This week in FX and CFD industry news at FNG…
What did longtime NAGA Group CEO Ben Bilski say about his departure from the company he founded nearly a decade ago?
Who has been appointed to C-Suite management at IG Group, following the recent departure of IG’s COO and CFO?
What FX brokers need to know about Google’s plans to crack down on AI-generated content?
Which famous athlete is Pepperstone’s new Brand Ambassador?
Some of the most read and commented FX/CFD industry news that appeared in the last seven days on FNG include:
Exclusive: Ben Bilski is leaving NAGA Group. Exclusive FNG… FNG has learned that NAGA Group founder, former CEO and most recently Chief Information Officer (CIO) Ben Bilski is leaving the company. Ben Bilski created the social trading-focused NAGA Group (ETR:N4G) and the main websites naga.com and nagamarkets.com from an initial idea called SwipeStox, intended to be an app that connects people to “swipe ” and copy each other’s trades – a kind of Tinder for funding. NAGA Group reached an agreement to be acquired by rival broker Capex.com late last year.
Robinhood is becoming available to all customers in the UK. Today, Robinhood has removed all eligible customers from the waiting list and Robinhood is now officially available across the UK. With Robinhood, customers simply get more for their money, no commissions and no FX fees to trade, access to over 6,000 global companies listed on US markets, and more. The broker is also launching support for several new features today, including web support, signup rewards and a referral program for friends and family.
How does Google recognize AI content and why should your brand care about finances? Google has announced plans to crack down on AI-generated content designed to boost search rankings by manipulating algorithms. It plans to remove AI-generated content from its search results and even target people who post low-quality content on sites with high reputation scores. So how does Google recognize AI content and, more importantly, why should your finance brand care? Contentworks Agency is the leading content and communications company in the financial services industry. Here’s what’s happening.
Pepperstone announces its new Global Tennis Ambassador, John McEnroe. One of the greatest and most exciting players in tennis history has partnered with Pepperstone, with former world No. 1 and seven-time grand slam singles champion John McEnroe joining forces with the FX and CFD broker. McEnroe joins Australian and current world No.9 Alex de Minaur in Pepperstone’s stable of stars, with the American becoming one of Pepperstone’s Global Tennis Ambassadors. The former champion said he was delighted to join the Pepperstone team, given their track record of supporting the sport.
Top FX industry executive moves reported on FNG this week included:
❑ Exclusive: IG Group to name Jody Dunn as COO, Sarah Gore Langton CRO.
❑ ATFX hires Graham Morris as Head of Compliance for Australia.
❑ Werner Bürki will replace Christian Reuss as head of SIX Swiss Exchange.
❑ DTCC appoints Sharon Biran as Chief Client Officer.
❑ Robinhood Markets co-founder Baiju Bhatt will step down from executive role.
❑ Robinhood Markets appoints Susan Segal to its Board of Directors.