Lisbon became Malta on May 25 as The Ritz Hotel became the hottest place to be for celebrities, politicians and financial companies as Malta-based Exante celebrated its first award ceremony in style to a packed audience.

Exante was founded in 2011 with the aim to design, produce and support cutting-edge infrastructure for greater financial market accessibility and pricing transparency

Exante was founded in March 2011 with the aim to design, produce and support cutting-edge infrastructure for greater financial market accessibility and pricing transparency.

The company has never been out of the news, receiving worldwide coverage from the likes of the Financial Times due to its ATP (automatic trading platform) and most recently its Bitcoin fund which has created a ‘buzz’ within the financial arena.

“Exante has done Malta proud in achieving such massive growth in such a short time,” said Raymond Bondin, Malta’s chargé d’affaires in Portugal. “This has been one of the best networking and award events I have ever attended and a very enjoyable evening,” he added. Max Keiser, presenter at Russia Today, was among the many guests at The Ritz as were journalists from Bloomberg and Forbes.

All the major financial institutions attended the event, with many banks sending employees from overseas. The award ceremony itself saw awards given to high achievers in 2012. Portugal was presented by local celebrities from television and radio.

“Exante is proud of our success and we are delighted to present awards to people who have made an impact in the financial industry,” stated Alexey Kirienko, chairperson of Exante.

“We look forward to next year’s event and we continue to be very optimistic about Exante’s’s future.”

Exante is a ‘next generation’ prime broker whose headquarters are based in Portomaso tower with offices in Russia and Singapore.