A pictorial tour through the events of last week at the iFX EXPO Asia 2017 FX industry conference
Last week, Hong Kong, one of the world’s largest financial and technological infrastructure centers, was the host city for one of the most important business to business events in the annual calendar for all sectors of the global electronic trading industry.
At the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Center in Wan Chai, the iFX EXPO Asia 2017 FX industry conference, produced by ConversionPros and industry news and research group Finance Magnates, represented the pinnacle of discussion among a vast number of senior executives from Western and Chinese benchmarks in FX industry experience.
Here is a montage of the week’s events:
Richard Elston, Group Head of Institutional Division for Europe and Andrew Wood, Business Development Manager, Institutional division at CMC Markets Australia and New Zealand
Lucian Lauerman, Head of API Business at Saxo Bank with Neil Browning, Senior Director at Saxo Bank with the company’s APAC executives
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Saxo Bank CEO for APAC Adam Reynolds addresses discerning executives on how to empower their business with fully adaptable institutional technology
Global CEOs debate. Mario Singh, CEO, Fullerton Markets, Tom Higgins, CEO, Gold-i and Christian Frahm, CEO, CFH Group
To & from meetings: Wan Chai is a hive of FX industry activity during the iFX EXPO, where global business takes place around the clock. These Toyota Crown YXS 10 purpose built taxis may look as though they belong in the 1970s, but are actually still in production. Mind the self-opening rear door!
“We are also delighted to have Ben Myers join our London-based TNS Financial Markets team as Head of Strategic Sales for EMEA, to bolster our presence in the region.”
Velocity Labs is proud to announce a fiat to crypto onramp using Ramp Network through the integration of Asset Hub. Through it, Ramp will be able to service any parachain in the Polkadot ecosystem.
“I look forward to working with our teams around the world to develop a strategic HR agenda that supports high performance and is centred on human motivation.”
“Firms must have the tools to effectively manage their risk across all asset classes. As yields rise, we see more exposure from clients in the fixed income space. We understand their need to measure and mitigate risk in a highly regulated environment.”
IronFX, a global leader in online trading, has embarked on 2024 with a spectacular display of accolades that highlight its commitment to excellence and innovation in the competitive financial services sector.
“We urge the CFTC to refrain from crafting new regulations that generally regulate AI because this approach presents certain well-known pitfalls. By approaching the issue from the perspective of AI as a technology, rather than the use case for the technology, corresponding regulations would likely necessitate a definition of AI. We anticipate that any attempt to properly define AI would be very challenging and require considerable resources.”
It’s safe to say that the finance industry has faced its share of reputation crises over the years, from the 2008 financial collapse to the many scandals around irresponsible lending, political corruption, and even Ponzi schemes.
“Our growth is also driving continued increases in the percentages of trades that are ‘Order Crossing Order’ (OXO). Currently, roughly 10% of all trades executed on CROSSx are OXO, another differentiator in our platform’s capacity. This capacity and our unique execution model provide value to both the market maker and taker, as evidenced by our commercial model.”
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