Australia FX broker FP Markets names Craig Allison Head of Global Development LeapRate

February 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Australia FX broker FP Markets names Craig Allison Head of Global Development

ASIC regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker FP Markets has announced the appointment of London-based Craig Allison as the company’s new Head of Global Development. Craig Allison will lead a rapidly expanding global team at FP Markets across sales, marketing, compliance, risk and back office with his primary focus on driving business development, setting-up strategic…

February 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

KMS Financial Services announces Erinn Ford as its new President

KMS Financial Services, Inc. (KMS), a Seattle-based independent advisory and brokerage (IAB) firm supporting 350 financial advisors, today announced the appointment of Erinn Ford as the firm's President, to take effect in March. Ms. Ford will succeed Tracy "Ace" Forsythe, a 20-year KMS veteran who is retiring this summer. KMS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of…

February 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Alex Mackinnon of Playtech's CFH Systems on the Asia FX scene and more

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... About six months ago LeapRate reported exclusively that Alex Mackinnon had left AxiTrader to join the CFH Systems FX technologies arm of Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC). With obvious global expansion plans after Playtech bought CFH Group for $120 million just over a year ago, CFH Systems brought on the very experienced Mr. Mackinnon, who…

February 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NZX appoints BNY Mellon's Lindsay Wright as Director

Lindsay Wright has been appointed to the NZX Board of Directors, effective 20 February 2018. Lindsay Wright is currently Head of Distribution and Co-Head of APAC at BNY Mellon Investment Management, the global investment arm of BNY Mellon, one of the world’s largest financial services companies, which manages more than US$1.9 trillion in over 100…

February 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Associate Director in the Office of International Affairs Alberto Arevalo retires from SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Alberto Arevalo, an associate director in the Office of International Affairs, will retire later this month after 28 years of public service. Mr. Arevalo joined the SEC in 2004 and has been an associate director since 2014, with responsibility for international enforcement and supervisory cooperation, and technical…

February 14, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Swissquote adds NZZ Mediengruppe executive Monica Dell'Anna to its board

Swiss online banking and brokerage leader Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has announced that it will propose to the shareholders the election of Dr. Monica Dell'Anna as a member of the Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting on May 4, 2018. The remaining five members of Swissquote's board will all stand for re-election. Mario…

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA appoints Marshall Bailey as Chair of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) today announce the appointment of Marshall Bailey as Chair of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme Ltd (FSCS) with effect from 1 April 2018. The appointment was made by the FCA Board and the Prudential Regulation Committee (PRC) with the approval of HM Treasury. Marshall…

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group announces new Heads of Sales for Europe and Asia

Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) today announced it has expanded its international client development and sales efforts with two senior sales appointments in Europe and Asia. Michel Everaert has been named Head of Sales, Europe, where he will be responsible for developing and executing CME Group's sales strategy and growing its client base throughout Europe.…

Blackbull Markets website new zealand fx broker

February 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: New Zealand FX broker Blackbull Markets hires ADS veteran Anish Satinder Lal as Head of FX & Metals

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Auckland, New Zealand based MT4 broker has hired Anish Satinder Lal as its new Head of FX & Metals. Anish Satinder Lal joins Blackbull after stints at OneTwoTrade, Atom8, and most recently ADS Securities, where he held various FX trading and sales roles. Blackbull was founded in 2014 by 25-year old…

ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention CFDs measures

February 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA appoints new members to the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group

The ESMA Board of Supervisors announced that it has recently appointed the following four stakeholders to become members of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG): Mrs. Blanaid Clarke, Professor of Corporate Law, Trinity College, Dublin, in the category of academics, as of 1 January 2018; Mr. Geoffrey Bezzina, Executive Chairman, Office of the Arbiter…

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Australia FX broker FP Markets names Craig Allison Head of Global Development

KMS Financial Services announces Erinn Ford as its new President

Exclusive: Alex Mackinnon of Playtech's CFH Systems on the Asia FX scene and more

NZX appoints BNY Mellon's Lindsay Wright as Director

Associate Director in the Office of International Affairs Alberto Arevalo retires from SEC

Swissquote adds NZZ Mediengruppe executive Monica Dell'Anna to its board

FCA appoints Marshall Bailey as Chair of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme

CME Group announces new Heads of Sales for Europe and Asia

Exclusive: New Zealand FX broker Blackbull Markets hires ADS veteran Anish Satinder Lal as Head of FX & Metals

ESMA appoints new members to the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group

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