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Saxo Bank China
March 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank hires Commonwealth Bank's Vivienne Yu as CEO of Greater China

Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced the appointment of Vivienne Yu as CEO of Greater China, to further grow Saxo Bank’s retail and wholesale business in the strategically important region. As CEO of Greater China, Vivienne will assume overall responsibility for expanding Saxo Bank’s services and customer base and drive strategic business…

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forex industry news update
March 11, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: China FX broker warnings, LCG goes private, Playtech ownership change, and lots more…

What warnings are Chinese authorities now posting for foreign Retail FX brokers operating in the country? Who is taking London Capital Group private? Who has replaced Teddy Sagi as Playtech's largest shareholder? Why did Exness inject $2 million into its FCA regulated UK sub? What FX sector executive moves were made involving Pepperstone, Saxo Bank, IG…

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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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Admiral Markets CEO Alexander Tsikhilov
March 08, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Admiral Markets Chairman Alexander Tsikhilov steps down from UK board

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Admiral Markets Group Chairman and controlling shareholder Alexander Tsikhilov has stepped down from the board of the company's London-based, FCA regulated subsidiary Admiral Markets UK Ltd. Dmitri Laus, Admiral Markets Group Supervisory Board Member and Co-owner provided the following comment on the matter to LeapRate: I can confirm that Alexander…

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Chris Weston Pepperstone
March 08, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Pepperstone hires noted IG Australia analyst Chris Weston

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that longtime IG Australia research analyst and market strategist Chris Weston is following in the footsteps of his former boss Tamas Szabo, and has agreed to join rival FX broker Pepperstone. As was exclusively reported by LeapRate back in October, Pepperstone hired Tamas Szabo, former Australia office head of UK online…

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fortex mt4 mt5 data center hosting
March 07, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Fortex launches MT4 and MT5 broker hosting facility in LD5

Fortex Inc., one of the leading electronic communication network (ECN) trading platforms, today announced a launch of its hosting facility in the LD5 Equinix Datacenter as it rapidly expands its footprint in the region. Fortex is building on success in NY4 (New York) and HK3 (Hong Kong) datacenters where it currently securely hosts trading infrastructures…

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