Category: Executives

torsten gellert peppertsone
August 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Torsten Gellert jumps from AxiTrader to Pepperstone as MD Germany

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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CFH Clearing launches Single Stock CFDs
August 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Alex Mackinnon to join CFH Systems after leaving AxiTrader / AxiPrime

LeapRate Exclusive... Following up our exclusive coverage yesterday of the resignation of longtime AxiTrader General Manager Alex Mackinnon, LeapRate has learned that Mr. Mackinnon will be joining FX technology and white label solutions provider CFH Systems, in a senior management role. CFH Systems' executive management has confirmed to LeapRate that Mr. Mackinnon's appointment will take…

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August 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ULLINK appoints Ofir Gefen as Managing Director, Asia Pacific Japan

ULLINK, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, today announced the appointment of Ofir Gefen as Managing Director (MD) for the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region. Based in Hong Kong, Mr. Gefen has assumed direct responsibility for ULLINK’s operations in the region, reporting directly to Didier Bouillard, ULLINK’s CEO.…

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CFTC offices
August 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bruce Tuckman appointed as CFTC’s Chief Economist

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo today appointed Bruce Tuckman, an internationally-recognized economist and expert in modern derivatives markets, as the agency’s Chief Economist. In addition, Chairman Giancarlo also appointed former Chief Economist Sayee Srinivasan as Special Advisor in the Chairman’s Office. It is with great pleasure that I welcome Bruce…

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August 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daniel J. Martin joins McQueen as a Financial Analyst

Dan Martin has joined McQueen Financial Advisors as a Merger Valuation Specialist / Financial Analyst. McQueen Financial is a  provider of investment advisory services and a variety of consulting services to community-based financial institutions throughout the United States. At McQueen, Mr. Martin will be a part of the Merger Valuation Team, providing analytics frequently involving…

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August 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hotspot expands sales team with Mike Cahill’s appointment

Forex ECN Hotspot FX, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) company, announced Mike Cahill’s appointment to the firm’s London-based sales team. Mr. Cahill, who was previously responsible for relationship management within KCG’s FX market-making business, joins Hotspot as a Director, FX Sales, and will be responsible for covering European systematic trading and asset management firms. Based…

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August 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Infosys Limited CEO Vishal Sikka resigns

Indian IT services giant Infosys Limited (NSE:INFY) just announced that has accepted the notice of resignation of Dr. Vishal Sikka as the Managing Director and CEO, effective immediately. In his notice of resignation to the Board, Dr. Sikka reiterated his belief in the great potential of Infosys, but cited among his reasons for leaving a continuous…

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August 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Liquidnet announces strategic tech hire to support growth of Virtual High Touch MiFID II solutions

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced the appointment of Patrick Strobel as Head of Technology for EMEA. In this newly formed role, Strobel will be responsible for building out Liquidnet’s strategic IT architecture in EMEA with an emphasis on the region’s Virtual High Touch MiFID II solutions. He brings over sixteen years’ experience…

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