Category: Forex

Curex Group fx
January 19, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Cürex Group hires Claudio Pannunzio as Managing Director of Marketing

Institutional FX execution services and data analytics company The Cürex Group has announced its latest senior hire, appointing Claudio Pannunzio as Managing Director, Marketing, to lead the firm's global brand and marketing strategy efforts. Claudio Pannunzio is tasked with steering Cürex Group’s global marketing functions, which encompasses responsibilities ranging from the execution of the company’s…

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LSEG to increase its majority shareholding in LCH Group
January 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exactpro announces management buyout from London Stock Exchange Group

Exactpro Systems Limited and its subsidiaries (Exactpro), announced that EXPLORE123 Limited, a company incorporated by the founders of Exactpro, has completed the acquisition of Exactpro from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) on undisclosed terms. Exactpro is a specialist firm currently employing over 560 staff focused on functional and non-functional testing and software development of…

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NSD and Interfax launch Single Disclosure Window product
January 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Russia's National Settlement Depository improves channel For client interactions

National Settlement Depository (NSD) just informed that it has improved the channel for client interactions by implementing the Application Programming Interface (API) for online banking services. Now, the system allows clients to connect their software directly with NSD payment services in real time without using a special procedure to transmit messages from the automated banking…

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Stax Inc. teams up with Coleman Research
January 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exchange Data International launches Global Economic Data

Exchange Data International (EDI) just announced the launch of it's new data offering: Global Economic Data. Divided in 8 major databases, and comprising more than 1.6 million carefully selected time series, over 6.7 million trend series and around 300,000 forecast series, the new service provides the most accurate, comprehensive and timely economic data, from more…

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DFSA launches Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform
January 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PolySwarm and Rivetz announce the creation of Decentralized Cybersecurity Consortium

Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm and decentralized mobile security solutions provider Rivetz today announced a partnership to form the Decentralized Cybersecurity Consortium. DC2 is a professional group for IT security companies aimed at developing best practices for blockchain-based cybersecurity. PolySwarm is thrilled to partner with Rivetz as co-founding members of the Decentralized Cybersecurity Consortium, and…

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CLS Group trading volumes
January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS Group total volumes down 7% MoM in December

CLS Group, the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market today published its operating metrics for the month of December 2017. The average daily traded volume submitted to CLS in December was USD1.562 trillion, down 6.9 percent from USD1.677 trillion in November 2017. December 2016 November 2017 December 2017 Average…

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CFTC offices
January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo names Maggie Sklar Senior Counsel

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo announced today that Maggie Sklar will serve as his Senior Counsel. Prior to joining Chairman Giancarlo’s office, Sklar served as an Associate Director in the Office of International Affairs (OIA), where she oversaw the CFTC’s engagement with the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions…

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January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MiFID II winner: Investment research tech outfit Visible Alpha gets $38M led by Goldman Sachs

Visible Alpha today announced that it has secured an additional $38 million of equity financing. The company will use this investment to fuel its growth and maintain its position among firms driving efficiency, transparency and alpha generation in the institutional research process and helping solve for the research valuation and budgeting requirements of MiFID II.…

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January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

JPMorgan Chase's Patrick Ward joins AxiomSL as Head of EMEA Business

AxiomSL, the regtech provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, today announced the appointment of Patrick Ward as Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Business and Partnership Strategy. Ward will play a key role expanding the company’s footprint across EMEA and developing strategic global relationships. Prior to joining AxiomSL, Ward was Managing…

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