John Austin has left Capital.com after almost two-and-a-halfyears, ending his tenure as Chief Strategy Officer at the retail broker. Hejoined the firm in late 2023 and combined the strategy role withresponsibilities as Dealing Director during his time at the firm.Singapore Summit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know (and those you still don't!)Tenure at Capital.comAt Capital.com, Austin ran the group’s trading teams and setpricing and hedging policy. He also worked on strategic business developmentprojects as the broker continued to build out its multi-asset derivativesoffering. He was based in London. The change comes as Capital.com push ahead with a broader global expansion. It recently advertised a senior Risk Manager position in Singapore, where it is in the process of securing a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The role will oversee the risk framework for a planned CMS-licensed entity and manage key exposures across market, credit, operational, liquidity and compliance risks while reporting to the local Country Head and Group Risk.More executive moves: iSAM Securities' Co-Head of eTrading Jeff Wilkins Switches to JT MarketsBefore joining Capital.com, Austin served as Chief StrategyOfficer at LMAX Group up to 2023, working on exchange and MTF development,liquidity, risk management and institutional crypto projects. Senior Roles across IG, LMAXEarlier, he spent many years at IG Group in roles includingChief Analytics Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, where he sat on theexecutive committee and worked on initiatives such as the acquisition ofDailyFX, development of the Nadex US derivatives exchange and the launch of theSpectrum trading venue.He has also served as CEO and board member of IG Group USHoldings and held senior roles at Nadex in Chicago, including interim CEO. Hisearly career included trading and product development positions at IG and astint in structured capital markets at Barclays Capital.In another recent executive move, Capital.com hired Prishani Maheeph-Moonsamy as its Head of Compliance for South Africa. Maheeph-Moonsamy previously worked in compliance at FXCM and IG and spent more than five years in compliance positions at Nedbank, giving her experience across banking and retail trading. This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.