Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC has just announced the appointment of Siju Daniel as Chief Commercial Officer. Siju Daniel joined FXCM in 2003, and for the past decade held the title of Chief Executive Officer of FXCM Asia Pacific. Having turned Asia Pacific into a key growth region for the firm, Mr. Daniel, in…
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The Cürex Group, an institutional foreign exchange execution services and data analytics company, has just announced the appointment of Richard Daniels as Managing Director, Data Products and Sales. Reporting directly to James Singleton, Cürex Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Daniels will be driving new business opportunities for Cürex’s unique streaming FX data set, live…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Simon Roberts has resigned as Managing Director of FCA regulated Retail FX brokers Admiral Markets UK Ltd. Admiral Markets UK is the UK arm of Estonia based FX and CFDs broker Admiral Markets Group A/S. Simon Roberts joined Admiral Markets UK in early 2017, from CySEC-licensed broker Windsor Brokers…
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As of 1 July, REGIS-TR, The European Trade Repository, announced that it has appointed new members to its Board of Directors. A member of the Board since the inception of REGIS-TR, Philip Brown has been appointed as the new chairman of the Board, succeeding Jeffrey Tessler. The new Vice-Chairman is Jesús Benito, following Jose Massa.…
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Online gaming and financial trading systems provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced that Susan Ball will join the Company's Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective August 1, 2018. Susan Ball is a Chartered Accountant with over 35 years' senior finance and board level experience in the gambling, leisure and consumer industries, with a focus in…
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Finastra has announced that Gareth Burton has joined the company as Chief Information Officer (CIO) with responsibility for leading Finastra’s Global Information Services team. He will oversee the company’s enterprise core infrastructure and employee services, as well as supporting all business and financial applications. Gareth Burton has three decades of experience in the international technology…
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BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has just announced the appointment of Jane Ambachtsheer as Global Head of Sustainability. She will report to Frédéric Janbon, CEO and Head of Investments at BNPP AM. She will join on 27 August and will be based in Paris. In her new role, Jane Ambachtsheer will be responsible for…
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Customer marketing and retention specialist Optimove has announced that it has hired Yarden Malka as the company's new COO. He replaces Eilam Avinary, who had been with Optimove for the past seven years including the past year as COO. Yarden Malka joins Optimove after serving as VP Engineering for financial services focused predictive analytics software…
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AcadiaSoft Inc. has announced the appointment of Lee McCormack as Head of Collateral Product Management and Professional Services. He will be responsible for extending AcadiaSoft's CollateralManager service to new customers and further expanding its capabilities for buy-side firms. We are thrilled to have Lee on board to lead our collateral product management team," said Scott…
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Fonetic, a voice processing, compliance and surveillance technology company, announced that it has selected three industry veterans to create a new product advisory board. Nick Child, Sandy Broderick and Oliver Blower will provide Fonetic with expert advice on regulatory compliance, surveillance and technology. The purpose of the advisory board is to ensure each solution that…
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