eToro, the global, multi-asset, investment platform, has just announced that it has added Salomon “Salo” Sredni to their ranks as a Board Member and Senior Advisor for U.S. Operations. Formerly, Salo Sredni served as Board Member, President, and CEO of TradeStation Group, Inc., where he led the company through its acquisition by Monex Group, Inc.…
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UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) has announced that Sam Tymms intends to step down from her role as a Non-Executive Director of the Company following the Board meeting on 20 March, 2019. After almost six years in the company Sam Tymms leaves to pursue other interests. Jonathan Moulds, a Non-Executive Director of the…
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Liquidnet, the global institutional investment network, has appointed Brian Conroy as its President, effective immediately. Brian Conroy will be based in New York and will work in partnership with CEO and Founder, Seth Merrin. Conroy has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to Liquidnet, he worked for Fidelity International in London, where…
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CMC Markets Institutional, a provider of liquidity and white label trading solutions, has just announced that it has added equity and derivative brokerage specialist Malcolm Ford to its team. Ford has worked with both the buy and sell side, liaising with clients right across Europe, Asia, South Africa and the USA. During his 30 years experience,…
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FX options company Digital Vega has just announced two senior appointments. Simon “Benny” Lewis will be the new Head of Interdealer Solutions. He spent 20 years at Tullet Prebon, building exotic options desk from scratch. He was ultimately appointed as Global Head of FX Options, until retiring in 2016. Romain Camus is the new Head of…
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Templum Markets, LLC, a registered Broker Dealer and Alternative Trading System (ATS) has announced that has added Bernard Van der Lande to its team as Chief Issuance Officer (CIO). Vince Molinari, CEO of Templum Markets said of Mr. Van der Lande: Bernard’s extensive experience with traditional, cross-border and digitized capital formation strategies, his experience transacting…
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Deutsche Börse AG has just announced that its Managing Director of Group Marketing Simone Reinhold is leaving the company after 25 years. LeapRate reminds that Ingrid M. Haas was appointed Managing Director of Communications and Marketing last month, with effect from 15 February 2018. She will report to CEO Theodor Weimer, and be responsible for the Group Communications and…
Read moreThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Elizabeth McFadden has been named Deputy General Counsel for General Law and Management of the agency. McFadden has previously served as Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. Department. Prior to joining the Department of Education in 2003, McFadden practiced law at Dow Lohnes, first as an associate…
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LMAX Exchange Group has announced that it has added two industry veterans to its Asia Pacific business as part of its expansion plans in the region. Jason Huang, who has over 18 years’ experience in the FX industry, has joined as Head of Sales for Asia Pacific, based in the LMAX Exchange Hong Kong office. Prior to…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Forex technology provider Gold-i just announced that it has bolstered its account management and on-boarding team in Shanghai with the appointment of Laurence Luo as a Technical Support Engineer. Prior to Gold-i, Laurence Luo was a Technical Account Manager at PrimeXM, which makes him the second PrimeXM employee to join Gold-i this year. Mike Dugdale,…
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