HM Treasury has today announced the appointment of Charles Randell CBE as the new Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Charles Randell is currently an external member of the Prudential Regulation Committee of the Bank of England and a non-executive board member of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Randell will take…
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AxiomSL, the global provider of regulatory reporting, risk and data management solutions, today announced the appointment of Harry Chopra as Chief Client Officer, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Chopra will oversee AxiomSL’s global business development efforts, implement go-to-market strategies and build worldwide client-driven growth. Mr. Chopra is a veteran in the space and brings…
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FTSE Russell, the global index and data provider, just announced that Seiji Ishii has been appointed Managing Director, Japan. In this role he will be responsible for managing client relationships and spearheading business development in the Japan market. He will work closely with FTSE Russell’s Research, Marketing, Partnerships, Client Services and Custom Solutions teams to…
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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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China Exchanges Services Company Limited (CESC), a joint venture (JV) of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) for the development of financial products and related services, announced Peng Zi from SZSE, has joined its Board with effect from today (2 January 2018). Mr Peng replaced…
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CLS, a market infrastructure delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, announced that it has strengthened its product development and sales teams with the appointments of Angus Scott as Head of Product and Lisa Danino-Lewis as Head of Sales EMEA. Following a year in which CLS announced it is developing a broader range of forward-looking solutions,…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) announced changes in the membership of the boards of its six U.S. securities exchanges: Cboe BZX Exchange, Cboe BYX Exchange, Cboe EDGA Exchange, Cboe EDGX Exchange, Cboe Options Exchange and Cboe C2 Options Exchange. As a result of the changes, Cboe’s six U.S. securities exchanges will have the same…
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The Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board announced that it has approved 25 new members of the Exchange Council. The new Council is comprised of senior executives from Moscow Exchange (MOEX)'s largest market participants by volume traded, as well as heads of industry self-regulatory organisations, asset management companies, investment banks and the Bank of Russia. The newly…
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Cheetah Mobile Inc. (NYSE: CMCM), a mobile Internet company, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed each of Mr. Michael Jinbo Yao and Mr. Michael Lingye Zuo as an independent director, effective December 28, 2017. Mr. Michael Jinbo Yao will also join the corporate governance and nominating committee of the Board, effective the…
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BTL Group Ltd. (CVE:BTL) announced that it has hired a Head of Marketing, Stella Hall, and Business Development Manager, Jonathan Jones, as the firm commences its sales and marketing drive to bring its proprietary blockchain platform Interbit to market. We are looking for exceptional sales and marketing people to join our team and help build…
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