Saxo Bank launches SaxoSelect automated investment service in Asia LeapRate

November 29, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank launches SaxoSelect automated investment service in Asia

Saxo Capital Markets Pte Ltd, the Singapore arm of Copenhagen based online trading giant Saxo Bank has announced the launch in Asia of SaxoSelect, its fully digital and automated investment service. This launch follows the successful implementation of SaxoSelect in Europe in January 2016. SaxoSelect is available for clients with Saxo Capital Markets. SaxoSelect offers…

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…

June 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CIMB Securities hires Saxo Bank's Andrew Leelarthaepin as Head of Foreign Exchange

LeapRate has learned that Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia based commercial bank CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (KLSE:CIMB) has hired Andrew Leelarthaepin as Head of Foreign Exchange for its CIMB Securities unit. Mr. Leelarthaepin joins CIMB from Saxo Bank, where he was Director - Institutional API Sales, Asia Pacific for the past three years. He will continue to be based in Singapore,…

June 02, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

OANDA hires Saxo Bank veteran Kaz Takabatake as CEO of Asia Pacific

Retail forex broker OANDA has announced that Kazuaki 'Kaz' Takabatake has joined the firm as Managing Director and CEO of its Asia Pacific operations. Takabatake will be based in Singapore. He will be responsible for driving OANDA’s continued growth across the APAC region. He replaces Rajesh Yohannan, who had been APAC head for OANDA also out of Singapore since 2013.…

December 10, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

OANDA and UK firms lead Singapore FX market in latest Investment Trends report

Technology-led Canadian FX firm OANDA holds itself out as the most popular among the tech-savvy Singaporean retail FX traders surveyed by Investment Trends, with Britain's IG Group sharing popularity with domestic firm Phillip Futures for CFD business.

October 27, 2014 BY Mike Fox

BNY Mellon launches Forex dealing room in Singapore

BNY Mellon, the world's largest custody bank by assets, said it appointed Keon Ho Kang to head its newly created foreign exchange dealing room in Singapore. The bank has launched the FX dealing room in Singapore to facilitate trades in G10 currencies and the Korean Won. The American investment giant said the move reflects Singapore's growing…

October 20, 2014 BY Mike Fox

SGX Renminbi futures debuts with over 1 billion yuan in trading turnover and margin

Singapore is Asia's largest FX market, and the largest offshore RMB clearing centre outside of Greater China.

September 17, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Australia strengthens its FX trading ties with Asia Pacific with MOU on trade repositories

Whilst American trade repositories seek recognition in Europe in order to serve London's requirements post-EMIR, ASIC signs an MOU with the Monetary Authority of Singapore to allow bilateral use of trade repositories between the two nations, a clear hint toward Australia's APAC aspirations

September 12, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

US division of Phillip Futures rebrands to Phillip Capital

Singaporean firm undergoes rebranding exercise in the advent of planned widening of business through the pending launch of OTC Forex trading services in the United States this fall

September 03, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Singapore Exchange (SGX) sees FX contracts expand 21% MoM

SGX's Indian rupee currency futures scaled new peaks again in August, following a surge of participation from new customers and investors.

Tag: Singapore Forex