For the first time since mid 2017, Playtech founder and (former) controlling shareholder Teddy Sagi has sold shares in the company. Regulatory filings in the UK indicate that Teddy Sagi's Brickington Trading Ltd holding company sold 5 million Playtech shares earlier this week, for proceeds of approximately £23.2 million (USD $30.2 million). The sale takes Mr.…
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Financial technology provider PrimeXM has announced that it has appointed Andreas Charalambous as its new Head of Global Sales, to work with both the sales and customer support teams and create a robust client user experience. We had reported exclusively last month that PrimeXM's (now former) head of sales Richard Bartlett had joined FX broker…
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Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes has just announced the launch of Finteza advertising and analytical service. The system allows tracking of events, managing of conversions and launching of ads efficiently. Registration is open to anyone — the account provides an opportunity to analyze incoming traffic and manage advertising campaigns for free. Finteza tackles everyday issues…
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CQG, a global provider of high-performance trading, market data, and technical analysis tools, has just announced that the firm has collaborated with Matador Prime, a global institutional broker. Matador's liquidity offering includes pricing and execution services for spot foreign exchange (FX) and contracts for difference (CFD) indices. Through the partnership, CQG's customers can access Matador's…
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Estonia based Retail FX brokerage firm Admiral Markets Group AS has announced that it has hired Robert Shadforth to the position of Executive Director of its FCA regulated subsidiary Admiral Markets UK Ltd. LeapRate had reported exclusively back in July that Simon Roberts had resigned as Managing Director of Admiral Markets UK. He had joined the company in…
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Framework, a specialist global solutions vendor for Private Equity (PE) and Real Estate (RE) investments, has just announced that it has made a senior hire to its leadership team amid increasing demand for its enterprise investment accounting data management solutions. The role will strengthen the focus on innovation and delivering the best service to Framework’s…
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RSRCHXchange, the research marketplace and aggregator, has just announced an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) initiative with dedicated functionality on its RSRCHX platform focusing on specialist ESG research. With concerns around responsible investing becoming increasingly prevalent, ESG research has seen a large rise in popularity, helping investors ensure they are able to direct their funds…
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Itiviti, the global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, has just announced that it has received the ISO 27001 certification mark for its information security program. Itiviti has been certified for the provisioning of products and services related to its UL Platform, Xilix Execution Management System, NYFIX Marketplace, and corporate information systems. In…
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IdentityMind, Digital Identities You Can Trust, has just announced that B2Broker, a provider of liquidity and technology solutions for the foreign exchange and cryptocurrency markets, has selected IdentityMind to meet its know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance requirements for itself and its global business-to-business (B2B) clients. In our line of business, KYC…
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oneZero Financial Systems has announced the addition of Jefferies Financial Services, Inc. to its core product offering for clients. Jefferies is a prime broker offering open market access to oneZero EcoSystem clients. As part of the agreement, Jefferies eFX, the firm’s electronic client trading platform, joins the EcoSystem, with FX market making in over 50 instruments. Andrew…
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