Mushegh Tovmasyan bows out of his final role at Equiti Group LeapRate

January 29, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Mushegh Tovmasyan bows out of his final role at Equiti Group

Almost a year ago, Mushegh Tovmasyan, founder of Divisa UK (now part of the Equiti Group as Equiti UK), handed over his duties as Director of the company to Equiti Group’s CEO, Iskandar Najjar. Back then, Divisa Capital / Equiti Group founder Mushegh Tovmasyan has joined institutional cryptocurrency startup XTRADE.io as a strategic advisor. Tovmasyan, however, continued to support…

July 31, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Divisa Capital upgrades to a €730K license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority

Divisa UK Limited, trading as Divisa Capital and which also operates the Equiti.com retail FX brand in the UK and EU, has announced that it has been issued a full-scope IFPRU €730k license by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Divisa's original license from the FCA was for a Limited License - matched principal broker. Commenting…

April 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Equiti Group receives online forex broker license in Kenya

Equiti Group, the parent company of prime brokerage provider Divisa Capital and Retail FX arm Equiti.com, has announced that it has become the first online forex broker licensee in Kenya through its local subsidiary, EGM Securities Limited. This is the first license to be issued under the new regulations, which brought the oversight of online…

January 29, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Equiti Group receives financial services license in Jordan

Equiti Group, the parent company of prime brokerage provider Divisa Capital and Retail FX arm Equiti Global Markets (Equiti.com), has announced today that it has been awarded a brokerage license by the Jordan Securities Commission (JSC) that allows the company to provide financial advisory and brokerage services in the local and international markets. Equiti is…

January 29, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Divisa UK executive Norbert Lukasiewicz leaves to pursue other interests

FCA regulated multi asset prime brokerage Divisa UK Limited has announced that Norbert Lukasiewicz, Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) for the company, will be leaving to 'pursue other interests'. Divisa UK Limited operates the Divisa Capital institutional, and Equiti.com retail FX brokerage arms. Mr. Lukasiewicz joined the Equiti/Divisa group in 2014 from Integral Development Corp., where he was Director,…

Nigel Holmes Equiti Group Divisa Capital

October 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Divisa Capital parent Equiti Group adds Nigel Holmes as Global Head of Human Resources

Equiti Group, the parent company of prime brokerage provider Divisa Capital and retail arm Equiti Global Markets (Equiti.com) has appointed Nigel Holmes as Global Head of Human Resources. Nigel has an extensive 30 year international career in the financial services sector having worked in the major financial regions of Europe, Asia Pacific, the Americas and…

September 25, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Divisa hires Sammy Christou from LCG as Head of Trading ahead of new FX platform launch

Continuing a hiring spree following its $100 million capital raise earlier this year and the launch of a new Retail brokerage arm Equiti.com, FX prime broker and liquidity provider Divisa Capital has announced that it has hired Sammy Christou as its new Head of Trading. Divisa also said that Sammy Christou’s new appointment as Head of…

May 24, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Khaldoun Sharaiha jumps from ADS Securities to Divisa Capital's new retail FX arm Equiti.com

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that veteran retail FX executive Khaldoun Sharaiha has become the latest ADS Securities employee to join Equiti.com, the new Retail Forex arm of FX liquidity and prime brokerage solutions provider Divisa Capital. Mr. Sharaiha was Co-Head of Retail Sales at ADS Securities, and will have a similar title at Equiti.com.…

March 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Divisa Capital adds ADS veterans Tony Philip as CMO, Hormoz Faryar to head Sales

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated multi asset prime broker Divisa Capital has begun making a round of senior level management hires, following its recently announced $100 million capital raise which we discussed with Divisa Capital CEO Mushegh Tovmasyan at the time the very handsome financing was revealed back in January. First to join is…

January 22, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Forex Industry Week Review: Divisa raises $100 million, EBS CTO faces trial, ADS restructuring explained, and lots more…

It was a week of change in the political world, and a week of change as well in Forex Industry News at LeapRate. Financings, restructurings, and even a senior Forex executive facing a trial by jury after losing an appeal on taking source code and trade secrets from one company to another. And as usual,…

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