Associate Director in the Office of International Affairs Alberto Arevalo retires from SEC LeapRate

February 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Associate Director in the Office of International Affairs Alberto Arevalo retires from SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Alberto Arevalo, an associate director in the Office of International Affairs, will retire later this month after 28 years of public service. Mr. Arevalo joined the SEC in 2004 and has been an associate director since 2014, with responsibility for international enforcement and supervisory cooperation, and technical…

February 14, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Swissquote adds NZZ Mediengruppe executive Monica Dell'Anna to its board

Swiss online banking and brokerage leader Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has announced that it will propose to the shareholders the election of Dr. Monica Dell'Anna as a member of the Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting on May 4, 2018. The remaining five members of Swissquote's board will all stand for re-election. Mario…

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA appoints Marshall Bailey as Chair of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) today announce the appointment of Marshall Bailey as Chair of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme Ltd (FSCS) with effect from 1 April 2018. The appointment was made by the FCA Board and the Prudential Regulation Committee (PRC) with the approval of HM Treasury. Marshall…

February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group announces new Heads of Sales for Europe and Asia

Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) today announced it has expanded its international client development and sales efforts with two senior sales appointments in Europe and Asia. Michel Everaert has been named Head of Sales, Europe, where he will be responsible for developing and executing CME Group's sales strategy and growing its client base throughout Europe.…

Blackbull Markets website new zealand fx broker

February 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: New Zealand FX broker Blackbull Markets hires ADS veteran Anish Satinder Lal as Head of FX & Metals

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Auckland, New Zealand based MT4 broker has hired Anish Satinder Lal as its new Head of FX & Metals. Anish Satinder Lal joins Blackbull after stints at OneTwoTrade, Atom8, and most recently ADS Securities, where he held various FX trading and sales roles. Blackbull was founded in 2014 by 25-year old…

ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention CFDs measures

February 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA appoints new members to the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group

The ESMA Board of Supervisors announced that it has recently appointed the following four stakeholders to become members of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG): Mrs. Blanaid Clarke, Professor of Corporate Law, Trinity College, Dublin, in the category of academics, as of 1 January 2018; Mr. Geoffrey Bezzina, Executive Chairman, Office of the Arbiter…

February 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Equiti Group hires TradAir, TraderTools and Saxo Bank veteran Gabriela Liber for institutional FX sales

Equiti Group, the parent company of prime brokerage provider Divisa Capital and Retail FX arm Equiti.com, has announced that it has bolstered its institutional business team with the new appointment of Gabriela Liber as Senior Manager - Institutional Sales. The company stated that Ms. Liber brings her extensive international sales, trading and operational experience gained…

February 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Jason Gibson replaces Steven Reeves as CEO of institutional FX broker Fixi plc

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated institutional FX broker Fixi plc has made a number of changes in its senior management ranks, including the appointment of a new CEO and a new CFO. Fixi is controlled by Goran Drapac, also the founder and controlling shareholder of Australia based Retail FX broker AxiTrader. Leaving…

BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland

February 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

EFSF Board of Directors elects Harald Waiglein as new Chairman

The Board of Directors of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) has today announced that elected Harald Waiglein as its Chairman. Mr Waiglein replaces Hans Vijlbrief, who served as Chairman of the Board since 2014 and was appointed President of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) on 22 January 2018. Harald Waiglein joined the Austrian Ministry…

February 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFH Systems hires Maybank executive Alex Yap for FX Institutional Sales

CFH Systems just announced that it has appointed FX technology specialist Alex Yap in Singapore in a senior institutional sales role. Alex Yap will be responsible for sales across Asia. He will work closely with CFH Systems’ teams in Hong Kong and Tokyo, reporting directly into Alex Mackinnon, Head of Asia, who is also based…

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