The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Walter E. Jospin, Regional Director of the agency’s Atlanta office, is leaving the agency. Mr. Jospin will remain in his position until his successor is selected. Walter and I met many years ago and I was taken with his wisdom, expertise, and care. He has brought those…
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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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Interdealer broker TP ICAP (LON:TCAP) has announced a number of senior appointments within its Institutional Services division. Jonathan Gane has joined Institutional Services as Managing Director. He joins from Fort Rock Asset Management, where he was CEO and co-Chief Investment Officer. He previously worked at Société Générale as the Global Head of Origination and Structuring…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Robert Evans III has been named Chief of the Office of International Corporate Finance in the agency’s Division of Corporation Finance. The office spearheads the division’s outreach to non-U.S. issuers that access the U.S. capital markets. Mr. Evans recently joined the Division of Corporation Finance after…
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MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), announced the results of its annual Board of Directors (Board) election, held on October 5, 2017. Re-elected to the Board were John A. Griffith and Murray Stahl. Newly elected to the Board was Albert Cyrlin. All were elected to serve two-year terms. MGEX Chief…
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BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) just announced that has further strengthened it ETF and indexed fund team with the appointment of Chris Hofmann as Senior Sales Manager for German-speaking clients. She joined at the beginning of October. Based in Munich and reporting to Claus Hecher, Head of Development in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland,…
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Insignis Cash Solutions, the cash management provider, has appointed Tim Moss as its chief technology officer (CTO) to expand the capabilities of the Insignis technology platform and support the company’s ambitious growth plans. The Insignis platform enables individuals and businesses to deposit and easily move cash between accounts, while balancing their individual priorities for security,…
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The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to mid-size quoted companies, held its AGM on 3 October 2017. The membership ratified the appointment of 2 directors and re-elected 5 existing directors. The composition of the board reflects the importance for the QCA to address challenges across the…
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Petal Walker, Chief Counsel to former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Sharon Bowen will leave the CFTC effective today. Petal has been a vital member of my team since I joined the Commission,” said former Commissioner Bowen. “She joined my office with a wealth of knowledge on matters that were critical to the Commission.…
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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…
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