Robbie McDonnell joins Eventus as Sales Director, Australia & New Zealand
August 24, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Eventus hires industry veteran Robbie McDonnell as Sales Director, Australia & New Zealand

Robbie McDonnell said: Eventus has been growing by leaps and bounds, with industry-leading technology for trade surveillance and management of market risk. The firm is helping financial institutions navigate an ever-changing and complex marketplace with an easy-to-use platform they can easily customize to their unique needs. I’m just delighted to be part of the next…

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August 23, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly data: focus on Jackson Hole and how high the Fed might go

Key data this week Bold indicates the most important releases for this symbol. Wednesday 24 August 12:30 GMT: durable goods orders (July) - consensus 0.6%, previous 1.9% Thursday 25 August 6:00 GMT: German quarterly GDP growth (final, Q2) - consensus nil, previous 0.8% 6:00 GMT: German annual GDP growth (final, Q2) - consensus 1.4%, previous…

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August 23, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Industry veteran Sophie Squillacioti joins INFINOX as Head of Asia

Squillacioti has twenty years of industry and management experience. She joins INFINOX from BDSwiss, where she served as Head of Asia. She also spent two and a half years at BlackBull Markets as Managing Director, China. Previously based in Shanghai, Squillacioti will be joining INFINOX’s Dubai office. Robert Berkeley, CEO of INFINOX, said: Sophie’s addition…

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Crypto.com
August 23, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto.com announces completion of SOC 2 Type II Compliance audit

Jason Lau, Chief Information Security Officer of Crypto.com, said: Achieving SOC 2 Type II certification is yet another step in reinforcing Crypto.com’s continuous commitment to security and data privacy by design. With the ever-evolving threat landscape, we will continue to ensure we maintain the highest level of security and data privacy so our customers can…

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Hazim Macky appointed as NinjaTrader Group’s CTO
August 23, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Hazim Macky joins NinjaTrader Group as CTO

Prior to joining NinjaTrader, Macky worked at US cryptocurrency cash exchange Coinme, where he served as VP of Engineering & CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) since January 2021. While there, he ran the engineering, infrastructure and security, and data analytics organizations. Before that, Macky served as Director, Financial Systems of Remitly, a digital financial services…

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Appital
August 23, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Appital and Turquoise introduce algorithmic BookBuilder for buy-side investors

Dr Robert Barnes, Group Head of Securities Trading & CEO Turquoise Global Holdings at London Stock Exchange Group, said: Where bookbuilding is the appropriate mechanism to find the right price for large block trades, Appital Turquoise BookBuilder™ innovates with the world's first automation of buyside bookbuilding seamlessly integrating STP trading to settlement. According to the…

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Credit Suisse
August 22, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Credit Suisse reveals new appointments to executive board

Joshi’s career spans three decades. During this time, he held various senior investment banking roles across different regions, helping oversee a series of businesses as well as complex transformation projects. Francesca McDonagh will start her new role as Group COO on 19 September 2022. In her new position, she will support the Group CEO in…

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Ripple
August 22, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Ripple introduces RippleNet’s ODL in Brazil

By using ODL, Travelex will deliver near instant settlement and constant access to liquidity, allowing its customers to better grow and scale their business. Travelex will support payments between Mexico and Brazil at launch, however the company revealed plans to support more corridors and use cases, including internal treasury and bulk small and medium-sized enterprises…

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