PPDAI Group Inc. (Paipaidai) (NYSE:PPDF), the online consumer finance marketplace in China, has just announced the resignation of Mr. Zehui Liu from the board of directors of the Company (the "Board"), effective September 21, 2018, due to his own personal reasons. Upon the effectiveness of Mr. Liu's resignation, the Board will consist of eight directors,…
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Retail FX brokerage group GAIN Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), parent company of FOREX.com, has announced that Mark Richards, a member of the Board of Directors was resigning from the Board, effective immediately. Mark Richards, CEO of IPGL Limited, was appointed to the GAIN Capital Board less than a year ago, as the IPGL representative on the…
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Divisa UK Limited, part of the Equiti Group – a provider of multi-asset financial products operating regulated financial trading brands across the globe – has announced the appointment of Mr Gurpreet Dehal as non-executive director. He will assume this role pending approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Mr Dehal has over 25 years’ leadership,…
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TransferTo, the global digital value services network, has announced the appointment of two new senior hires to bolster its management team as the company continues to grow and diversify its Digital Value Services business. Chris Savides joins TransferTo as the global Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for identifying new opportunities and growth markets for…
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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has announced the appointment of Laura Belloni as Secretary General, effective September 17, 2018. Before taking on this role, Ms. Belloni served as Manager of Regulatory Affairs and Policy Manager at the CSA for a period of 10 years. As such, she was responsible for managing regulatory and policy development…
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Retail Forex broker Alpari has just announced that it has added Cesar Valencia (Chile) and Renan Raminelli (Brazil) to the team of analysts at Alpari Research & Analysis Limited; one of the companies under the international Alpari brand. Cesar Valencia has been working in finance for more than 8 years. Before joining Alpari, he worked…
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CLS, the market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, has just announced that Chief Executive Officer David Puth has decided to step down after leading the company since 2012. Chairman Kenneth Harvey will act as interim CEO until a successor is named. Puth will remain with CLS through 30 November to ensure a…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Adam Toro has left his position as CEO and a Director of Amana Financial Services UK Limited, the FCA regulated arm of global Retail FX brokerage group Amana Capital. Adam Toro had been in his position at Amana UK less than a year, joining the company last fall from embattled…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Melbourne based global FX brokerage group Pepperstone has hired Peta Stead as the company’s new Group Head of Compliance and Operations Risk. Peta will be responsible for the leadership of the compliance team and also provide strategic direction for the business within the context of the evolving global regulatory landscape.…
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Commodities and Forex broker INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ:INTL) has announced that its board of directors has appointed a new director, Diane L. Cooper. Cooper retired in 2016 as an officer of General Electric. From 2009 until 2016, she served as President and CEO of GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Business. The business provided customized inventory financing for…
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