Ariel Lao Saxo Bank marketing
March 09, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Saxo Bank Australia hires Ariel Lao from IG as Marketing Manager / CXO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Saxo Capital Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd, the ASIC-licensed Australia arm of Copenhagen based multi-asset broker Saxo Bank, has hired Ariel Lao as its new Marketing Manager and Chief Experience Officer (CXO). Ms. Lao, a University of Melbourne graduate, joins Saxo Bank in Sydney from IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG), where she…

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March 08, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Is Coinbase the next big M&A player?

After Goldman Sachs-funded company Cirle acquired Poloniex, one of Coinbase’s biggest rivals, Coinbase may be on the hunt of lucrative M&A opportunities, as rumored by media. One of the major reasons for press to speculate on Coinbase’s future intentions is the recent appointment of Emilie Choi, a famous dealmaker who previously brought over 40 acquisitions…

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SFC fines
March 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Merrill Lynch fined $1.25 million for failures in the unregistered sales of securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced settled charges against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. company for its failure to perform required gatekeeping functions in the unregistered sales of securities on behalf of a China-based issuer and its affiliates. The SEC’s order found that Merrill Lynch sold almost three million shares of…

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female boss women bosses
March 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Companies appoint women for top roles to benefit from experience

The independent membership organisation, Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), has announced that publicly quoted companies are actively looking to appoint women to top positions to achieve a better boardroom balance and address concerns about diversity in business, as indicated by its newest research. Among quoted companies that recruited for board positions in 2017, 40% explicitly sought out…

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Eze Software expands systematic trading support with Trade Informatics’ START
March 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eze Software bolsters its Eclipse cloud connectivity

The global provider of investment technology, Eze Software, has just announced that it has signed on 60 broker-dealers to provide connectivity for Eze Eclipse, its new, born-in-the-cloud investment management solution. Eze Eclipse, a single unified platform that supports the entire investment workflow, launched in 2017. Eze Software chose 20 emerging equity and event-focused hedge funds as…

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Exchange Data International releases Short Interest feed
March 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exchange Data International releases Short Interest feed

Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing and reference data, has informed the public of the release of its Short Interest service. Short interest is a market sentiment indicator that tells whether investors think a stock's price is likely to fall. It can also be compared over time to examine…

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