Tag: IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG)

ESMA Chairman targets asset managers for adequacy of liquidity concerns
July 17, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

IG sets technology partnership with PrimeXM for CFD and FX liquidity

London based online brokerage leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) and financial connectivity solutions provider PrimeXM have announced a new strategic collaboration and technology partnership. The parties stated that this partnership will deliver unique capabilities and solutions for traders and institutional clients globally and allows both organizations to expand their unique value proposition and further bolster…

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Mark Chesterman Stater
June 18, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

IG institutional chief Mark Chesterman joins Stater Global Markets as COO

FCA regulated FX prime brokerage Stater Global Markets has announced that it has hired Mark Chesterman, former COO of the IG Institutional division of IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG). He has joined Stater Global Markets in a newly created COO role. Stater Global Markets offers institutional clients direct access to Tier 1 bank and non-bank liquidity, clearing and institutional…

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Ivan Gowan Capital.com CEO
April 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: CFD broker Capital.com hires IG executive Ivan Gowan as CEO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that recently-launched CySEC licensed Retail FX and CFDs broker Capital.com has hired longtime IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) executive Ivan Gowan (pictured above) as its new CEO. Mr. Gowan will be based in London, and also heads up the company's UK office. He replaces Kira Bondareva as CEO. We understand that…

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Saxo Bank office
March 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Saxo Bank on ESMA’s leverage restrictions: 'fair and proportionate'

Following IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) and Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS)'s recent reactions, Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has also spoken, 'strongly' welcoming ESMA’s leverage restrictions. The measures include caps on leverage which Saxo Bank considers fair and proportionate. Saxo Bank expects these measures to be positive for clients and result in a more level…

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Plus500 with a positive reaction to ESMA’s leverage restrictions
March 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Plus500 with a positive reaction to ESMA’s leverage restrictions

Shortly after yesterday's IG Group (LON:IGG) reaction, retail FX and CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) has also released an update following the announcements from ESMA and the FCA in which they outlined the regulatory changes ESMA proposes to implement in the coming weeks. The principal changes are: leverage limits on the opening of a position by a…

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