JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) announced that its Board of Directors has elected Mellody Hobson, 48, a director of the company, effective tomorrow. Ms. Hobson will also join the boards of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Chase Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC. The company also announced today that Crandall C. Bowles, 70, has decided…
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Corporate foreign exchange specialist Alpha FX Group plc (LON:AFX) has released its results for 2017, indicating healthy growth on both the top and bottom line. Alpha indicated that Revenue was up 60% in 2017 to £13.5 million (2016: £8.5 million), with operating profit up 29% to £5.6 million (2016: £4.4 million). The year was also a milestone…
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Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) and Apex-Brazil announced that they have signed an MOU in Sao Paulo on Friday aimed at enhancing mutual co-operation in generating more direct investment between the two regions. The MOU was signed by the InvestHK Director-General of Investment Promotion Mr Stephen Phillips, and the President of Apex-Brasil, Government of the Federative…
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RegTek.Solutions, the global provider of regulatory reporting solutions, has announced two senior sales appointments to support its growth in the core markets of North America and Europe. Tom Morris has been appointed Head of Sales for Europe, based in London. Tom Morris joins from NEX Group, where he was Head of Regulatory Reporting Solutions and…
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AxiomSL, the provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, has announced that the company has successfully assisted clients to comply with AnaCredit requirements across the Eurozone, from large GSIBs with pan European reporting obligations to DSIBs, subject to high volume single jurisdiction reporting regulations. AxiomSL’s coverage currently includes Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Ireland,…
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Abu Dhabi based global investment and trading firm ADS Securities LLC (ADSS) has announced that it will be continuing and expanding its successful motorsport sponsorship program in 2018. For the last five years ADSS has supported the successful single-seater racing career of the highly talented Swiss driver, Louis Delétraz. Having worked with Louis since his…
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The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has confirmed the appointment of Richard Metcalfe as the Head of Regulatory Affairs for the WFE. Metcalfe joins following a consulting project at BNY Mellon, where he has been providing advice on the practical implementation of MiFID II and other pieces…
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Retail Forex broker Alpari just announced its February 2018 volumes, in which Alpari recorded US$148.4 billion in trading turnover for the month, marking an 11% increase on January. The improved performance on the broker's key indicator is mostly down to increased trading activity on the GBPUSD (+49%) and USDJPY (+14%) currency pairs. The EURUSD, Alpari's…
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Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, a provider of anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and sanctions compliance data solutions, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cerico from the law firm Pinsent Masons and Campbell Nash, a consultancy owned by technologist James Armstrong. Cerico provides end-to-end Know Your Business Partner technology and digital compliance tools for international…
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Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that it is adding further foreign exchange (FX) pricing granularity for customers trading Australian Dollars (AUD) vs. U.S. Dollars (USD), creating greater accuracy in price quotes in AUD/USD on Thomson Reuters Spot Matching and across Thomson Reuters FX platforms. The change on Thomson Reuters Spot Matching will add an…
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