Renato Balliu Joins ATFX MENA in Institutional Sales from Celer Technologies

November 14, 2023 - ATFX MENA has hired Renato Balliu for Institutional Sales. Most recently Balliu was a Sales Director for Celer Technologies, based in London and will now be based out of Dubai.

Prior to Celer Technologies, Balliu was Head of UK Sales at ThinkMarkets, a Senior Account Manager at X-Trade Brokers, Financial Markets Online and Royal Forex. 

In June this year ATFX was granted a Category Five license from UAE's SCA.  The license was granted to ATFX Mena Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of AT Global Markets Intl Ltd, the owner of the ATFX Brand and trademark. The Category Five status under the SCA's licensing regime allows ATFX to introduce clients as well as provide financial consultation and financial analysis.

Also in June ATFX bolstered its presence in the Middle East, specifically Iraq and Jordan, by signing a partnership with Iraqi bank Ashur Bank, and entered into the Levant region through a Jordan partnership with Amman-based brokerage & investment firm ASWAQ Invest.

In December 2022, ATFX announced a partnership with institutional FX liquidity technology provider Lucera, utilising the LumeFX platform to reduce latency and improve client fill rates.