Exclusive: Alex Mackinnon of Playtech’s CFH Systems on the Asia FX scene and more LeapRate

February 16, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Alex Mackinnon of Playtech's CFH Systems on the Asia FX scene and more

LeapRate Exclusive Interview... About six months ago LeapRate reported exclusively that Alex Mackinnon had left AxiTrader to join the CFH Systems FX technologies arm of Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC). With obvious global expansion plans after Playtech bought CFH Group for $120 million just over a year ago, CFH Systems brought on the very experienced Mr. Mackinnon, who…

September 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech's CFH Systems open Singapore office, confirms Alex Mackinnon as Head of Asia

It looks like Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) does indeed have big plans for its recently acquired FX technologies arm CFH Systems. Further to our exclusive coverage that Alex Mackinnon had left his longtime position as General Manager of AxiTrader and head of its institutional FX arm AxiPrime to join CFH Systems, CFH today announced that it is…

August 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Alex Mackinnon to join CFH Systems after leaving AxiTrader / AxiPrime

LeapRate Exclusive... Following up our exclusive coverage yesterday of the resignation of longtime AxiTrader General Manager Alex Mackinnon, LeapRate has learned that Mr. Mackinnon will be joining FX technology and white label solutions provider CFH Systems, in a senior management role. CFH Systems' executive management has confirmed to LeapRate that Mr. Mackinnon's appointment will take…

August 22, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Alex Mackinnon out as General Manager of FX broker AxiTrader and head of AxiPrime

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that longtime FX industry executive Alex Mackinnon has left his job as General Manager of Australia based Retail Forex broker AxiTrader. AxiTrader went outside its ranks (and its home continent) to hire Alex Mackinnon as General Manager in 2013, replacing Quinn Perrott. He had previously been Head of FX Prime…

June 10, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

AxiTrader Chairman Goran Drapac on new CEO Rajesh Yohannan - who he's replacing, Goran's own new role...

Leading Australia-based retail forex broker AxiTrader quietly let it slip out that it has hired a new CEO, former OANDA Head of APAC Rajesh Yohannan (pictured at left). Yohannan will actually act as CEO of AxiTrader's parent company AxiCorp Financial Services Pty Ltd, which incorporates both its retail and institutional trading arms that operate mainly under the…

December 16, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

AxiTrader to give away $1 million trading account in Million Dollar Trader competition

There are no shortage of bonuses and promotions put out there by online trading firms, but this one is kind of interesting, if only for the size of the prizes. Australia-based retail forex broker AxiTrader has announced what it is calling the Million Dollar Trader competition, to run between February and April 2016. AxiTrader clients will…

August 08, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

AxiTrader hires Hans Von der Recke to head Institutional Sales

Von der Recke was previously Chief FX Dealer at Commerzbank, currency manager for the State Pension fund of New South Wales, and an IB for UBS Switzerland and DRKW Germany.

January 24, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

AxiTrader co-founder Quinn Perrott leaves the company

Perrott had relinquished most of his management duties last year to new AxiTrader GM Alex Mackinnon. In what seems like an orderly and planned exit, AxiTrader co-founder Quinn Perrott has resigned for stated personal reasons. Perrott does remain a shareholder and board member. After hiring his own replacement in the person of ex-ODL and FCStone exec Alex…

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