On 7 July 2011, the Exchange Management Board admitted another two investment firms to operation on the WSE. VTB Capital will operate on the WSE in the scope of securities trading on own account and BNP Paribas Arbitrage in the scope of trading in securities and derivatives on own account.
“The more members of the Stock Exchange from the eastern markets, as well as those to the west from Warsaw, the better opportunities for investors, which is the main result of the WSE development strategy.” – commented Mr. Ludwik Sobolewski, the President & CEO of WSE.
VTB Capital plc is a member of VTB Group responsible for investment banking and a strategic company of the Group. The main shareholder of VTB Group and VTB Capital is JSC VTB Bank, Russia’s second biggest bank by assets.
Since its foundation in 2008, VTB Capital has taken part in more than 164 issues of shares and bonds, raising more than US$ 87.8 billion, mainly for clients in Russia. In 2010, VTB Capital ranked #1 Treasury bonds dealer and #1 M&A adviser in Russia. In 2010, VTB Capital research team was ranked #1 in Russia according to Thomson Reuters Extel Survey and Institutional Investor. VTB Capital offers a broad range of financial services in the investment banking sector including IPOs, SPOs, M&A advisory.
VTB Capital operates from offices in Moscow, London, Singapore and Dubai.
BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC is a member of BNP Paribas S.A. Group, one of the biggest financial groups world-wide (according to Standard & Poor’s). The Group has a presence in over 80 countries and more than 205 thousand employees, including over 105 thousand on its four domestic retail banking markets (Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg).
BNP Paribas Group has key positions in its three core businesses:
- Retail Banking;
- Corporate & Investment Banking;
- Investment Solutions.
BNP Paribas Arbitrage is part of the Investment Solutions segment, operates on many stock exchange markets and holds member status of the main European markets.
The Warsaw Stock Exchange has members in 13 countries: Hungary, the Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, Romania, Slovakia, Lithuania and Estonia. For a complete list visit www.gpw.pl.