ADS Securities hires CMC Markets’ Singapore MD Jason Hughes as Global Head of Retail Sales LeapRate

July 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

ADS Securities hires CMC Markets' Singapore MD Jason Hughes as Global Head of Retail Sales

Abu Dhabi based international financial services firm ADS Securities has continued to build its international management team, announcing today that it has hired Jason Hughes as Global Head of Retail Sales, for its FX and CFD brokerage business. Mr. Hughes will be based in Abu Dhabi. Jason Hughes joins ADS Securities from CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX), where…

July 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Panda Trading Systems enhances its CFD offering with the addition of MT5

Following the launch of the comprehensive solution for trading cryptocurrencies, Panda Trading Systems just announced the addition of MetaTrader 5 to its innovative suite of “Brokerage in a Box” solutions. Now would-be brokers can set up a CFD brokerage from scratch in record time, offering an array of instruments such as FX, Shares, Indices, Commodities,…

July 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nigerian Stock Exchange goes live with Nasdaq SMARTS market surveillance technology

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) have officially announced that NSE, the stock exchange of the largest economy in Africa, has launched a new market surveillance platform powered by SMARTS, Nasdaq's flagship surveillance solution. The technology will, amongst other things, enable NSE to proactively monitor market manipulation (including spoofing and layering), detect and…

July 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Binary Options broker suspended, FX executive moves, and lots more…

Hardly a week of Forex Industry News goes by without word of significant regulator action in one place or another. Two weeks ago it was the FCA delaying its proposed CFD trading rules. Last week it was our exclusive report on Turkey banning foreign FX brokerage accounts. And this week did not disappoint as well,…

July 15, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Rod Martenstyn jumps from spreadbetting broker Core Spreads to GKFX as CFO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated retail FX and CFDs broker GKFX has added Rod Martenstyn as its new CFO. Rod Martenstyn joins GKFX from Finsa Europe Ltd, the parent company of spread betting and CFD trading brokerage Core Spreads, where he held a similar role. Mr. Martenstyn has also resigned from the board of…

Malaysian SC announces relief measures for capital market licensed entities

July 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Malaysia pushes the sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) development

Malaysia, widely acknowledged as being in the forefront of Islamic finance, announced that is taking the lead in promoting the sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) proposition based on its shared values with Islamic finance. As part of initiatives to generate greater awareness on responsible investing, Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia co-hosted the Responsible…

July 14, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Retail FX and CFDs broker INFINOX ups client insurance protection to £1 million

FCA regulated retail forex and CFD broker INFINOX Capital Limited has announced that it has further raised the threshold of its clients’ insurance above the £50,000 compensation per customer provided by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), which is the fund of last resort for customers of UK authorised firms provided in case of a firm’s…

July 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Vela to acquire DMA platform provider Object Trading

Vela Trading Technologies LLC, which provides high performance trading, market data, and analytics technology, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Object Trading, a global provider of a fully-managed Direct Market Access (DMA) platform, pre-trade risk controls, and analytics applications. This is the second acquisition for Vela in just a few…

July 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tradeview Markets hire Kem Chong as Head of Asia

Tradeview Markets, a foreign exchange brokerage and wholly owned trading subsidiary of Tradeview LTD, just announced its most recent executive hire, Mr. Kem Chong who will join the Tradeview team as ‘Head of Asia’. Mr Chong will be focusing on the company's continued expansion into the Asia region and adding a tremendous amount of experience to their…

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ADS Securities hires CMC Markets' Singapore MD Jason Hughes as Global Head of Retail Sales

Panda Trading Systems enhances its CFD offering with the addition of MT5

Nigerian Stock Exchange goes live with Nasdaq SMARTS market surveillance technology

Forex Industry Week Review: Binary Options broker suspended, FX executive moves, and lots more…

Exclusive: Rod Martenstyn jumps from spreadbetting broker Core Spreads to GKFX as CFO

Malaysia pushes the sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) development

Retail FX and CFDs broker INFINOX ups client insurance protection to £1 million

Vela to acquire DMA platform provider Object Trading

Tradeview Markets hire Kem Chong as Head of Asia

Tradeweb Markets Quarterly Revenue Rises 25%

London Stock Exchange Group Posts Strong Q1, Data & Analytics Momentum Builds

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