Retail FX broker eToro, which is on track to go public at a $10 billion valuation via a SPAC merger later this year, has announced the appointment of Lule Demmissie to the role of US CEO. In the role, Lule Demmissie will be in charge of creating a strategic business vision for the social trading focused eToro’s entire…
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The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it commenced a registration action against Ted Brent Alexander of Jackson, Mississippi. The CFTC action is based on a federal criminal indictment charging Alexander with six felony counts of securities and commodities fraud, conspiracy, and wire fraud. Alexander has been registered with the CFTC…
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CLS announces it is launching two new datasets to capture outstanding forward and swap positions in the FX market, in addition to making enhancements to its existing suite of alternative FX data products – CLSMarketData. The new FX outright forward outstanding and FX swap outstanding datasets enable users to improve their analysis of both short-…
Euroclear France, Euroclear Belgium and Euroclear Nederland announce the appointment of Guillaume Eliet as Chief Executive Officer. Since 2017, Mr Eliet has been head of Regulatory, Compliance and Public Affairs, for Euroclear group. Prior to joining Euroclear he worked at the French Stock Market Authority, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) where he was the…
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Citibank, which is currently appealing from a District Court ruling against it in a $900 million payment error case, has got backing from Robert L. Clarke, a former United States Comptroller of the Currency. Mr Clarke has submitted an Amicus Curiae (that is, a Friend to the Court) letter at the Second Circuit Court of…
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UK online broker CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) has revised its forecast for FY 2022 net operating income. This becomes clear from a trading update published by the broker earlier today. The latest trading update covers the five months ending 31 August 2021. CMC notes it entered the current financial year with significant momentum following a…
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Trading trading technology solutions provider oneZero has announced a data-driven approach to evaluate the impact of last look that aids the implementation of the recommendations set out in last month’s Global Foreign Exchange Committee: Execution Principles Working Group Report on Last Look. The analytics, which are available in oneZero’s Data Source Insights product, calculate the…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today announced the appointment of John Buckley as Head of Exchange Operations and Transformation. In this new role, Mr Buckley will be responsible for all of HKEX’s exchange operations, and will lead the strategic development and transformation of this part of its business. He will also lead efforts…
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After celebrating a decade in the market as a retail brokerage, ThinkMarkets has now introduced Liquidity.net, a foray into multi-asset liquidity provision aimed at servicing institutional and professional clients. Liquidity.net is a registered trading name in the UK with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and has established offices in London and Dubai. Integrating a list…
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Global FX and CFDs broker Equiti Group has announced the appointment of Waleed Saleh as Global Head of Market Research. Equiti added that its new Market Research unit has been established to deliver critical client insights and market data to inform business decisions and to steer the company’s global growth strategy and initiatives. Waleed Saleh…
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