LMAX Exchange Group has just informed that it has appointed Himanshu Kher as Group Treasurer. Himanshu began in this newly created role with LMAX Exchange at the start of 2019, having joined the firm from FTSE 250-listed IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG), for whom he was also Group Treasurer. Himanshu, who reports to Grant Pomeroy,…
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Eurex Clearing, part of Deutsche Börse Group, has announced that it has appointed Dmitrij Senko as Chief Risk Officer. It’s great news that Dmitrij has agreed to join the board,” said Erik Müller, CEO of Eurex Clearing. “Risk management is at the core of our business and is of special importance to Eurex Clearing. Dmitrij…
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Copenhagen based Retail FX broker Saxo Bank has just announced that it has appointed Joanne Page as its new CFO. Page has joined Saxo Capital Markets UK in December 2018. She succeeds Diya Patel, who has left Saxo to pursue new opportunities, as a Saxo spokesperson noted. Patel has been Saxo's CFO since October 2016. Prior to Saxo,…
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MetaTrader technologies and integration specialist Gold-i has just announced that it has added Mike Dugdale to its sales team. Mike Dugdale joins from PrimeXM, where he was Global Sales Manager. Gold-i has recently opened an office in Australia and has teamed up with several companies, including FX and CFDs broker GMI UK, WMC in Japan, and FX…
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Spread Betting and CFD broker ETX Capital has just announced the resignation of its CEO Arman Tahmassebi. Mr Tahmassebi had been with ETX for 3 years, joining as COO in 2016 after 1 year as COO at London Capital Group. He left LCG in January 2016. Prior to LCG, Tahmassebi was 14 years at IG…
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Equiti Capital UK Limited has appointed its Chief Operating Officer, Michael Ayres, to its board of directors. Ayres joined Equiti Capital UK Limited, previously known as Divisa Capital UK, back in August 2018. Prior to joining Equiti, Michael Ayres held the position of Director of Operations/COO at GKFX. Ayres has significant industry experience under his belt;…
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LeapRate Exclusive… FCA regulated FX and CFDs broker ActivTrades has just announced that it has appointed Marc Stenzel as its new Compliance Director. Prior to ActivTrades, Marc Stenzel has worked as a Head of Compliance at Stater Global Markets and FxPro UK Limited. Before that, Stenzel was a Compliance Officer in IG Group for more than…
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Cristian Vlasceanu and Ashraf Ebid team up to lead disruptive innovation in Fintech LeapRate Exclusive... Finstek Ltd, the software development and services arm of GMI Group, has just announced that Cristian Vlasceanu joined Finstek as CEO in mid-December. Under Vlasceanu’s lead, Finstek has opened a new headquarters in Limassol, Cyprus, further expanding its global presence.…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE) has announced that Chris Isaacson, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, will become Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Eric Crampton, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Software Engineering, will become Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Both appointments will be effective January 14. Isaacson takes…
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LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned that Andreas Lazarou has been appointed CEO of HF Markets (DIFC) Ltd. The forex and commodity broker has now launched operations in the UAE through its newly acquired Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) license. Andreas Lazarou has previously been with Abu Dhabi based brokerage group ADS Securities since 2013, first…
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