Exclusive: CySEC FX broker Harborx bought by Clement Tung, rebrands as Ayers Alliance LeapRate

March 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: CySEC FX broker Harborx bought by Clement Tung, rebrands as Ayers Alliance

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that CySEC CIF license holder Harborx Ltd, which operated at harborx.com, has been acquired by a company called Ayers Alliance Financial Group Limited, with the CySEC licensed company now renamed from Harborx Ltd to the aforementioned Ayers Alliance Financial Group Limited. The company has launched a new site focused on asset…

March 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Forex.com SVP of Strategy Alexis Webster departs GAIN Capital

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has seen the departure of longtime Forex.com strategy and operations officer Alexis Webster. The London based Mr. Webster had been with GAIN Capital for seven years, serving as Senior Vice President of both Strategy and Operations for the company. He was responsible for commercial strategy…

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland

March 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse introduces three new candidates for its Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG informed that it has resolved to propose three new candidates to the Annual General Meeting on 16 May 2018, for election to the Supervisory Board as shareholder representatives. In addition, due to increased staffing levels, the Supervisory Board will in future be composed in accordance with the provisions…

March 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

GAIN Capital clarifies US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impact on Q4 and 2017 results

FX brokerage group Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has issued a brief clarification to its Q4 and 2017 full year financial results, which were released last week. GAIN Capital, which operates the retail Forex.com and City Index brands and the institutional GTX business, stated that it wishes to clarify its prior statement regarding the impact…

March 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Banca Generali and Saxo Bank create BG-SAXO Sim JV for Italian online trading

Further to their announcement back in September 2017 that they would work together to provide solutions to the Italian online trading market, Italian bank Banca Generali SpA (BIT:BGN) and Copenhagen based online trading giant Saxo Bank have announced that they have signed an agreement to offer a unique range of digital and global trading services. The companies…

March 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank hires Commonwealth Bank's Vivienne Yu as CEO of Greater China

Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced the appointment of Vivienne Yu as CEO of Greater China, to further grow Saxo Bank’s retail and wholesale business in the strategically important region. As CEO of Greater China, Vivienne will assume overall responsibility for expanding Saxo Bank’s services and customer base and drive strategic business…

March 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Raphael Ribeaucourt joins FAM Clearing from PrimeXM as VP Institutional Sales

FAM Clearing, LLC., a joint venture between Advanced Markets Ltd, a wholesale provider of FX liquidity, technology, and credit solutions to banks and brokers and Fortex, Inc., a leading FX ECN trading platform, has announced the appointment of Raphael Ribeaucourt as a Vice President of Institutional Sales. Raphael joins FAM Clearing from PrimeXM where he spent eight…

March 11, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: China FX broker warnings, LCG goes private, Playtech ownership change, and lots more…

What warnings are Chinese authorities now posting for foreign Retail FX brokers operating in the country? Who is taking London Capital Group private? Who has replaced Teddy Sagi as Playtech's largest shareholder? Why did Exness inject $2 million into its FCA regulated UK sub? What FX sector executive moves were made involving Pepperstone, Saxo Bank, IG…

March 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New York State Department of Financial Services and the Bank of Israel sign MoU

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo and the Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel, Dr. Hedva Ber, have just announced that they have signed an agreement of understanding (MoU) and cooperation between the two authorities. The Governor of the Bank of Israel, Dr. Karnit Flug, approved the signing of the document. The memorandum…

March 09, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Saxo Bank Australia hires Ariel Lao from IG as Marketing Manager / CXO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Saxo Capital Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd, the ASIC-licensed Australia arm of Copenhagen based multi-asset broker Saxo Bank, has hired Ariel Lao as its new Marketing Manager and Chief Experience Officer (CXO). Ms. Lao, a University of Melbourne graduate, joins Saxo Bank in Sydney from IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG), where she…

Category: Forex

Exclusive: CySEC FX broker Harborx bought by Clement Tung, rebrands as Ayers Alliance

Exclusive: Forex.com SVP of Strategy Alexis Webster departs GAIN Capital

Deutsche Börse introduces three new candidates for its Supervisory Board

GAIN Capital clarifies US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impact on Q4 and 2017 results

Banca Generali and Saxo Bank create BG-SAXO Sim JV for Italian online trading

Saxo Bank hires Commonwealth Bank's Vivienne Yu as CEO of Greater China

Raphael Ribeaucourt joins FAM Clearing from PrimeXM as VP Institutional Sales

FX Industry Week Review: China FX broker warnings, LCG goes private, Playtech ownership change, and lots more…

New York State Department of Financial Services and the Bank of Israel sign MoU

Exclusive: Saxo Bank Australia hires Ariel Lao from IG as Marketing Manager / CXO

Western Union Appoints Vince Tallent as Senior Vice President, Head of Asia Pacific

Marex Agrees Deal to Acquire Agrinvest Commodities

FCA to Let Firms Experiment with AI Alongside NVIDIA

ATFX Opens New Office in South Africa

Fiserv to Buy AIB Merchant Services