Exclusive: FX and crypto affiliate group Investoo gets FCA registration LeapRate

May 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FX and crypto affiliate group Investoo gets FCA registration

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Investoo Group, which has rapidly grown to become one of the largest FX and crypto affiliates, is now registered by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, as an Appointed Representative of Met Facilities LLP. Met Facilities provides a regulatory hosting umbrella for funds, start-ups, fintechs and financial…

May 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Vantage FX launches new brand VT Markets

The company reported that VT Markets Pty Ltd possesses the most advanced technologies of the group and will make major breakthroughs in all aspects of mobile network applications, online transactions, trading communities and intelligent transactions. According to these reports, VT Markets will launch their state-of-the-art mobile trading App in May 2018. As was also exclusively…

May 02, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Greg Secker's Capital Index UK sees Revenues fall 5% to £4.1 million in 2017

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated CFDs and spreadbetting broker Capital Index (UK) Limited, owned by author and self proclaimed Master Trader Greg Secker (pictured above), posted a net profit of £398,000 in 2017 although the company saw a decline in both Revenues and Client Funds held. Revenues for 2017 at the MT4 broker…

May 02, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: ADS Securities sees resignation of London-based executive Jamieson Blake

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Jamieson Blake, Head of Client Experience at the FCA regulated, London based arm of ADS Securities, has resigned from the company. Jamieson Blake had been a key part of the team which has helped Abu Dhabi based ADS Securities grow its business in the UK, especially among retail investors.…

April 30, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: ADS Securities UK grows Revenues by 38% in 2017 to £5.4 million

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that ADS Securities London Limited, the FCA regulated UK arm of Abu Dhabi based global financial concern ADS Securities, has continued to grow - and has turned profitable after several years of investment by the parent company. Revenues at ADS Securities UK came in at £5.4 million (USD $7.5 million)…

April 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Saxo Bank UK head of legal and compliance Andrew Stylianou resigns

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Saxo Capital Markets UK Ltd has seen the resignation of the company's Head of Legal and Compliance, Andrew Stylianou. Saxo Capital Markets UK is the London-based FCA regulated subsidiary of Copenhagen based Retail FX broker Saxo Bank A/S. Saxo UK recently hired former ETX Capital executive Andrew Edwards as its new…

April 26, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FX broker Destek Markets UK posts £2.1 million loss for 2017

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated Retail FX broker Destek Markets UK Ltd has posted a loss of £2.1 million (USD $2.9 million) in its first full year of operation - which, clearly did not go exactly according to plan. Destek Markets UK is the EU operating arm of Turkish based FX brokerage group…

April 26, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Lars Holst invests in Regtech firm muinmos

LeapRate Exclusive... The CFH Clearing fraternity runs deep. LeapRate has learned that former CFH Clearing co-founder and CEO Lars Holst has invested in, and joined the board of, Regtech firm muinmos. He was also appointed as Chairman of muinmos, and will play an active role in the company. muinmos was founded by Mr. Holst's CFH…

April 26, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Forex broker XTB sees Head of Legal Paweł Franczak resign amid legal troubles

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that Warsaw based Retail FX brokerage group X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WSE:XTB), which operates the XTB.com brand as well as the X Open Hub trading platform, has seen its longtime Head of Legal Paweł Frańczak resign from his position. Mr. Frańczak has also stepped down from the XTB Management Board. He…

April 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Masahiro Funada replaces Tomitaka Ishimura as CEO of GMO Z.com Trade UK

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that top-level management changes have taken place at FCA regulated Retail FX broker GMO-Z.com Trade UK Limited, the UK operating arm of Japanese financial group GMO Financial Holdings Inc (TYO:7177), the world's largest Retail Forex operation. We should note that the changes are part of an overall management shuffle within GMO,…

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