Category: Executives

Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks
October 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC names Brett Redfearn as Director of the Division of Trading and Markets

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Brett Redfearn has been named Director of the agency's Division of Trading and Markets. The SEC's Division of Trading and Markets establishes and maintains standards for fair, orderly, and efficient markets. The division oversees the major securities market participants and infrastructure including, among others, broker-dealers, self-regulatory organizations…

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Tamas Szabo Pepperstone
October 18, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Pepperstone hires IG Group's Tamas Szabo as Group CEO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that leading Australian Retail FX and CFDs broker Pepperstone has hired Tamas Szabo as its Group Chief Executive Officer. We expect the company to make a formal announcement shortly. Tamas Szabo was most recently CEO of the Australia and New Zealand operation, and Head of Asia Pacific, for IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG).…

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FXDD offices
October 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FXDD parent company Nukkleus to have Don Fewer replace Jack Lahav on its Board of Directors

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Nukkleus Inc (OTCMKTS:NUKK), the parent company of Retail FX broker FXDD, will be appointing Donald P. Fewer as an independent director on its Board, in place of the departing Jack Lahav. Nukkleus is controlled by former Compagnie Financiere Tradition executive Emil Assentato. Mr. Assentato has an effective 80% interest in both FXDD…

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Saxo Bank UK FCA
October 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Matteo Cassina out as Saxo Bank Head of Global Sales and UK office, Jeff Zorek named interim UK CEO

The changes at Saxo Bank have begun. In the first major move made at the Copenhagen based multi asset broker since China's Geely Group became the controlling shareholder in Saxo Bank earlier this month (pending regulatory approval), LeapRate has learned that Saxo has agreed to the departure of longtime UK office head Matteo Cassina. Aside from acting…

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Ken Pigaga NEX
October 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

NEX Optimisation restructuring sees Ken Pigaga take over as CEO, Jenny Knott departs

Electronic trading network operator NEX Group PLC (LON:NXG) has announced that it is undertaking what it calls a "significant restructure" of its post trade division NEX Optimisation, which will see the departure of CEO Jenny Knott. Jenny Knott joined ICAP, now NEX, in August 2015 with a strategic mandate to transform the company's portfolio of post trade, risk…

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Tickmill fx broker
October 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FX broker Tickmill promotes Marilena Iakovou to Group CMO

LeapRate Exclusive… The integration of Tickmill and Vipro Markets continues. Just several days after we reported exclusively that Retail FX and CFDs broker Tickmill has named Philippos Psyllos as Group CTO, LeapRate has learned that Tickmill has promoted Marilena Iakovou to Group Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). The Cyprus based Ms. Iakovou had joined CySEC regulated…

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