Jon Friend Departs ActivTrades After Serving 7 Years as Compliance Director

Monday, 19/02/2018 | 18:58 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
  • Mr. Friend was one of the ‎longest serving at ActivTrades, having joined the ‎‎group in London office back in 2011.
Jon Friend Departs ActivTrades After Serving 7 Years as Compliance Director
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Jon Friend is parting ways with ActivTrades after a lengthy career as ‎Compliance Director with the ‎multi-asset brokerage firm, according to a ‎recent regulatory filing. ‎

Mr. Friend was one of the ‎longest serving at ActivTrades, having joined the ‎group in London office back in 2011. ‎

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In this capacity, he was integral in managing ActivTrades’s compliance ‎strategy, along with the implementation of ‎its policy initiatives. During his ‎nearly 7-year tenure, Jon’s duties included reviewing, planning and directing the ‎company's compliance and regulatory requirements in line with its commitment ‎to ensuring adherence to FCA controls.‎

Compliance officers have an important consumer protection role as ‎they are responsible for making sure that the businesses that they ‎oversee comply with regulatory requirements and standards. ‎

Mr. Friend has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services ‎industry, mostly based out of London.‎

Before joining ActivTrades, he served in various roles including as ‎Compliance Manager at WH Ireland, a position he held for more than three ‎years.‎

One of his earliest and longest stops was at the supervision ‎department at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), where was employed for six ‎three years, dating back to 2001.‎

ActivTrades has recently embarked on a number of initiatives for its ‎clients. Finance Magnates last reported on ActivTrades back in December ‎when the FCA-regulated firm launched a list of new contracts, including ‎Bitcoin , Litecoin, and Ethereum. The company is offering the new crypto ‎CFDs via its proprietary Trading Platform ActivTrader, MetaTrader 4 and 5 on ‎desktop, tablet and mobile.‎

Jon Friend is parting ways with ActivTrades after a lengthy career as ‎Compliance Director with the ‎multi-asset brokerage firm, according to a ‎recent regulatory filing. ‎

Mr. Friend was one of the ‎longest serving at ActivTrades, having joined the ‎group in London office back in 2011. ‎

Discover credible partners and premium clients at China’s leading finance event!

In this capacity, he was integral in managing ActivTrades’s compliance ‎strategy, along with the implementation of ‎its policy initiatives. During his ‎nearly 7-year tenure, Jon’s duties included reviewing, planning and directing the ‎company's compliance and regulatory requirements in line with its commitment ‎to ensuring adherence to FCA controls.‎

Compliance officers have an important consumer protection role as ‎they are responsible for making sure that the businesses that they ‎oversee comply with regulatory requirements and standards. ‎

Mr. Friend has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services ‎industry, mostly based out of London.‎

Before joining ActivTrades, he served in various roles including as ‎Compliance Manager at WH Ireland, a position he held for more than three ‎years.‎

One of his earliest and longest stops was at the supervision ‎department at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), where was employed for six ‎three years, dating back to 2001.‎

ActivTrades has recently embarked on a number of initiatives for its ‎clients. Finance Magnates last reported on ActivTrades back in December ‎when the FCA-regulated firm launched a list of new contracts, including ‎Bitcoin , Litecoin, and Ethereum. The company is offering the new crypto ‎CFDs via its proprietary Trading Platform ActivTrader, MetaTrader 4 and 5 on ‎desktop, tablet and mobile.‎

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