The NZX Ltd (NZE:NZX) just announced the appointment of Joanna Lawn as Head of Listings, effective Monday 18 September 2017. Lawn will be based in NZX’s Auckland office. Enhancing customer service and better promoting the benefits of listing is a core focus for NZX, and Joanna Lawn is well placed to lead the organisation’s listing team,…
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Rostin Behnam was officially sworn in to serve as a Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal agency that oversees the commodity futures, options and swaps industry. He was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 3. His term expires in June 2021. I am honored to join the Commission…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FX industry executive Nick Beecroft has stepped down from his position as a director on the board of FxPro UK Limited, the FCA regulated arm of global Retail FX broker FxPro, and joined the board of GKFX. Mr. Beecroft had joined FxPro UK's board about a year ago, as…
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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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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that John Cook, Jeffrey Dinwoodie, Raquel Fox, Kristina Littman, Alan Cohen, Christopher Carofine, and Shelby Begany Telle have been named to the executive staff of Chairman Jay Clayton. These executive staff members will advise Chairman Clayton alongside Chief of Staff Lucas Moskowitz, Deputy Chief of Staff Sean Memon,…
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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced today the members of the Investment Funds Products Advisory Committee (IFPAC) for the 2017-2019 term. The IFPAC advises OSC staff on product developments and innovations in the investment funds and structured products industry, and provides feedback on policy and rule-making initiatives. The Committee typically meets four times a…
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easyMarkets, the premium-service trading platform, today announced the appointment of Jimmy Pan to the position of Head of Sales, Asia Pacific. Based out of Sydney, Pan will work closely with easyMarkets' global and local dealing teams to drive new account and revenue growth throughout the wider APAC region. Jimmy Pan brings over 10 years of…
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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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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today the election of Governors to its Board of Governors. Stephen M. Cutler, Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman, JPMorgan Chase & Co., was elected as a Large Firm Governor, one of three representatives of large firms on the Board. Cutler has been a FINRA Governor since November…
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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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