Funding?

Hi im new to this forum, I have held shares in IBG for several years and have added a few months back.
Regarding the funding question you all probably know this however was news to me

It seems IBG are in the early initial stages of talks with Freeman Fintech a finance broker in Hong Kong, it appears they do not fund directly however marry up investors with clients.

Is this a good or bad thing? would love to hear your views on this. I would of thought a euro based broker would of been more on the mark.