LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate just learned that Andrey Stoychev has been promoted to Executive Director Trading and a Board Member of the multi-asset fintech company JFD Group. Andrey Stoychev has been in the industry business for more than 15 years. He is highly skilled in capital markets, OTC instruments trading and risk management. Stoychev is also…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Global FinTech company Gold-i just announced that it has promoted Mark Alvarez-Buylla to its new Head of Operations. Alvarez-Buylla’s promotion coincides with the creation of a new operations team at Gold-i with a focus on onboarding projects for large scale new clients, product installations, internal systems and account management. The global FinTech company has recently…
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today named Wanda Goldwag as the new Chairperson of the autonomous Financial Services Consumer Panel for an initial 3-year term starting on 1 March 2019; her nomination was approved by Her Majesty’s Treasury. In her new role, Wanda Goldwag will provide strategic direction to the FCA by communicating…
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Breaking news... LeapRate just learned that there has been a change at the top of OANDA. The CEO for OANDA Global Corporation Vatsa Narasimha is stepping down from its CEO position for personal reasons, as an OANDA spokesperson just shared with LeapRate. Vatsa Narasimha will continue working for the company as a Non-Executive Director, as…
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eToro, the global, multi-asset, investment platform, has just announced that it has added Salomon “Salo” Sredni to their ranks as a Board Member and Senior Advisor for U.S. Operations. Formerly, Salo Sredni served as Board Member, President, and CEO of TradeStation Group, Inc., where he led the company through its acquisition by Monex Group, Inc.…
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UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has announced that Sam Tymms intends to step down from her role as a Non-Executive Director of the Company following the Board meeting on 20 March, 2019. After almost six years in the company Sam Tymms leaves to pursue other interests. Jonathan Moulds, a Non-Executive Director of the…
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Liquidnet, the global institutional investment network, has appointed Brian Conroy as its President, effective immediately. Brian Conroy will be based in New York and will work in partnership with CEO and Founder, Seth Merrin. Conroy has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to Liquidnet, he worked for Fidelity International in London, where…
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CMC Markets Institutional, a provider of liquidity and white label trading solutions, has just announced that it has added equity and derivative brokerage specialist Malcolm Ford to its team. Ford has worked with both the buy and sell side, liaising with clients right across Europe, Asia, South Africa and the USA. During his 30 years experience,…
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FX options company Digital Vega has just announced two senior appointments. Simon “Benny” Lewis will be the new Head of Interdealer Solutions. He spent 20 years at Tullet Prebon, building exotic options desk from scratch. He was ultimately appointed as Global Head of FX Options, until retiring in 2016. Romain Camus is the new Head of…
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Templum Markets, LLC, a registered Broker Dealer and Alternative Trading System (ATS) has announced that has added Bernard Van der Lande to its team as Chief Issuance Officer (CIO). Vince Molinari, CEO of Templum Markets said of Mr. Van der Lande: Bernard’s extensive experience with traditional, cross-border and digitized capital formation strategies, his experience transacting…
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