Category: Exclusive

Rowena Harris-Doughty Monex
September 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Turkish owned FX broker Destek hires Rowena Harris-Doughty and Heiko Mueller ahead of UK push

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker Destek Markets has made some additions to its senior management team, ahead of a big planned launch of operations later this year. Destek has hired Rowena Harris-Doughty (pictured above) as its new Marketing Director. Ms. Harris-Doughty joins Destek from London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG),…

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GWFX Global website
August 29, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: China controlled FX broker GWFX hires Simon Henry from LCG for compliance after FCA rejects Greg Nathan

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that FCA regulated Goldenway Global Investments (UK) Limited, which operates the GWFX Global retail FX and CFD brokerage brand (at gwfxglobal.com), has added Simon Henry as its new Compliance Officer. Simon Henry was hired by GWFX from London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG), where he was Head of Compliance for the…

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AxiTrader UK
August 25, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: AxiTrader UK hires ex ADS, City Index and CMC Markets exec Ross Donoghue as Head of EU Sales

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FX industry sales veteran Ross Donoghue has joined the FCA regulated UK arm of Australia based Retail FX broker AxiTrader. Based in London, Ross Donoghue had most recently been with ADS Securities in their London office, and was responsible for launching the launching the retail side of the business…

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torsten gellert peppertsone
August 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Torsten Gellert jumps from AxiTrader to Pepperstone as MD Germany

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Australia based Retail FX broker Pepperstone has continued to build its presence in Europe, hiring Torsten Gellert as it new Managing Director of Pepperstone Germany. As we exclusively reported two weeks ago, Pepperstone recently re-opened its FCA regulated UK-based operation, Pepperstone Limited. It then requested that all EEA-based clients of…

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CFH Clearing launches Single Stock CFDs
August 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Alex Mackinnon to join CFH Systems after leaving AxiTrader / AxiPrime

LeapRate Exclusive... Following up our exclusive coverage yesterday of the resignation of longtime AxiTrader General Manager Alex Mackinnon, LeapRate has learned that Mr. Mackinnon will be joining FX technology and white label solutions provider CFH Systems, in a senior management role. CFH Systems' executive management has confirmed to LeapRate that Mr. Mackinnon's appointment will take…

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Pepperstone UK
August 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Pepperstone EEA clients required to close and transfer Australian accounts to Pepperstone UK

LeapRate Exclusive… After we exclusively reported back in February that leading Australia based retail forex and CFDs broker Pepperstone suspended all activity in its FCA-regulated UK subsidiary Pepperstone Limited, a week ago LeapRate has shared that the company has finalized its management and operational changes and is now once again open for business in the UK. When…

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Pepperstone UK
August 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Pepperstone UK reopens after suspending FX trading in February

LeapRate Exclusive... After we exclusively reported back in February that leading Australia based retail forex and CFDs broker Pepperstone suspended all activity in its FCA-regulated UK subsidiary Pepperstone Limited, LeapRate has learned that the company has finalized its management and operational changes and is now once again open for business. We expect the company to…

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