United Kingdom (UK)
Oanda names Niebank as global head of product
The 21-year industry veteran has spent his entire career with CMC Markets
Westpac: pound rally to continue as hopes for Brexit breakthrough rise
As polling leans towards Conservative majority, the bank warrants outright long cable positions and expects pound surge
Oanda bolsters leadership team
Mark Chesterman named head of trading, Kurt vom Scheidt becomes chief operating officer
Labour’s tax on UK FX trades lambasted
Opposition party’s pledge to tax FX “50% of transactions costs” will hit jobs and investment, claim trade-cost experts
Former ADS Securities CTO Rossiter is CEO of Tranquility Base
The capital markets front-office tech specialist previously worked at Barclays and CIBC
AML deadline prompts FCA to warn crypto firms
Regulator says firms must not mislead customers about regulatory status and outlines deadline for registration
Dispo joins BNY Mellon in London
Louise Dispo spent almost a decade as a FX and rates EM trader at Standard Chartered Bank
BGC's Lucera hires Crane
Following a career that began in product management at EBS in 1990, Crane moves to the fintech firm
Rabobank: dollar to remain moderately strong
Despite recent Fed cuts, proactive G10 central banks and interest rate differentials still supportive for greenback
USD/CNY will be the next EUR/USD, say traders
When China’s capital markets are fully open, the impact of the renminbi on FX markets will be immense
Industry veteran Shuster leaves Credit Agricole after 17 years
Exit follows departure of former head of options Andy Soper in July
Warner moves to INTL FCStone in FX trading
After almost 24 years at Citigroup, Toby Warner switched firms in July
BIS: FX volumes rise to $6.6 trillion, London trading soars
While the UK capital reinforces its prominence in FX markets, trading in Asian currencies heats up
CIBC: sterling on defence as Johnson becomes UK PM
Expect interest to sell sterling in short term as market remains on guard for possibility of no-deal Brexit
FX trading in London hits record high
UK capital cements position as largest FX hub; New York sees significant fall in daily turnover
Boas Bondesen joins BidFX in Nordic sales
Bondesen spent six years in FX sales at FlexTrade
Best prime-of-prime provider of the year: IS Prime
IS Prime voted Best prime-of-prime provider
Lloyds hires Saggers as head of e-trading
At Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Nicholas Saggers worked in rates and e-trading
Tradepoint sell-side technology streams far-date NDFs
Trading tech provider engages with a dozen banks on far-date and broken tenors
Crédit Agricole’s head of FX options departs
Andrew Soper leaves French bank to pursue other opportunities
Fleischmann switches Crédit Agricole for Tradeweb
At the French bank she was global head of e-sales, fixed income and FX
Stamos Fokianos joins ICBC Standard Securities
Former global head of e-business at Credit Agricole moved in May
Wells Fargo: UK Conservative leadership race will hit sterling
Hardline victor could weaken pound after Conservative party vote, says Erik Nelson
Tradepoint hires e-trading professional Dias-Patel from JP Morgan
Several more appointments planned to support expansion of new London office