Brokerage
James Hughes, Senior Market Analyst, Alpari UK
The foreign exchange markets are more volatile than ever, with many traditionally strong countries still desperately recovering from the financial crisis, and big question marks over the future of the US dollar. Mr Hughes explores a few ways to trade volatility, while maintaining good risk management.
July 28, 2011Related by the tag Foreign Exchange
Brokerage
Michael Konnaris, CEO, easy-forex
Currency volatility, the single dominant factor driving the forex market, has been one of the key features of 2011, as every day the world speculates on the future of Europe as a whole and its member countries individually. Michael Konnaris discusses the growth of the market, and how easy-forex is capitalising on increased retail interest – especially in Asia.
May 2, 2012
Brokerage
Kim Fournais, CEO, Saxo Bank
Saxo Bank is a brokerage heavyweight, providing multi-asset trading services to countless end-users, via more than 100 clients of its white label business. This year Saxo Bank will be 20 years old, and today white labeling for online retail brokers represents 40 percent of its business – but looking back, says Kim Fournais, the bank didn’t realise just how important the internet would become in its services.
April 25, 2012
Brokerage
Markos Kashiouris, Founder and Board Member, IronFX
IronFX is committed to technological innovation and maintaining its impressive growth in retail foreign exchange traders. The company is making strikes on the tech side, with 10 platforms, including for all major mobile devices – but where can it turn for growth? To the Far East, says Markos Kashiouris, where the company is taking on native account managers to capture the virgin market.
April 23, 2012Related by the tag UK
Investment
Paul White, CEO, and Stuart Jenkin, Director of Fund Management, Frogmore Real Estate Partners
The UK real estate market is divided in two: there’s London, and there’s the rest of the country. Messrs White and Jenkin from the 50-year-old investment firm Frogmore discuss the many reasons for sub-sector growth within the capital, and explain the adding-value focus in managing the company’s funds.
September 9, 2011
Insurance & Pensions
Michel de la Belliere, EMEA Solvency II Lead Partner; Rick Lester, UK Solvency II Lead Partner; Francesco Nagari, Global IFRS Lead Partner, Deloitte UK
Solvency II, the new solvency regime for European insurers and reinsurers, comes into force in January 2013. Messrs de la Belliere, Lester and Nagari explore the implications for the financial industries.
August 12, 2011
Energy
Dan Barry, Global Director of Clean Energy, Gazprom Marketing and Trading
The Clean Energy department of Gazprom M&T is responsible for the energy giant’s carbon trading and actions on the emissions reductions markets. Mr Barry discusses his team’s role in Rimba Raya, the uniquely successful deforestation project, and the elephant that remains in the room for carbon markets.
July 23, 2011