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June 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Liquidity provider INFLYX hires AMB Prime and TopFX veteran Paul Orford

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FX and multi-asset liquidity provider and prime broker INFLYX has hired FX industry veteran Paul Orford as the company's new Head of Institutional Sales. Based in Cyprus, INFLYX is a trade name of CySEC-licensed ICC Intercertus Capital Limited. ICC also operates Retail FX brokerage brand EVERFX. LeapRate reported exclusively…

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June 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Traders’ Room and CRM for your FX Brokerage: 101

The following article was written by Anya Aratovskaya, VP of Institutional Sales at Advanced Markets and Fortex, Inc. As with most businesses, the operation of a Retail FX Brokerage involves a lot of moving parts that must be synced together to create an efficient and viable business. These would include Legal (KYC, trading agreements, dispute…

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June 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: former NetDania CEO Jonas Nielsen joins RegTech firm muinmos

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that automated regulatory compliance specialist muinmos has appointed Jonas Nielsen, former CEO of FX platform, data and charting provider NetDania Markets, as its new Business Development Director. Jonas Nielsen was CEO of Copenhagen based NetDania Markets for the past eight years. He brings a wealth of experience to muinmos in…

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June 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Markit founder Rony Grushka joins $4M round in regtech company Cappitech

Cappitech, a leading provider of automated regulatory reporting technology for the financial services industry, has announced that it has secured $4 million in series A financing. The financing round was led by venture capital firm 83North (formerly Greylock Israel) with participation from Rony Grushka (pictured above) and Kevin Gould, co-founders of Markit. As part of…

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June 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Swissquote part of Swiss group CMTA to set standards for blockchain technology in the capital markets

Leading actors from Switzerland's financial, technological, academic and legal sectors have announced the formation of a new associative body called the Capital Markets and Technology Association (or CMTA) to facilitate the use of blockchain in financial markets. The CMTA will provide a platform to create open industry standards around issuing, distributing and trading securities in…

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June 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Morgan Stanley sells 6% stake in Plus500 as shares soar

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that US based investment banking giant Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has cut its long-held position in FCA regulated CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) from 6% to under 3%. Morgan Stanley has been a long-term shareholder in Plus500, with its position in the company hovering at around 6% for…

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