Category: Forex

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland
December 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX appoints new Exchange Council, Andrey Zvyozdochkin elected chairman

The Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board announced that it has approved 25 new members of the Exchange Council. The new Council is comprised of senior executives from Moscow Exchange (MOEX)'s largest market participants by volume traded, as well as heads of industry self-regulatory organisations, asset management companies, investment banks and the Bank of Russia. The newly…

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RoboMarkets yacht
December 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

RoboForex rebrands to RoboMarkets as crypto trading focus increases

Limassol, Cyprus based Retail FX broker RoboForex has announced that it is rebranding under the new name RoboMarkets. Alongside the brand name change, the company has changed its corporate name from RoboForex (CY) Ltd to Robomarkets Ltd, which is now the official holder of the company's CySEC CIF license. The group also operates offshore Retail FX…

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BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland
December 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cheetah Mobile announces changes to the Board of Directors

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (NYSE: CMCM), a mobile Internet company, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed each of Mr. Michael Jinbo Yao and Mr. Michael Lingye Zuo as an independent director, effective December 28, 2017. Mr. Michael Jinbo Yao will also join the corporate governance and nominating committee of the Board, effective the…

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December 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

BTL Group Ltd. hires Stella Hall and Jonathan Jones

BTL Group Ltd. (CVE:BTL) announced that it has hired a Head of Marketing, Stella Hall, and Business Development Manager, Jonathan Jones, as the firm commences its sales and marketing drive to bring its proprietary blockchain platform Interbit to market. We are looking for exceptional sales and marketing people to join our team and help build…

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December 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

UAE based FX provider LuLu Exchange implements Fiserv's AML Risk Manager

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that LuLu Exchange, which provides cross-border remittance, currency exchange and other financial services for consumers and businesses, has selected Fiserv to enhance its financial crime prevention capabilities and enable its expansion into new markets. LuLu Exchange will implement a cloud-based version of…

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forex industry news update
December 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: CFD leverage, EU passport, ETX cuts Binary Options, Affiliate program changes, LegacyFX launch, and lots more…

In what is a usually quiet pre-Christmas-break week, Forex Industry News at LeapRate was anything but. ESMA's surprise move to cut maximum leverage allowed in CFD trading shook the industry, eliciting a lot of industry reaction, and hit hard the shares of publicly traded brokers including IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG), Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS), and CMC Markets…

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