BNP Paribas AM appoints Chris Hofmann to ETF and indexed fund team in Germany LeapRate

October 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

BNP Paribas AM appoints Chris Hofmann to ETF and indexed fund team in Germany

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) just announced that has further strengthened it ETF and indexed fund team with the appointment of Chris Hofmann as Senior Sales Manager for German-speaking clients. She joined at the beginning of October. Based in Munich and reporting to Claus Hecher, Head of Development in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland,…

October 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Insignis Cash Solutions appoints Tim Moss as Chief Technology Officer

Insignis Cash Solutions, the cash management provider, has appointed Tim Moss as its chief technology officer (CTO) to expand the capabilities of the Insignis technology platform and support the company’s ambitious growth plans. The Insignis platform enables individuals and businesses to deposit and easily move cash between accounts, while balancing their individual priorities for security,…

October 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Quoted Companies Alliance confirms Board appointments

The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to mid-size quoted companies, held its AGM on 3 October 2017. The membership ratified the appointment of 2 directors and re-elected 5 existing directors. The composition of the board reflects the importance for the QCA to address challenges across the…

October 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Petal Walker, Chief Counsel to Former CFTC Commissioner Bowen, leaving agency

Petal Walker, Chief Counsel to former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Sharon Bowen will leave the CFTC effective today. Petal has been a vital member of my team since I joined the Commission,” said former Commissioner Bowen. “She joined my office with a wealth of knowledge on matters that were critical to the Commission.…

Nigel Holmes Equiti Group Divisa Capital

October 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Divisa Capital parent Equiti Group adds Nigel Holmes as Global Head of Human Resources

Equiti Group, the parent company of prime brokerage provider Divisa Capital and retail arm Equiti Global Markets (Equiti.com) has appointed Nigel Holmes as Global Head of Human Resources. Nigel has an extensive 30 year international career in the financial services sector having worked in the major financial regions of Europe, Asia Pacific, the Americas and…

October 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Chen Ben Nun joins Leverate to launch new professional services department Acxelr8

Trading platform and technology tools provider Leverate has announced the launch of a new professional services department, called Acxelr8. The department is going to be under the direction of Chen Ben Nun, who joins Leverate after stints in conversion and sales at Alpha Forex, UFX and Plus500 Ltd. (LON:PLUS). The company stated that Acxelr8 and was born…

September 29, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Moscow Exchange names Maxim Lapin as CFO

The Supervisory Board of Moscow Exchange at a meeting on 28 September 2017 confirmed Maxim Lapin as a Member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer of the company. Before joining Moscow Exchange Maxim Lapin was a member of the Management Board and Business Development Director at steelmaker MMK. Before MMK he was Director…

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Gabriel Domínguez De La Rosa is the new Chairman of Iberclear, Spains's CSD

The Board of Directors of Iberclear, the Central Securities Depository of BME, announced that has appointed Gabriel Domínguez de la Rosa new Non-Executive Chairman of the company, replacing José Massa. Gabriel Domínguez, who has been a board member of Iberclear since 2003, has a long and successful career in the financial markets. He began working…

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Quantitative Brokers appoints Thomas Ascher as a new Board member

Quantitative Brokers (QB), an independent, global financial technology company providing advanced algorithms and data-driven analytics to clients in the Futures and US Cash Treasury markets, announced that has appointed Thomas Ascher to its Board. Ascher brings more than 30 years of experience across the financial technology, exchange, and wagering industries. Most recently, Ascher served as…

September 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Equifax Chairman and CEO Richard Smith retires

The Board of global information solutions company Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced that Richard Smith will retire as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 26, 2017. The Board appointed current Board member, Mark Feidler, to serve as Non-Executive Chairman. Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr., who most recently served as President,…

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