Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced that it has hired Robert Hjorth to take up a newly established position as Head of Strategy, effective from March 1, 2018. In the new role, Robert Hjorth will be driving the strategy planning process and execution to ensure efficient strategy prioritisation and execution across the…
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After we reported exclusively yesterday about the departure of longtime ETX Capital CEO Andrew Edwards, Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced that it has hired Mr. Edwards as the CEO of its FCA regulated UK operation, Saxo Capital Markets UK Ltd. Andrew Edwards effectively replaces the role of Matteo Cassina, who recently resigned as…
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Once again, all the key Forex Industry News stories appeared this past week only at LeapRate. (Or, were soon after copied by other blogs :-) ). Which longtime IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) executive was hired as the new CEO of leading Australia Retail FX broker Pepperstone? Which major city held a coordinated police raid on…
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The changes at Saxo Bank have begun. In the first major move made at the Copenhagen based multi asset broker since China's Geely Group became the controlling shareholder in Saxo Bank earlier this month (pending regulatory approval), LeapRate has learned that Saxo has agreed to the departure of longtime UK office head Matteo Cassina. Aside from acting…
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Saxo Bank has seen a lot of change lately. And much of it the good variety. The company has a new largest-shareholder in Chinese industrial giant Geely Group. Co-founder Lars Seier Christensen, although not involved in day-to-day management for two years, cut his formal ties to the company by selling his stake to Geely. There have…
Read moreLeapRate has learned that Denmark-based multi-asset broker Saxo Bank has named Patrick Hunger as the permanent CEO of its Swiss unit, Saxo Bank Switzerland (formally Saxo Bank (Schweiz) AG). As reported on LeapRate, Hunger was named Interim CEO of Saxo Bank Switzerland back in June, following the resignation from the post of Antonio Ferrante. Hunger - a lawyer by…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Antonio Ferrante (pictured at left) has stepped down as CEO of Saxo Bank (Schweiz) AG, the Swiss arm of global retail forex broker Saxo Bank, amid some other management moves at Saxo Switzerland. Mr. Ferrante was originally appointed to head Saxo Bank's operation in Switzerland in late 2014. Dr. Patrick Hunger, current Head…
Read moreRetail forex broker Saxo Bank has continued the build-out of its management team, with the hiring of Jeff Zorek as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Global Sales. Zorek will be based in London and will report to Matteo Cassina, Global Head of Sales at Saxo Bank. In this newly created role, Zorek will be responsible for…
Read moreThe reverberations continue from last January's surprise SNB move to remove the EURCHF floor leading to a 20% surprise spike in the value of the Swiss Franc against most major currencies. Leading retail forex broker Saxo Bank has issued its 2015 Annual Report and released its 2015 results, which saw the bank report a 29% drop in…
Read moreSinar Mas Group's Danny Oei joins the Saxo Board. Sinar Mas acquired a 9.9% stake in Saxo Bank last summer.
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