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FRANK OWENS LTD

50 MAIN STREET, LIMAVADY, CO L'DERRY,

Company Overview

About Frank Owens Ltd

FRANK OWENS LTD was founded on 2002-11-18 and has its registered office in Co L'derry. The organisation's status is listed as "Active". Frank Owens Ltd is a Private Limited Company registered in with Companies House and the accounts submission requirement is categorised as TOTAL EXEMPTION SMALL

·         Annual turnover is £6.5 million or less

·         The balance sheet total is £ 3.26 million or less

·         Employs 50 or less employees

·         Company is exempt from audit

Key Data

Company Name

FRANK OWENS LTD

Legal Registered Office

50 MAIN STREET

LIMAVADY

CO L'DERRY

Filing Information

Company Number           NI044715

Date formed                     2002-11-18

Country                              

Origin Country                United Kingdom

Type                                  Private Limited Company

CompanyStatus               Active

Lastest accounts              31/03/2015

Account next due            31/12/2016

Latest return                   18/11/2015

Return next due               16/12/2016

Type of accounts              TOTAL EXEMPTION SMALL

Last Datalog update:       2016-06-05 13:40:58

Primary Source:               Companies House

BGC Partners Limited Tokyo to Buy Sunrise Brokers to Boost Equity Derivatives

BGC Partners Announces Agreement to Acquire Sunrise Brokers, a Leading Financial Brokerage for Equity Derivatives

LONDON - July 19, 2016 - BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners,” “BGC,” or “the Company”) a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the businesses of Sunrise Brokers Group (“Sunrise Brokers”), an independent financial brokerage with a leading reputation in worldwide equity derivatives.

“This transaction enables us to further expand our equity derivatives offering and complements our existing financial services business,” said Shaun D. Lynn, President, BGC Partners. “As a recognized leader in its market segments, Sunrise Brokers is clearly a valuable addition to the BGC family of brands.”  In 2015, Sunrise Brokers was voted overall Number One Equity Products Broker of the Year by Risk magazine for the ninth year running and Number One Equity Exotic Derivatives for the thirteenth year running.

Details of the transaction were not disclosed, and completion of the transaction is subject to legal and regulatory approvals and certain closing conditions. Sunrise Brokers generated consolidated revenues of approximately $90 million in the financial year ending December 31, 2015.

About BGC Partners, Inc.:

BGC Partners is a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets.  BGC owns GFI Group Inc., a leading intermediary and provider of trading technologies and support services to the global OTC and listed markets.  The Company’s Financial Services offerings include fixed income securities, interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, commodities, futures, and structured products. BGC provides a wide range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer services, clearing, trade compression, post trade, information, and other services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions.  Through brands including FENICS, BGC Trader, and BGC Market Data, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to numerous financial instruments and markets.  Real Estate Services are offered through brands including Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Newmark Cornish & Carey, ARA, Computerized Facility Integration, Landauer Valuation & Advisory, and Excess Space.  Under these names, the Company provides a wide range of commercial real estate services, including leasing and corporate advisory, investment sales and financial services, consulting, project and development management, and property and facilities management.

BGC’s customers include many of the world’s largest banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, property owners, real estate developers, and investment firms. BGC’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol (NASDAQ: BGCP).  BGC also has an outstanding bond issuance of Senior Notes due June 15, 2042, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol (NYSE: BGCA).  BGC Partners is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick. For more information, please visit http://www.bgcpartners.com.

BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, FENICS, FENICS.COM, Capitalab, Swaptioniser, Newmark, Grubb & Ellis, and Grubb are trademarks, registered trademarks and/or service marks of BGC Partners, Inc. and/or its affiliates.  Knight Frank is a service mark of Knight Frank (Nominees) Limited.

About Sunrise Brokers:

Founded in 1991, Sunrise Brokers offers broking services across equity, credit, FX, hybrid and commodity derivative asset classes. Sunrise Brokers was voted as overall number one Equity Products Broker for the ninth consecutive year by Risk magazine in 2015. The firm covers its markets globally from its offices in London, New York and Hong Kong. Sunrise Brokers LLP is Authorized and Regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority. Sunrise Brokers (Hong Kong) Ltd is licensed in Hong Kong by the Securities and Futures Commission. Sunrise Brokers LLC is a FINRA Member Firm in the USA. Please see www.sunrisebrokers.com for more information.

Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements about BGC Partners

Statements in this document regarding BGC’s businesses that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. Except as required by law, BGC undertakes no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements.  For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see BGC’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors set forth in its public filings, including the most recent Form 10-K and any updates to such risk factors contained in subsequent Forms 10-Q or Forms 8-K.

Media Contact: Sarah Lukashok

+ 44 (0) 20 7894 7056

Investor Relations Contact: Jason McGruder

+ 44 (0) 20 7894 5057

FINRA Named One of the Best IT Employers for the 5th Consecutive Year

According to IDG’s Computerworld, FINRA ranks as one of the best places to work in information technology, specifically in the field of financial regulation. It is the fifth consecutive year that FINRA made it to Computerworld’s list of top 100 companies.

Computerworld’s Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Steve Randich said, “FINRA has a lot to provide technologists in terms of a chance to work in pioneering the causes of investor protection and market integrity. We’re proud that Computerworld has contributed to empowering technologists to produce and innovate in accordance to FINRA’s stable role in financial regulation.”

Randich cited as a prime example Comuterworld’s use of the cloud to make storage and processing of vast amounts of information scalable and safe. It has also included improved facility in performing regulatory analysis by technologists. He also said that producing open-source software and hosting hackathons has allowed their technology group in a dynamic environment, inside and outside the company. 

In this year’s list of Best Places to Work in IT, Computerworld had this to say about FINRA, “The employees at this independent, non-governmental regulatory office of securities companies are fully aware that their employer supports them a 100%.” He adds, “FINRA also provides ample parental leave benefits for child birth or adoption, gives a maximum of $5,000 for every child for adoption-related expenses, money for additional emergency support when regular child-care or elder-care is not available, and allows adjustable work schedules to aid workers balance their job and family concerns.

Moreover, FINRA gives workers two paid-vacation-days each year to do social outreach in their communities and their chosen charities.”

This year’s Best Places to Work in IT list have made it to the magical circle of organizations which have produced an innovative and fulfilling IT work environment,” stated Scot Finnie, Computerworld’s Editor-in-Chief. “In a highly competitive world of tech skills, these excellent employers can draw highly-talented IT professionals by offering attractive fringe benefits, fresh educational opportunities, utilization of cutting-edge digital systems and challenging, business-centered ventures.”

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is recognized as the biggest independent securities regulation agency for all firms operating in the United States. FINRA commits to safeguard the interests of the investor as well as the integrity of the securities market through efficient regulation and appurtenant compliance and technology-based systems. FINRA covers substantially every aspect of the securities market – beginning with registration and education of all industry players to evaluation of securities companies, writing regulations, enforcement of such regulations and the federal securities laws, and the education of the investing public in general. Moreover, FINRA conducts investigations and other regulatory tasks for equities and options markets, including trade updates and other related industry services. Finally, FINRA serves as the main administrator for resolutions of disputes for investors and securities firms.