Options announces nearly $100 million investment from Bregal Sagemount LeapRate

August 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Options announces nearly $100 million investment from Bregal Sagemount

UK capital markets technology outfit Options just announced a significant investment by Bregal Sagemount, a New York-based private equity firm focused on growth-oriented investments. The transaction, which sees Bregal Sagemount invest nearly $100 million in Options, will enable the firm’s executive team to pursue strategic growth initiatives, invest further in platform innovations, and expand Options’…

August 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Abu Dhabi Global Market launches first Foundations regime in the UAE

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, has launched the first of its kind Foundations regime in support of more effective structures for wealth preservation and wealth management. The ADGM Foundations regime provides a strategic platform for financial planning and structuring, serving as an alternative to trusts and corporate vehicles.…

August 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

David Flacks appointed as NZX RGC Chair

The NZX Ltd (NZE:NZX) today announced the appointment of David Flacks as the independent Chair of NZX’s Regulatory Governance Committee (RGC). Mr Flacks will replace the Committee’s current Chair, Derek Johnston, effective 1 September 2017. The term of the appointment is two years. The RGC assists the NZX Board in fulfilling its governance responsibilities in…

August 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Brian Quintenz sworn in as a Commissioner of the U.S. CFTC

Brian Quintenz was officially sworn in today, after being unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 3, to serve as a Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal agency that oversees the commodity futures, options and swaps industry. His term expires in April 2020. I’m deeply honored to be sworn…

August 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Quantitative Brokers names Tony Davison Head of Sales for EMEA

Quantitative Brokers (QB), an independent, global financial technology company providing advanced, dealer-neutral agency algorithms in Futures and US Cash Treasury markets just announced that Tony Davison has been named Head of Sales for EMEA. Davison moved to QB in July from his role as Chief Strategy Officer at Celer Technologies. Prior to that, he worked…

August 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Citibank's Alina Sychova joins Otkritie Capital as Head of Capital Markets Origination

On 15 August 2017, Alina Sychova joined Otkritie Capital as Head of Debt and Equity Capital Markets. This is a new area for the company – its further development will make the Russian and international capital markets accessible for clients and issuers, both through public equity (ECM) and debt securities (DCM) offerings. Alina Sychova has…

August 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AgriClear and United Producers Inc. announce strategic alliance

AgriClear, North America's premier online cattle transaction and payment platform, together with United Producers Inc. (UPI), one of North America's largest farmer owned and operated livestock marketing cooperative, today announced a collaborative agreement to benefit livestock farmers across the Midwest. UPI will now utilize AgriClear as its digital marketing solution for online cattle transactions, which…

August 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

LMAX Exchange moves COO Scott Moffat to Singapore to head Asia Pacific operations

LMAX Exchange, the FCA regulated MTF for FX, has announced the appointment of Scott Moffat as Managing Director for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Part of the LMAX Exchange founding team and former Chief Operating Officer, Scott Moffat will be instrumental in strengthening the company’s position in the region and building upon the existing presence,…

August 14, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM closes sale of FastMatch to Euronext, debt to Leucadia down to $66.8 million

Retail forex broker FXCM, a unit of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR), has announced that it has closed as expected the sale of its institutional FX ECN unit FastMatch to Euronext NV (EPA:ENX). The original agreement was reported at the end of May, when Euronext agreed to buy FastMatch for $153 million. FastMatch was jointly owned by FXCM, and…

August 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dow Jones delivers premium content through Symphony

Enables financial professionals to access, share and integrate Dow Jones’s premium news and analysis directly into their workflows Dow Jones has announced the launch of a revamped news app on Symphony, the secure collaboration and workflow platform, which gives Symphony users access to premium news and analysis from across the Dow Jones global network. The…

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