Playtech shareholders reject CEO and Directors’ pay policy at Annual Meeting LeapRate

May 17, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech shareholders reject CEO and Directors' pay policy at Annual Meeting

In a fairly rare occurrence in today's corporate world, online gaming and financial technologies provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has seen its shareholders reject the company's proposed Annual Report on Remuneration at the company Annual Meeting held yesterday in the Isle of Man. Except in rare circumstances, annual meeting board resolutions are usually adopted (by wide margins) at…

May 15, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

CFH Clearing hires IS Prime's Andy Biggs as Head of Liquidity

CFH Clearing, the FX liquidity and risk management services arm of Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC), has announced that it has appointed Andy Biggs as Head of Liquidity in a newly created role. Andy Biggs joins CFH Clearing from FCA regulated rival firm IS Prime, where he was Head of Liquidity for the last three years and…

April 26, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Lars Holst invests in Regtech firm muinmos

LeapRate Exclusive... The CFH Clearing fraternity runs deep. LeapRate has learned that former CFH Clearing co-founder and CEO Lars Holst has invested in, and joined the board of, Regtech firm muinmos. He was also appointed as Chairman of muinmos, and will play an active role in the company. muinmos was founded by Mr. Holst's CFH…

April 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Playtech continues vertical integration with €846 million acquisition of Italy's Snaitech

Online gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) is clearly pursuing a strategy of B2B-and-B2C vertical integration not just in its financial businesses, but also its core gaming division. On the financial side of its business, Playtech operates both as a technology and services provider to online brokers via its TradeTech division (formed by the…

April 04, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Des Grech replaces Stephen Williams as CEO of Playtech's TradeTech Alpha

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that online gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) is continuing to reshape the management team at its financial division TradeTech Group. Most recently, Playtech has replaced the CEO at its FCA regulated arm TradeTech Alpha Limited. Leaving the company is Stephen Williams, CEO of TradeTech Alpha since the company's…

April 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Remonda Kirketerp-Møller on returning to CFH, FX liquidity, and more

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... Continuing our series of interviews with some of the leading personalities in the FX world, we are pleased to speak today with Remonda Kirketerp-Møller. If the name doesn't ring a bell, her resume certainly should. Remonda joined Saxo Bank in 2003 and played a key role in developing the Legal and Compliance Department…

March 25, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: Markets.com's new CEO, Z.com Trade and eToro raise capital, IG's record Revenues, and lots more…

Who did Markets.com hire from ThinkMarkets to be its new CEO? How much money did Retail FX brokers Z.com Trade, and eToro, each raise? And why? What drove IG Group's record Revenues this past quarter? Who is the new Head of Marketing at Leverate? Answers to these questions and a whole lot more appeared exclusively…

March 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Joe Rundle leaves ThinkMarkets to become Markets.com CEO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that longtime Retail FX executive Joe Rundle has left his position as Director of Trading and Partnerships at ThinkMarkets, and joined Markets.com as its new CEO. Markets.com is the Retail FX brand name of CySEC licensed Safecap Investments Ltd., owned ultimately by Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC). Joe Rundle has been in the…

March 11, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FX Industry Week Review: China FX broker warnings, LCG goes private, Playtech ownership change, and lots more…

What warnings are Chinese authorities now posting for foreign Retail FX brokers operating in the country? Who is taking London Capital Group private? Who has replaced Teddy Sagi as Playtech's largest shareholder? Why did Exness inject $2 million into its FCA regulated UK sub? What FX sector executive moves were made involving Pepperstone, Saxo Bank, IG…

March 08, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: T. Rowe Price replaces Teddy Sagi as the largest Playtech shareholder

LeapRate Exclusive... For the first time in a long time, Teddy Sagi is no longer the largest shareholder in Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC). LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that US investment management giant T. Rowe Price Group Inc (NASDAQ:TROW) has significantly increased its position in Playtech over the past week, from about 5% to just over 10.2%.…

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