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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Continuing a hiring spree following its $100 million capital raise earlier this year and the launch of a new Retail brokerage arm Equiti.com, FX prime broker and liquidity provider Divisa Capital has announced that it has hired Sammy Christou as its new Head of Trading. Divisa also said that Sammy Christou’s new appointment as Head of…
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Axioma announced the appointment of Nico Kicillof to the newly created position of Managing Director, Head of Platform Engineering. He was previously Head of Software Development Lifecycle at Two Sigma, the technology-driven institutional investor, since 2015. Streamlining flows of content into Axioma’s expanding range of cloud-based products and solutions is a core strategic objective,” said…
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