August 31, 2022 BY Alan Sayer

Citadel Securities Expands Further - Opens Tokyo Office

Citadel said that once it has been granted membership in the Japan Securities Dealers Association, its operations are anticipated to begin under the supervision of Japan's Financial Services Agency. Japan has a highly sophisticated, large and dynamic investor base, and we are excited to strengthen our presence in the country as we continue to expand…

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BidX Markets
August 31, 2022 BY Alan Sayer

BidX Appoints James of James Roddy as Head of Institutional Sales

Roddy has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, previously holding the role of sales director of institutional sales at BOSONIC, a decentralized finance company. Before his role at the DeFi company, Roddy served as business development manager at VIBHS Financial UK. Blackledge added that they are "delighted" to be welcoming Roddy…

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StoneX
August 30, 2022 BY Alan Sayer

StoneX Group Approves Share Repurchase Program

However, in its June quarter, operating revenue fell 3% on a quarter-over-quarter basis to $528.8 million, from the previous $544.7 million. On a year-over-year basis, it gained 23% from the $431.5 million reported the previous year. Quarterly net income was $49.1 million, down from $64 million posted in the last quarter. At the time, Sean…

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August 30, 2022 BY Alan Sayer

Andrew Tobin Appointed as Australian Securities Exchange CFO

Andrew is an accomplished CFO and executive leader with more than 30 years' experience in various group finance and audit roles in Australia and Asia. He is an excellent addition to our team, said Helen Lofthouse, ASX's Managing Director and CEO. His ability to think strategically and commercially, his partnership approach, and extensive expertise in…

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Eurotrader Group reveals global rebrand and new domain
August 26, 2022 BY Alan Sayer

Eurotrader Appoints Marcelo Spina as New CEO

Spina is a 20-year veteran in financial markets, previously holding the VP Sales role at FXCM, before a move to Forex.com as Senior Vice President and Head of Partnerships. Spina then took on roles at Saxo Bank, FXTM, and ThinkMarkets, before running his most recent role running his own FX brokerage consultancy. "Many companies have values…

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August 26, 2022 BY Alan Sayer

Crypto Exchange Zipmex Requests Meeting With Thailand's SEC

In a statement, Zipmex said:  "We have requested meetings with Thailand's Securities Exchange Commission and regulators in the country where we operate to introduce our investors to regulators and present our recovery plan to government agencies." While Zipmex, who operates across various countries in the Asia Pacific region, did not mention who the investors may…

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Visa
August 25, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

As demand for Visa Tokens Services surges, the tokes surpass physical cards in circulation

According to the official announcement, E-commerce volume has increased by over 50% since the beginning of the pandemic. With that growth come customer requirements for safety. The Visa Token Service replaces the 16-digit Visa account numbers with a digital token only Visa can unlock, helping to protect the underlying account information. Forestell added: This milestone…

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The Financial Commission approves Fullerton Markets as a new member, expels LordFX
August 25, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Fullerton Markets joins the Financial Commission, LordFX expelled

LordFX expulsion Meanwhile, the external dispute resolution (EDR) organization announced that it has expelled LordFX from membership in the organization. The Financial Commission stated that the reason is a breach of contractual obligations. One of the prerequisites for initial membership approval in the Financial Commission is adhering and complying with the organisation’s rules. The Commission…

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