Category: Forex

acquisition
January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Houlihan Lokey acquires Quayle Munro Ltd and establishes a new global data & analytics group

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, today announced that it has agreed to acquire Quayle Munro Limited (Quayle Munro), an independent advisory firm that provides corporate finance advisory services to companies underpinned by data & analytics, content, software, and services. The agreement was signed on January 15 and is expected to close following…

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Iniesta US football UFX
January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Forex Sports Sponsorship: Barcelona playmaker Andrés Iniesta tackles new role in UFX commercial

Andrés Iniesta is used to tearing soccer defences apart, but the Barcelona playmaker shows there’s a first time for everything as he dodges American Football defences in the new UFX.com commercial. CySEC licensed retail forex broker UFX.com has today revealed its new video ad campaign with the aim of encouraging viewers to ‘try something new’, which…

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Broadridge names Tom Carey President Of Global Technology & Operations Segment
January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge names Tom Carey to head new EMEA and APAC International unit

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today announced the creation of Broadridge International, appointing Tom Carey to head Broadridge’s International efforts, responsible for leading the company’s rapidly expanding efforts and presence in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions across all business lines. Carey has also been appointed to serve on Broadridge’s Executive Committee. International expansion is…

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B2C2 cryptocurrency liquidity
January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto market maker B2C2 hires Goldman Sachs FX executive Phillip Gillespie as Japan CEO

Cryptocurrency liquidity provider B2C2 today announced the appointment of Phillip Gillespie as CEO of B2C2 Japan. Effective January 29th this year, Gillespie will lead the company’s operations in Tokyo. B2C2 has already added three more experts to its advisory board just two months ago - Peter Nielsen, Ruth Wandhöfer and Phil Weisberg. Phillip Gillespie joins from…

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Saxo Essential entry level account
January 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank launches entry level Essential account with negative balance protection on OTC leveraged products

Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced the launch of a new entry level account, called Saxo Essential, with industry leading pricing and prudent risk limits on margin trading of OTC products. The introduction of Saxo Essential coincides with recent regulatory initiatives aimed at reducing the amount of leverage available to retail clients…

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IronFX office
January 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: IronFX 'mystery' investor: Singapore's Torch Investment, backed by Saudi Arabia's ZAD

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that the unnamed 'mystery' investor which agreed to put up to $100 million into Cyprus based retail FX broker IronFX is Singapore based regulated investment fund Torch Investment Management Pte Limited. IronFX announced in August that it had arranged a $100 million investment from a 'major family office investment outfit'. We reported…

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Admiral Markets continues investing in FinTech, this time in the Bankish company
January 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Admiral Markets introduces free credit card payments

Global forex broker Admiral Markets just announced that from now on that deposits via credit card will also be handled as cheaply as possible – 100% free. Starting from 15 January 2018, all credit card payments will be made absolutely free. Admiral Markets shared that has made this step, because Forex and CFD order execution…

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Monex Australia FX broker
January 15, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Monex Group goes live with Australia online trading sub offering $10 US equity trades

Japan based online brokerage and trading provider Monex Group Inc. (TYO:8698) has announced that it has started taking on new clients in its recently established, ASIC licensed subsidiary in Australia, Monex Securities Australia Pty Ltd. And, from the looks of things, it seems as though Monex wants to carve itself a niche offering international investments to Australian…

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