Trading.comhas appointed Katerina Michael as Regulatory Officer for Global Licensing andCompliance. Michael joins from IG Group, where she spent nearly three yearshandling regulatory compliance and risk management.The hirereflects Trading.com's push to strengthen its compliance infrastructure as thebroker seeks licenses in additional markets. Michael will overseecross-jurisdictional licensing processes and ensure the company meetsregulatory requirements across its operating territories.Trading.com Appoints Ex-IGCompliance Officer Amid Regulatory PushMichaelbrings six years of financial services experience to the position, includingroles at multiple Cyprus-based trading firms. At IG Group's Brightpool Ltdsubsidiary, she worked as a Regulatory Compliance and Risk Executive from May2023 through November 2025. Her responsibilities included market abusedetection, MiFID II reporting compliance, and EMIR regulatory submissions.“This roleallows me to further develop my expertise in regulatory affairs, focusing oncross-jurisdictional licensing, compliance governance, and alignment withevolving global frameworks,” Michael commented.Beforejoining IG Group, Michael served as a dealer in contracts for difference andturbo warrants at several brokerage firms, including TOPFX Ltd and GT Group.She holds CySEC Advanced and Anti-Money Laundering certifications and iscurrently pursuing anti-fraud credentials through ACAMS.The movecomes a month after IG Group onboarded David Perry, the co-founder of thenow-collapsed crypto platform Ziglu, as the new Group Chief Technology Officer.Regulatory Pressures Mountfor BrokersTheappointment comes as European retail trading platforms face tighter oversightfrom national regulators. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission hasincreased scrutiny of CFD brokers based in the country, requiring more detailedcompliance reporting and stronger internal controls.Trading.com,which operates under multiple regulatory licenses, has been working to expandits geographic footprint. The company needs to navigate varying compliancerequirements across jurisdictions, including capital adequacy rules, clientfund protection standards, and marketing restrictions.Michaeldescribed the role as an opportunity to develop expertise in regulatory affairswithin what she called "a highly dynamic regulatory landscape." Thebroker did not disclose details about specific markets where it plans to seekadditional licenses.Forexample, OnePrime hired former Deutsche Bank senior executive Mark Glover as afinancial controller last week, while ICM.com veteran Wassim Anastasiou movedto Traze, a licensed broker in the United Arab Emirates.This article was written by Damian Chmiel at www.financemagnates.com.