The trading solutions company, Tourmaline Partners, LLC, announced the recruitment of Joe Hodgkins as a senior trader in the firm’s Asia-Pacific office in Sydney. Tourmaline’s Syndey office opened in January 2018 as part of the expansion of the company in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and the growing demand for trading services there and increasing interest…
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Australia-based FX and CFD trading provider AxiCorp has earlier this week announced that it will acquire the UK-headquartered trading technology firm Star Financial System. The cash-based deal will include Star’s technology, staff, operations and licenses, but it does not necessarily represent a signal for radical change. AxiCorp’s CEO Rajes Yohannan noted in a statement that…
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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the addition of Jeannette Lichner and Bernadette Conroy to its board, starting April and August, respectively. The new members will join the FCA for a three-year- term. Having held senior leadership positions in a number of financial organizations, Lichner has vast experience in international financial services. Currently, she serves as…
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The London-based fintech, Cobalt, announced yesterday the launch of Citi on its post-trade infrastructure for bilateral flow. Citi has been an investor in the Forex post -trade platform, Cobalt, since 2016. Powered by distributed ledger technology (DLT), its infrastructure creates a standardized record of all Forex trades that could be applied to banks, buyside, prime…
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Financial markets solutions provider GMEX Group (GMEX) and financial services firm Digital Partners Network (DPN) announced today the launch of the Seychelles-based Securities, Commodities and Derivatives Exchange (SECDEX). SECDEX is approved by the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA) hybrid (for digital and traditional assets) exchange. The collaboration provides clients with the market infrastructure strengths of…
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The US-based financial software provider for traders, brokers, commercial hedgers, and exchanges CQG, announced yesterday its collaboration with the new cryptocurrency exchange DVeX. The new partnership will immediately allow DVeX clients access to CQG’s front-end platforms for trading instruments and analytics. Incorporated by the trading organization DV Trading, DVeX is an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform,…
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CFH Clearing, TradeTech Group’s Liquidity Provider and Prime of Prime brokerage, and the UAE-based regulated financial institution Noor Capital have announced that their new strategic partnership is called Noor Clearing and is now open for business. LeapRate reminds that CFH Clearing teamed up with Noor Capital two months ago, announcing that it will focus exclusively on…
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Specialized payments platform Paysafe announced las week that its collaboration with Google Play Store has expanded into 6 more countries. The eCash solution paysafecard will be available as payment option from Google Play in Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium. The partnership originally launched the paysafecard in Poland. The payment option was later accepted…
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HSBC announced on Thursday that Kaber Mclean was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the bank’s Australian office. The lender aims to expands in the region as Hong Kong operations are under pressure of anti-government riots. Mclean has been with HSBC since 1996. For more than two decades of service at the bank, he has…
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FCA announced today that HM Treasury appointed Christopher Woolard as Interim Chief Executive. Woolard is currently Executive Director of Strategy and Competition of FCA and an Executive member of the Board. His predecessor Andrew Bailey left the position to become Governor of the Bank of England. FCA Chairman Charles Randell, said: I’m looking forward to…
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