Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Releases Financial Results for 2013
NEW YORK and DUBLIN, Oct. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Limited announced the release of financial results for the year ended 31/12/2013. The results reflect the first full financial year of ownership since Cantor Fitzgerald acquired Dolmen Stockbrokers on 30 November 2012. Profit after tax was €8.002m and reflected a return to operating profitability and an exceptional profit arising from the demutualisation of the Irish Stock Exchange.
"2013 was a year of continued improving fortunes for Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland with the business showing a 34% increase in revenues," said Ronan Reid, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Limited. "Since acquisition, Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland has continued to grow both the Retail Financial Services and Institutional Bond divisions and made additional hires into the Institutional Equity and Investment Banking divisions. Total staff numbers now exceed 100 employees and the Company returned to operating profitability despite significant investment in technology and infrastructure. The business in 2014 has traded profitably year to date to October."
"We are very pleased to announce Cantor's continued growth in Ireland. Our financial results speak to our commitment to the Irish marketplace and the dedication of our team, who remain focused on our goal of delivering superior client service. We look forward to continuing to take advantage of opportunities that directly serve our clients in Ireland and the region," said Shawn P. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Limited.
A full-service sales and trading, research and advisory business, Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Limited provides institutional, corporate and retail clients in Ireland with access to the firm's global distribution platform and breadth of financial products. Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland offers clients institutional bond and equity market trading and dealing, investment banking services, retail stock broking, currency broking, sale of structured products, and pension services, as well as management and advisory services.
About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation has been a proven and resilient leader for over 65 years. Cantor is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 7,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate finance and for its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 22 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S. government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Cantor Fitzgerald's 1,600 employees serve clients through over 35 locations, including major financial centers around the world in the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information please visit www.cantor.com.
Note to Editors: Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick, is the parent entity of Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., led by Chief Executive Officer Shawn P. Matthews.
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