LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Pepperstone senior executive Phil Horner has departed the company, in what seems to have been something of an internal power struggle at the Melbourne, Australia based Retail FX broker. Mr. Horner had spent six years working his way up the ranks at Sydney based ASIC licensed broker AxiTrader, joining…
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LeapRate Exclusive... It is good to be in demand. LeapRate has learned that Simon Bird has joined the board of FCA regulated Monecor (London) Limited. Monecor is the parent company of London-based spreadbetting and CFDs broker ETX Capital. We had just reported earlier today that Simon Bird was named as Non Executive Chairman of one-time…
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LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned that Ikon Finance Limited, the FCA regulated arm of the global Ikon Group, has named Simon Bird as its Non Executive Chairman. LeapRate had exclusively reported in November that Mr. Bird was making a comeback of sorts to the FX industry, as he was set to join the board of Ikon…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that learned that Simon Henry has resigned his position as Compliance Officer of FCA regulated Goldenway Global Investments (UK) Limited, which operates the GWFX Global retail FX and CFD brokerage brand (at gwfxglobal.com). Simon Henry, GWFX Simon Henry was hired by GWFX just three months ago from London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG), where…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Further to our earlier exclusive report that leading online CFDs broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has decided to remove Revshare payments from its 500Affiliates.com Affiliates program due to MiFID II regulations - going to an all-CPA based system - LeapRate has learned that Plus500 is further adjusting its affiliate payment model. But this time, due…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Matthew Wright has left his CEO position at FCA regulated Retail FX broker Destek Markets, to become CEO of rival broker Capital Index. The move comes less than a year after Mr. Wright was brought in to build a team and run the UK arm of Turkey-based Destek by…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated broker ETX Capital is making some changes to its trading product lineup, ahead of new MiFID II regulations which come into effect early next year. In addition to January 2018 heralding the onset of MiFID II regulations across Europe, the new year will also see the transfer of…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that online gaming and financial trading systems provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has indicated that it remains one of the largest shareholders of betting and gaming company Ladbrokes Coral Group PLC (LON:LCL), which operates both the Ladbrokes and Coral brands as well as Eurobet, Gala Casino and Betdaq. According…
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LeapRate Exclusive... It looks like there indeed is a downside to the rapid runup in cryptocurrency trading at Retail FX shops. With the surge in interest from retail traders to trade bitcoin, ethereum and their various crypto cousins, some FX brokers - always welcoming new clients, of course, alongside increased trading volume from existing clients…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Further to our exclusive coverage of gaming giant Betfred's plans to enter the world of online FX and CFD trading with the launch of the new TradeFred brand, and that the company had received a CIF license from Cyprus regulator CySEC, LeapRate has learned that TradeFred has activated its CIF license and has…
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