acquisition International - 2019 Business Excellence Awards The Industry Spread: Best Online Global Trading Industry News Resource 2019 Seeking to offer informative, insightful news and insight, the Industry Spread is a premium news and information portal tailor-made for the global trading industry. Having recognised the firm in this year’s Business Excellence Awards Acquisition International Magazine profile it to find out more about the services it has to offer. ince its inception in 2016 the Industry Spread has been working tirelessly to provide its users with up-to-the-minute insight and unrivalled knowledge. The firm’s informative website provides the B2B trading industry with all the information they need to keep informed about trading technology, changing global regulations, new industry partnerships and announcements of the latest executive moves. Alongside typical topics such as FX and Cryptocurrencies, the news portal covers all exchange traded markets as well as OTC products. The Industry Spread also provides featured news stories where our team of global journalists have investigated a specific industry topic or trending issue which the trading industry is facing. Every piece of data and content the site publishes is sourced directly from the industry so that clients know it is completely reliable and up-to-date. Over the years, the industry spread has built a specialised team designed to deliver the information users need to know about what is happening in the global markets today and what they need to be aware of. Each commentator has experience working for some of the top financial institutions in the world, managing trading desks as well as, in some cases, being responsible for Managing Funds across the Equities, FX, Futures, interest rates and Bonds spaces. S Company: The Industry Spread Contact: Brendan Gunn Website: https://theindustryspread.com As a result, the information they provide will keep users informed and ready for any client meeting, lunch or “coffee” with a colleague or fellow industry professional. It is not designed to give out minute- by-minute updates, but rather a comprehensive overview of the markets. This expert team is led by Michael Moran, an experienced global markets professional who currently writes a daily markets commentary. Moran has traded currencies for over 30 years, having worked in dealing rooms of many major banks from all over the globe. He lives in Sydney with his wife, 5 children, 2 grandsons and another one coming. He still loves trading and talking about the currency markets. All of them! He began his career as an assistant dealer in money markets and foreign exchange with Lloyds Bank. He has worked in Hongkong, Manila, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney. He’s traded through the 1985 Plaza Accord, Paul Keating’s 1986 “banana republic” statement, the Asian Currency Crisis in 1997, and the 9/11 New York Twin Tower terrorist strike. Later he took the task of speaking to sales team of the banks he worked at (Lloyds, NAB, CBA) during the daily morning meetings. Other traders hated this job, but Moran developed a liking for commentating and putting forward his views on currencies, in the process helping others, which he still does today. Moran wrote briefly for Invast Global before taking the position as a Senior Analyst for Royal Financial Trading. He currently is a Responsible Manager in Compliance for Transferwise Ltd, Pty, a global money transfer firm where he advises the Treasury team. Having spent the last 10 years of his trading career managing the Emerging Markets and Asian currency desks of NAB and CBA, he formulates much of his market analysis from their movements. “Each commentator has experience working for some of the top financial institutions in the world, managing trading desks as well as, in some cases, being responsible for Managing Funds across the Equities, FX, Futures, interest rates and Bonds spaces.”