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Schroders today announced changes to its group-wide leadership team aiming to promote internal talent. Peter Harrison, Group Chief Executive commented: “The past five years have been hugely successful for our business, several key acquisitions have been undertaken and we have seen ever more client demand for the market-leading investment strategies across our many asset classes….

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Australia based Retail FX and CFDs broker Pepperstone has been investing heavily in online media in 2022. After recently announcing the launch of The Trade-Off – a weekly digital series focused on helping retail traders navigate an ever-evolving world of financial markets – the company has now new unveiled a new online series, Pepperstone Talks. The first…

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At a time when many companies in the financial services industry are calling for employees to return to the office, always-maverick online broker Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has decided to go the other way. Robinhood issued a brief note today saying that it will be staying primarily remote. In December the company shared with its employees that…

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Cyprus based, CySEC-licensed Retail FX and CFD brokerage group X GLOBAL Markets Ltd, which operates the XGLOBAL Markets brand, has announced a 45% acquisition of South African FSCA regulated broker 98 Degrees Alternative Risk (Pty) Ltd, which has now been rebranded as XGLOBAL Africa. The firm’s local team have been retained so their local knowledge…

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London based Enigma Securities Ltd and the Makor Group have announced that The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has approved Enigma Securities Ltd as a Registered Cryptoasset Firm, as of December 24, 2021. Since June 6, 2018, Enigma Securities, a subsidiary of Makor Securities London Limited, has maintained full digital asset compliance…

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announces that it has completed its assessment of applications received from European DataWarehouse Ltd and SecRep Limited as Securitisation Repositories (SRs) under the UK Securitisation Regulation. The regulator has decided to register both entities with effect from 17 January 2022. The obligation to report public securitisations within the scope…

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Provider of digital payment and banking technology i2c Inc today named Serena Smith as their new Chief Client Officer. Reporting to Amir Wain, founder and CEO of i2c Inc., Ms Smith oversees global account management for existing and new client relationships, supporting client success and ensuring excellence in customer journeys across all product lines as…

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Online trading app Public.com continues to expand its crypto lineup. Today, Public.com announces the addition of two new crypto assets to its offering. The app has just made Loopring ($LRC) and Curve DAO ($CRV) available to trade for its members. The latest additions take the number of crypto assets available to trade via Public.com to…

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E*TRADE Securities LLC has agreed to a censure and a fine of $350,000 as a part of settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). From February 2016 through November 2021, E*TRADE failed to establish and maintain a supervisory system, including written procedures, reasonably designed to achieve compliance with applicable securities laws and regulations, and…

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Sergei Polevikov, a quant analyst behind an $8.5 million front-running scheme are close to reaching an agreement. This becomes clear from documents filed in the New York Southern District Court on January 10, 2022. The documents, seen by FX News Group, show that the parties are engaged…

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