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Katherine Whitton joins IG Group as Chief Marketing Officer leaprate.com
IG Group revealed the appointment of Katherine Whitton as its Global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and a member of the Company’s executive committee. Whitton brings a global blue-chip brand and marketing expert with more than 30 years of experience in leading with a customer-centric, outcome-based approach to marketing and business.
BidX Markets launches today leaprate.com
Global multi-asset liquidity solutions provider BidX Markets today announced its official launch. The company is regulated by the FCA and provides solutions that connect brokers, asset managers, and funds to Tier 1 liquidity, connectivity, and distribution services.
SGX partners with DataBP to roll out SGX Data Direct leaprate.com
Market data administration platform DataBP has announced its partnership with Singapore Exchange. SGX is leveraging DataBP’s platform and market data commercial expertise to launch SGX Data Direct, an online portal for data licensing and usage reporting powered by DataBP.
Robinhood names Christine Brown as its first Chief Operating Officer for crypto leaprate.com
Robinhood today announced that Christine Brown will lead its crypto division as Chief Operating Officer. At her new position, she’ll oversee all of the crypto operations and compliance. Brown will also keep her current position as Robinhood Markets’ VP of Product Operations.
Apifiny appoints ex-Goldman Sachs Vice President Jason Jiang as CTO leaprate.com
Apifiny has announced the appointment of ex-Goldman Sachs Vice President, Jason Jiang, as its latest Chief Technology Officer. The latest appointment at the crypto mining firm is the latest in a trend of veteran executives in the financial industry joining rapid-growth digital asset companies seeking a fast solution to the growing demand from retail and institutions users.
Binance appoints former DFSA director Mark McGinness as Chief Regulatory Liaison Officer leaprate.com
Cryptocurrency platform Binance today announced hiring Mark McGinness, former Head of International Relations at the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), as its Chief Regulatory Liaison Officer. Binance has been focusing on working more closely with regulators as the company aims to become a financial institution.
Visa Expands ‘Buy Now, Pay later’ Feature into Australia leaprate.com
On Thursday, digital payments powerhouse Visa announced the expansion of Visa Installments in Australia through a partnership with ANZ and Quest, a merchant payment provider. The expansion will mean that Australian consumers can access the company’s ‘Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) feature through their ANZ credit cards. This can be done during checkout, without the need for extra steps.
MOEX Executive Board Chairman Re-Elected leaprate.com
The Supervisory Board of the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) revealed on Thursday evening that it has moved to re-elect Yury Denisov as Chairman of the Executive Board. The move will see Denisov stay at the helm, with his current tenure set to expire on May 12, 2022. However, the Supervisory Board said it has already initiated the procedure for his re-election and approved his candidacy for…
ThinkMarkets introduces Liquidity.net for institutional and professional clients leaprate.com
ThinkMarkets has launched a new multi-asset offering via its prime broker partnership, Liquidity.net. The new product is aimed at servicing institutional and professional clients. Liquidity.net is registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority and has offices in London and Dubai.
First Sentier Investors integrate with Flowlinx via FlexTrade’s FlexTRADER EMS leaprate.com
FlexTrade Systems, a multi-asset execution and order management systems provider, and First Sentier Investors, a global asset management group, today revealed that the Flowlinx liquidity is available via FlexTRADER EMS. With Flowlinx, block liquidity search in Emerging and Frontier market equities is simpler and easier.
Capital.com Expands Into Australia After ASIC Licence leaprate.com
Online retail broker Capital.com announced on Thursday that it has been granted a licence to work in Australia by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence awarded to Capital.com has seen the broker open an office in Melbourne.
SEC awards 5 whistleblowers with $2.6 million leaprate.com
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed it has awarded five individuals who provided information and assistance in three separate enforcement proceedings. The five whistleblowers received a total of $2.6 million for their cooperation. One individual received $1.2 million from the regulator for providing valuable independent analysis based upon a complex algorithm they developed and applied to publicly available data.
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Securities and Exchange Commission charges DeFi firm with $30 million fraud leaprate.com
The US SEC has charged two men from Florida – and their company – with fraudulently raising $30 million in unregistered sales. Derek Acree and Gregory Keough formed the company Blockchain Credit Partners, and between February 2020 and February 2021, the company misled several customers. The $30 million was raised from the sale of smart contracts.
Whistleblowers receives more than $4 million from SEC leaprate.com
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed it has issued whistleblower awards in total of more than $4 million. The regulator noted that the whistleblowers who received the monetary awards provided information and assistance in two separate enforcement proceedings.