Also BMLL, Swiss probe and new industry executive moves.
Read today's FX/CFDs, crypto and fintech sectors' dynamic news.
Nomura Appoints New Head
of Wealth Management
Rudolf Hitsch
Today, Nomura, a leading Asian investment bank, announced the appointment of Dr
Rudolf Hitsch as the Head of North Asia for its International Wealth Management
division. In this new position, Dr Hitsch will operate from Hong Kong and
oversee client relationship management teams for North Asia within
International Wealth Management. He will report directly to Ravi Raju, Nomura's
Head of International Wealth Management.
"As we
build out our International Wealth Management business and grow our
capabilities to serve our clients, we are excited to have Rudolf join us to
strengthen our presence in North Asia. We continue to attract top talent from
the industry as we make significant investments in people and platforms and
enhance our product and services capabilities while integrating our Global
Markets and Investment Banking solutions for high-net-worth clients," Rajdu
said.
JPX Releases J-Quants API
for Retail Traders
JPX Market
& Innovation, Inc. (JPXI) fosters a space for data science enthusiasts to
encourage trading through IT and data analysis with the 'J-Quants'
project, the Japan Stock Exchange informed on Monday.
After
trialing the J-Quants API (beta) since July 2022, which offered historical
stock prices and financial data, JPXI received favorable responses from
numerous users. Consequently, the official J-Quants API (paid version) was
launched on 3 April 2023.
Nicole Carroll Becomes
Paysafe's CSO
Nicole Carroll joins Paysafe
Paysafe named
Nicole Carroll as its inaugural Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer.
Reporting to Paysafe's CEO, Bruce Lowthers, Carroll assumes her position today. Carroll
has a long history of fostering growth and innovation in prominent global
companies in the technology, fintech, and payments sectors.
Her main
duties at Paysafe will include refining the company's corporate vision and
long-term growth strategy and spearheading product innovation and
capital expenditure initiatives. Carroll comes to Paysafe from Experian, where
she served as the Chief Product Officer for the Decision Analytics division. Before Experian, she held a position as a director at Visa, leading the development
of their next-generation global software acceptance.
Clearstream Enables
Conversion, Repatriation for Non-Residents
Clearstream,
Deutsche Börse Group's ICSD, expands
its services for the Ukrainian capital market, offering foreign exchange
entitlement on UAH-denominated sovereign bonds' interest payments as of 1 April.
Holders now have the option to receive UAH or USD credits, following the
National Bank of Ukraine's updated regulation, encouraging non-resident
investors to participate in the local government bond market.
Committed
to supporting the Ukrainian capital market and the country's infrastructure and
economy, Clearstream plans to expand its existing link with additional asset
classes for cross-border investments and improved domestic capital market
liquidity. Clearstream created its connection to Ukraine's capital market for
debt securities in 2019 and remains the sole ICSD and global custodian granting
entry to the local UAH-denominated government bond market.
TISE Appoints Non-Executive
Director, Julia Chapman
The
International Stock Exchange (TISE) has
revealed the appointment of Julia Chapman as a Non-Executive Director for
its parent organization. Based in Jersey, Chapman has accumulated over 30 years
of expertise in the investment fund and capital markets industry. She is a
qualified solicitor in England & Wales and Jersey.
Julia
Chapman joined The International Stock Exchange Group Limited Board as of
Friday, 31 March. The Group Chair, Anderson Whamond, expressed his enthusiasm for
Julia's appointment, stating her extensive experience in the corporate services
sector and as a Non-Executive Director will bolster the board's skills and
knowledge.
Julia Chapman Joins TISE
"I
look forward to Julia working with myself, our fellow Directors, including our
CEO, Cees Vermaas, to develop and deliver the Group's strategy to diversify and
scale up the business to sustain future growth," Whamond added.
Charges against Octaviar
Investment Holdings Director Dropped
ASIC announced
today that the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) dropped 27
fraud charges against David Mark Anderson, who had been accused of dishonestly
utilising $4.6 million of Octaviar Investment Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd (OIH3) funds
for personal use between 2012 and 2015.
The CDPP
decided to withdraw charges due to compelling medical evidence regarding Anderson's
poor health, deeming it no longer in the public interest to continue the prosecution. The judge discharged him, concluding the case initiated by ASIC's
investigation and evidence referral.
GMO Financial Holdings Invests in AWR Capital
Japan's GMO Financial Holdings has taken a 10 percent stake in AWR Capital, an algorithmic trading firm. The deal is strategic as AWR will act as a dedicated crypto market-maker for GMO Coin, GMO's FX and crypto exchange. However, none of the companies has revealed the financials of the deal.
"Our investment will allow AWR to build out its services and solutions to span multiple asset classes and strategies," said Tomitaka Ishimura, the COO at GMO Financial Holdings.
Aquis Launches Aquis Equeinox
Aquis Technologies, a division of Aquis Exchange, announced the launch of Aquis Equinox, a regulated market-grade matching engine with a round-the-clock uptime. It guarantees continuous operation, with no need for shutdown for software upgrades, infrastructure changes, capacity increases, reference data management or member onboarding.
Adrian Ip, Managing Director at Aquis Technologies
"With the ability to run an exchange system without the need for shut-down, our ambition to offer 'exchanges as a service' has now become a reality," said Adrian Ip, the Managing Director at Aquis Technologies. "Through a shared ecosystem in which downtime is not a requirement, Aquis' matching engine enables the economies of scale to be shared across exchange platforms, delivering significant benefits to customers."
BMLL Adds 3 Asian Exchanges to Expand Data Coverage
BMLL, a provider of historical Level 3 data and analytics for global equity and futures markets, has expanded its coverage by adding CBOE Japan, Japannext, and Singapore Exchange. It came as part of the company's expansion drive following $26 million raised in a Series B funding round.
Paul Humphrey, CEO of BMLL.
"The demand for high-quality historic market data has grown exponentially as participants need to understand market or venue behaviour across the US, EMEA, and APAC," said Paul Humphrey, the CEO of BMLL.
Komainu, an institutional digital asset custody provider, announced the launch of a collateral management service, Komainu Connect. The new service is now available only to a selection of Komainu clients, allowing them to leverage digital assets keeping them in custody.
"Komainu Connect cements our vision of introducing true trade connectivity to ramp up the utility and velocity of digital assets, while under our secure, institutional grade custody," said Sebastian Widmann, the Head of Strategy at Komainu. "As this industry matures, we will continue to pioneer the development of time-tested traditional finance products to match digital asset requirements."
Swiss Prosecutors Probe UBS and Credit Suisse Merger
Switzerland’s federal prosecutors have opened an investigation against the rushed takeover of Credit Suisse by rival UBS for possible violations of the country’s criminal laws.
The prosecutors have identified “numerous aspects of events around Credit Suisse” that warranted a probe and are now assessing for any “criminal offenses that could fall within [their] competence.”
The merged entity of UBS and Credit Suisse is looking to reduce the workforce by 20 to 30 percent, according to the Swiss daily Tages-Anzeiger. However, the banking giant did not confirm anything officially.
Today, Nomura, a leading Asian investment bank, announced the appointment of Dr
Rudolf Hitsch as the Head of North Asia for its International Wealth Management
division. In this new position, Dr Hitsch will operate from Hong Kong and
oversee client relationship management teams for North Asia within
International Wealth Management. He will report directly to Ravi Raju, Nomura's
Head of International Wealth Management.
"As we
build out our International Wealth Management business and grow our
capabilities to serve our clients, we are excited to have Rudolf join us to
strengthen our presence in North Asia. We continue to attract top talent from
the industry as we make significant investments in people and platforms and
enhance our product and services capabilities while integrating our Global
Markets and Investment Banking solutions for high-net-worth clients," Rajdu
said.
JPX Releases J-Quants API
for Retail Traders
JPX Market
& Innovation, Inc. (JPXI) fosters a space for data science enthusiasts to
encourage trading through IT and data analysis with the 'J-Quants'
project, the Japan Stock Exchange informed on Monday.
After
trialing the J-Quants API (beta) since July 2022, which offered historical
stock prices and financial data, JPXI received favorable responses from
numerous users. Consequently, the official J-Quants API (paid version) was
launched on 3 April 2023.
Nicole Carroll Becomes
Paysafe's CSO
Nicole Carroll joins Paysafe
Paysafe named
Nicole Carroll as its inaugural Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer.
Reporting to Paysafe's CEO, Bruce Lowthers, Carroll assumes her position today. Carroll
has a long history of fostering growth and innovation in prominent global
companies in the technology, fintech, and payments sectors.
Her main
duties at Paysafe will include refining the company's corporate vision and
long-term growth strategy and spearheading product innovation and
capital expenditure initiatives. Carroll comes to Paysafe from Experian, where
she served as the Chief Product Officer for the Decision Analytics division. Before Experian, she held a position as a director at Visa, leading the development
of their next-generation global software acceptance.
Clearstream Enables
Conversion, Repatriation for Non-Residents
Clearstream,
Deutsche Börse Group's ICSD, expands
its services for the Ukrainian capital market, offering foreign exchange
entitlement on UAH-denominated sovereign bonds' interest payments as of 1 April.
Holders now have the option to receive UAH or USD credits, following the
National Bank of Ukraine's updated regulation, encouraging non-resident
investors to participate in the local government bond market.
Committed
to supporting the Ukrainian capital market and the country's infrastructure and
economy, Clearstream plans to expand its existing link with additional asset
classes for cross-border investments and improved domestic capital market
liquidity. Clearstream created its connection to Ukraine's capital market for
debt securities in 2019 and remains the sole ICSD and global custodian granting
entry to the local UAH-denominated government bond market.
TISE Appoints Non-Executive
Director, Julia Chapman
The
International Stock Exchange (TISE) has
revealed the appointment of Julia Chapman as a Non-Executive Director for
its parent organization. Based in Jersey, Chapman has accumulated over 30 years
of expertise in the investment fund and capital markets industry. She is a
qualified solicitor in England & Wales and Jersey.
Julia
Chapman joined The International Stock Exchange Group Limited Board as of
Friday, 31 March. The Group Chair, Anderson Whamond, expressed his enthusiasm for
Julia's appointment, stating her extensive experience in the corporate services
sector and as a Non-Executive Director will bolster the board's skills and
knowledge.
Julia Chapman Joins TISE
"I
look forward to Julia working with myself, our fellow Directors, including our
CEO, Cees Vermaas, to develop and deliver the Group's strategy to diversify and
scale up the business to sustain future growth," Whamond added.
Charges against Octaviar
Investment Holdings Director Dropped
ASIC announced
today that the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) dropped 27
fraud charges against David Mark Anderson, who had been accused of dishonestly
utilising $4.6 million of Octaviar Investment Holdings No 3 Pty Ltd (OIH3) funds
for personal use between 2012 and 2015.
The CDPP
decided to withdraw charges due to compelling medical evidence regarding Anderson's
poor health, deeming it no longer in the public interest to continue the prosecution. The judge discharged him, concluding the case initiated by ASIC's
investigation and evidence referral.
GMO Financial Holdings Invests in AWR Capital
Japan's GMO Financial Holdings has taken a 10 percent stake in AWR Capital, an algorithmic trading firm. The deal is strategic as AWR will act as a dedicated crypto market-maker for GMO Coin, GMO's FX and crypto exchange. However, none of the companies has revealed the financials of the deal.
"Our investment will allow AWR to build out its services and solutions to span multiple asset classes and strategies," said Tomitaka Ishimura, the COO at GMO Financial Holdings.
Aquis Launches Aquis Equeinox
Aquis Technologies, a division of Aquis Exchange, announced the launch of Aquis Equinox, a regulated market-grade matching engine with a round-the-clock uptime. It guarantees continuous operation, with no need for shutdown for software upgrades, infrastructure changes, capacity increases, reference data management or member onboarding.
Adrian Ip, Managing Director at Aquis Technologies
"With the ability to run an exchange system without the need for shut-down, our ambition to offer 'exchanges as a service' has now become a reality," said Adrian Ip, the Managing Director at Aquis Technologies. "Through a shared ecosystem in which downtime is not a requirement, Aquis' matching engine enables the economies of scale to be shared across exchange platforms, delivering significant benefits to customers."
BMLL Adds 3 Asian Exchanges to Expand Data Coverage
BMLL, a provider of historical Level 3 data and analytics for global equity and futures markets, has expanded its coverage by adding CBOE Japan, Japannext, and Singapore Exchange. It came as part of the company's expansion drive following $26 million raised in a Series B funding round.
Paul Humphrey, CEO of BMLL.
"The demand for high-quality historic market data has grown exponentially as participants need to understand market or venue behaviour across the US, EMEA, and APAC," said Paul Humphrey, the CEO of BMLL.
Komainu, an institutional digital asset custody provider, announced the launch of a collateral management service, Komainu Connect. The new service is now available only to a selection of Komainu clients, allowing them to leverage digital assets keeping them in custody.
"Komainu Connect cements our vision of introducing true trade connectivity to ramp up the utility and velocity of digital assets, while under our secure, institutional grade custody," said Sebastian Widmann, the Head of Strategy at Komainu. "As this industry matures, we will continue to pioneer the development of time-tested traditional finance products to match digital asset requirements."
Swiss Prosecutors Probe UBS and Credit Suisse Merger
Switzerland’s federal prosecutors have opened an investigation against the rushed takeover of Credit Suisse by rival UBS for possible violations of the country’s criminal laws.
The prosecutors have identified “numerous aspects of events around Credit Suisse” that warranted a probe and are now assessing for any “criminal offenses that could fall within [their] competence.”
The merged entity of UBS and Credit Suisse is looking to reduce the workforce by 20 to 30 percent, according to the Swiss daily Tages-Anzeiger. However, the banking giant did not confirm anything officially.
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The talk will cover common mistakes brokers make when launching loyalty programmes, including copying retail-style rewards, ignoring jurisdictional constraints, over-relying on bonuses, failing to connect rewards to lifecycle stages, and measuring vanity engagement instead of retention, LTV, CAC payback, deposits, and active trading behaviour.
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Understanding of how key regulators read loyalty incentives and where the compliance lines are
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The talk will cover common mistakes brokers make when launching loyalty programmes, including copying retail-style rewards, ignoring jurisdictional constraints, over-relying on bonuses, failing to connect rewards to lifecycle stages, and measuring vanity engagement instead of retention, LTV, CAC payback, deposits, and active trading behaviour.
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Understanding of how key regulators read loyalty incentives and where the compliance lines are
What should go in the rewards store, and what quietly destroys ROI
How trading credits, rebates, VIP perks, education, and service benefits can recycle value back into the brokerage
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Perspective on where the next wave of adoption is heading and what existing systems need to accommodate
With over $300 billion in stablecoins now in circulation and APAC regulators moving from frameworks to enforcement, the conversation has shifted.
Held in partnership with 8Circle, this session brings together the builders of new payment rails and the institutions putting them to work.
Attendees will walk away with:
A clear view of which stablecoin use cases have cleared proof of concept and are now operating at scale in APAC
Understanding of what the MAS Payment Services Act and Hong Kong's fiat stablecoin licensing regime mean for brokers and payment providers in practice
Insight into the infrastructure gaps firms most commonly underestimate before going live
Perspective on where the next wave of adoption is heading and what existing systems need to accommodate
With over $300 billion in stablecoins now in circulation and APAC regulators moving from frameworks to enforcement, the conversation has shifted.
Held in partnership with 8Circle, this session brings together the builders of new payment rails and the institutions putting them to work.
Attendees will walk away with:
A clear view of which stablecoin use cases have cleared proof of concept and are now operating at scale in APAC
Understanding of what the MAS Payment Services Act and Hong Kong's fiat stablecoin licensing regime mean for brokers and payment providers in practice
Insight into the infrastructure gaps firms most commonly underestimate before going live
Perspective on where the next wave of adoption is heading and what existing systems need to accommodate
With over $300 billion in stablecoins now in circulation and APAC regulators moving from frameworks to enforcement, the conversation has shifted.
Held in partnership with 8Circle, this session brings together the builders of new payment rails and the institutions putting them to work.
Attendees will walk away with:
A clear view of which stablecoin use cases have cleared proof of concept and are now operating at scale in APAC
Understanding of what the MAS Payment Services Act and Hong Kong's fiat stablecoin licensing regime mean for brokers and payment providers in practice
Insight into the infrastructure gaps firms most commonly underestimate before going live
Perspective on where the next wave of adoption is heading and what existing systems need to accommodate
With over $300 billion in stablecoins now in circulation and APAC regulators moving from frameworks to enforcement, the conversation has shifted.
Held in partnership with 8Circle, this session brings together the builders of new payment rails and the institutions putting them to work.
Attendees will walk away with:
A clear view of which stablecoin use cases have cleared proof of concept and are now operating at scale in APAC
Understanding of what the MAS Payment Services Act and Hong Kong's fiat stablecoin licensing regime mean for brokers and payment providers in practice
Insight into the infrastructure gaps firms most commonly underestimate before going live
Perspective on where the next wave of adoption is heading and what existing systems need to accommodate
With over $300 billion in stablecoins now in circulation and APAC regulators moving from frameworks to enforcement, the conversation has shifted.
Held in partnership with 8Circle, this session brings together the builders of new payment rails and the institutions putting them to work.
Attendees will walk away with:
A clear view of which stablecoin use cases have cleared proof of concept and are now operating at scale in APAC
Understanding of what the MAS Payment Services Act and Hong Kong's fiat stablecoin licensing regime mean for brokers and payment providers in practice
Insight into the infrastructure gaps firms most commonly underestimate before going live
Perspective on where the next wave of adoption is heading and what existing systems need to accommodate
Overfunded or Underregulated? The APAC Prop Trading Story
Overfunded or Underregulated? The APAC Prop Trading Story
Overfunded or Underregulated? The APAC Prop Trading Story
Overfunded or Underregulated? The APAC Prop Trading Story
Overfunded or Underregulated? The APAC Prop Trading Story
Overfunded or Underregulated? The APAC Prop Trading Story
APAC now accounts for nearly half of global prop firm sign-up growth, with emerging markets pulling away from established hubs. The pass rates, however, tell a different story.
This session brings together prop firms, regional brokers, and specialists to examine where the APAC growth story holds and where it doesn't.
Attendees will walk away with:
A clear view of which APAC markets are generating real funded trader volume versus registration noise, and why that gap matters more than the headline figures
Understanding of how mobile-first acquisition funnels and grey-market legacies complicate KYC, payout infrastructure, and regulatory standing across jurisdictions
Insight into how India, Vietnam, and Singapore are each handling the shift from offshore leverage workarounds to licensed operations
Perspective on whether the low-barrier, high-volume prop model can survive regional professionalization without hollowing out its core audience
APAC now accounts for nearly half of global prop firm sign-up growth, with emerging markets pulling away from established hubs. The pass rates, however, tell a different story.
This session brings together prop firms, regional brokers, and specialists to examine where the APAC growth story holds and where it doesn't.
Attendees will walk away with:
A clear view of which APAC markets are generating real funded trader volume versus registration noise, and why that gap matters more than the headline figures
Understanding of how mobile-first acquisition funnels and grey-market legacies complicate KYC, payout infrastructure, and regulatory standing across jurisdictions
Insight into how India, Vietnam, and Singapore are each handling the shift from offshore leverage workarounds to licensed operations
Perspective on whether the low-barrier, high-volume prop model can survive regional professionalization without hollowing out its core audience
APAC now accounts for nearly half of global prop firm sign-up growth, with emerging markets pulling away from established hubs. The pass rates, however, tell a different story.
This session brings together prop firms, regional brokers, and specialists to examine where the APAC growth story holds and where it doesn't.
Attendees will walk away with:
A clear view of which APAC markets are generating real funded trader volume versus registration noise, and why that gap matters more than the headline figures
Understanding of how mobile-first acquisition funnels and grey-market legacies complicate KYC, payout infrastructure, and regulatory standing across jurisdictions
Insight into how India, Vietnam, and Singapore are each handling the shift from offshore leverage workarounds to licensed operations
Perspective on whether the low-barrier, high-volume prop model can survive regional professionalization without hollowing out its core audience
APAC now accounts for nearly half of global prop firm sign-up growth, with emerging markets pulling away from established hubs. The pass rates, however, tell a different story.
This session brings together prop firms, regional brokers, and specialists to examine where the APAC growth story holds and where it doesn't.
Attendees will walk away with:
A clear view of which APAC markets are generating real funded trader volume versus registration noise, and why that gap matters more than the headline figures
Understanding of how mobile-first acquisition funnels and grey-market legacies complicate KYC, payout infrastructure, and regulatory standing across jurisdictions
Insight into how India, Vietnam, and Singapore are each handling the shift from offshore leverage workarounds to licensed operations
Perspective on whether the low-barrier, high-volume prop model can survive regional professionalization without hollowing out its core audience
APAC now accounts for nearly half of global prop firm sign-up growth, with emerging markets pulling away from established hubs. The pass rates, however, tell a different story.
This session brings together prop firms, regional brokers, and specialists to examine where the APAC growth story holds and where it doesn't.
Attendees will walk away with:
A clear view of which APAC markets are generating real funded trader volume versus registration noise, and why that gap matters more than the headline figures
Understanding of how mobile-first acquisition funnels and grey-market legacies complicate KYC, payout infrastructure, and regulatory standing across jurisdictions
Insight into how India, Vietnam, and Singapore are each handling the shift from offshore leverage workarounds to licensed operations
Perspective on whether the low-barrier, high-volume prop model can survive regional professionalization without hollowing out its core audience
APAC now accounts for nearly half of global prop firm sign-up growth, with emerging markets pulling away from established hubs. The pass rates, however, tell a different story.
This session brings together prop firms, regional brokers, and specialists to examine where the APAC growth story holds and where it doesn't.
Attendees will walk away with:
A clear view of which APAC markets are generating real funded trader volume versus registration noise, and why that gap matters more than the headline figures
Understanding of how mobile-first acquisition funnels and grey-market legacies complicate KYC, payout infrastructure, and regulatory standing across jurisdictions
Insight into how India, Vietnam, and Singapore are each handling the shift from offshore leverage workarounds to licensed operations
Perspective on whether the low-barrier, high-volume prop model can survive regional professionalization without hollowing out its core audience
