LegacyFX has strengthened its Compliance team by appointing Nikolaos Akkizidis as its newest Compliance Officer and Strategic Consultant. The move is tendered with immediate effect, placing Mr. Akkizidis in a central role moving forward.
With the regulatory field in a state of flux in 2019, LegacyFX has opted to go to the next phase, bolstering its compliance needs to act proactively and be predictive.
The group believes that in the future, compliance will increasingly focus on the ways of how to provide appropriate information, services, and tools to customers and less on punishment procedures.
By this analog, Mr. Akkizidis will be strategically placed on the front line of the business at LegacyFX. In this capacity, he will combine compliance procedures with the strategies on investments and trading positions.
In addition, he will also be promoting effective risk money management methods and by focusing on the importance of clear trading rules. Consequently, through the platform of LegacyFX, clients can be protected, and at the same time, improve their portfolios.
Mr. Akkizidis will also be working with the team of LegacyFX to guide the company to reach the highest stage of evolution by adopting a new vision, where the compliance function fits in a company’s strategic and leadership picture.
The group adheres to the belief that an advanced compliance function can help achieve measurable, positive value in the decision-making process as it can be combined with multiple areas in the financial firms
For Mr. Akkizidis, the new role as an Officer and Strategic Consultant is the culmination of 25 year’s experience across multiple roles in the financial sector. This includes stints as a financial services professional, economist, author.
