Category: Forex

June 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Liquidity provider INFLYX hires AMB Prime and TopFX veteran Paul Orford

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FX and multi-asset liquidity provider and prime broker INFLYX has hired FX industry veteran Paul Orford as the company's new Head of Institutional Sales. Based in Cyprus, INFLYX is a trade name of CySEC-licensed ICC Intercertus Capital Limited. ICC also operates Retail FX brokerage brand EVERFX. LeapRate reported exclusively…

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June 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Trendrating launches 14 new Momentum indexes

Trendrating, a provider of Smart Momentum investment models and technology, announced today the launch of 14 new Momentum indexes across various investment universes. These indexes employ Trendrating’s proprietary trend capture methodology to deliver superior returns. The calculations for these indexes are being implemented by Solactive AG. We are excited to announce the launch of this…

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June 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

INTL FCStone acquires Luxembourg FX broker Carl Kliem

INTL FCStone Inc. (Nasdaq: INTL), today announced that it has executed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire FX broker Carl Kliem S.A, of Luxembourg. Closing is conditional upon approval of the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier. Carl Kliem is an independent interdealer broker based in Luxembourg, a leading European financial hub, which provides…

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June 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alberta Securities Commission appoints new General Counsel

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has announced the appointment of Samir Sabharwal as General Counsel, effective immediately. Mr. Sabharwal has been serving as Acting General Counsel since the May 2018 appointment of Kari Horn to the role of Vice-Chair. Samir is highly qualified for this role, having served as the ASC’s Associate General Counsel for…

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June 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIFMA terminates Auction Rate Securities Indices

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has announced that it will wind down the publication of its suite of SIFMA Auction Rate Securities Indices. To do so in an orderly fashion with proper notice to the market, each time the number of issues included in an index decreases to ten, SIFMA will post…

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June 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: former NetDania CEO Jonas Nielsen joins RegTech firm muinmos

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that automated regulatory compliance specialist muinmos has appointed Jonas Nielsen, former CEO of FX platform, data and charting provider NetDania Markets, as its new Business Development Director. Jonas Nielsen was CEO of Copenhagen based NetDania Markets for the past eight years. He brings a wealth of experience to muinmos in…

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June 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters Firm Central adds financial reporting dashboard

Solo and small firm lawyers can now more easily track and act on key financial performance data, as well as more effectively manage many aspects of their firms with enhancements to Thomson Reuters Firm Central, a cloud-based practice management solution. The new features improve the ability to track performance, bring in new clients, handle invoices,…

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