Category: Exclusive

FXDD offices
October 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FXDD parent company Nukkleus to have Don Fewer replace Jack Lahav on its Board of Directors

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Nukkleus Inc (OTCMKTS:NUKK), the parent company of Retail FX broker FXDD, will be appointing Donald P. Fewer as an independent director on its Board, in place of the departing Jack Lahav. Nukkleus is controlled by former Compagnie Financiere Tradition executive Emil Assentato. Mr. Assentato has an effective 80% interest in both FXDD…

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Tickmill fx broker
October 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FX broker Tickmill promotes Marilena Iakovou to Group CMO

LeapRate Exclusive… The integration of Tickmill and Vipro Markets continues. Just several days after we reported exclusively that Retail FX and CFDs broker Tickmill has named Philippos Psyllos as Group CTO, LeapRate has learned that Tickmill has promoted Marilena Iakovou to Group Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). The Cyprus based Ms. Iakovou had joined CySEC regulated…

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Tickmill fx broker
October 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FX broker Tickmill promotes Philippos Psyllos to Group CTO

LeapRate Exclusive... The integration of Tickmill and Vipro Markets continues. LeapRate has learned that Retail FX and CFDs broker Tickmill has promoted Philippos Psyllos to Group CTO. The Cyprus based Mr. Psyllos had joined CySEC regulated Vipro Markets earlier this year as its CTO, as was also exclusively reported by LeapRate. Vipro Markets was acquired by…

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Klaus Buhl
October 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Institutional FX broker True Trade sees CEO Klaus Buhl resign

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Klaus Buhl (pictured above), CEO of recently-launched FCA regulated institutional FX broker True Trade Ltd, has resigned his position at the company. Klaus Buhl's departure follows that of COO Ashraf Agha, who left True Trade earlier this year soon before the formal launch of the company, as was also exclusively…

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FxPro Dubai Index Tower
October 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: FxPro gets DFSA license, opening Dubai FX office

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned from industry sources that FCA and CySEC regulated global forex broker FxPro has received a license to operate in the UAE from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). And, the company is in final preparations to open a new office in Dubai, as we first reported back in June. Organizing the…

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ActivTrades office
October 10, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: ActivTrades adds Grant Thornton senior partner Patrick Storey to its Board of Directors

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated FX and CFDs broker ActivTrades has added Patrick Storey as an independent director on its Board. Patrick Storey is a Chartered Accountant and a Founding Member and Senior Partner of Grant Thornton’s Financial Services group, and head of its regulatory team. Mr. Storey has 30 years’ experience with Grant Thornton…

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ADS Securities management
October 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: ADS Securities CMO Andreas Lazarou departs

LeapRate Exclusive... Continuing a fairly wide ranging turnover in senior management, LeapRate has learned that Abu Dhabi based brokerage group ADS Securities has seen the departure of longtime Chief Marketing Officer Andreas Lazarou. Andreas Lazarou has been with ADS since 2013, first as Director of Marketing and later being promoted to CMO. He had joined ADS…

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