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Hooker leaves consultant role at Capitolis
Darryl Hooker spent more than 18 years at EBS BrokerTec Markets
Barnfield to lead Asian FX at BNP Paribas
Graham Barnfield previously headed EMFX forwards and NDF trading at Barclays
G10 forecaster of 2018: CIBC sees weaker dollar in 2019
As the US economy slows and Fed tightening ends, the dollar will lose some ground, the bank says
CNH trading in London on the up in Q3
Amidst geopolitical tension,s offshore renminbi trading increased by double digits in Q3
Leung joins State Street algo team
Mary Leung moves to the bank from Deutsche Bank
Avelacom adds new point of presence at TY3
This delivers the lowest latency capabilities between London and Tokyo
Wells Fargo sees pound upside
Sterling could move higher against the dollar, even if the December 11 UK parliamentary vote on Brexit is rejected
Dollar-positive factors may run out of steam in 2019, says Rabobank
Last week’s Apec meetings indicated it is too early to assume a breakthrough is near in US-China trade wars
Sucden hires Gillies to head e-FX sales
Kirsty Gillies ran the e-FX sales team at UBS in London for eight years
Record brings ESG into currency management
Specialist currency manager develops database and methods for improving ESG credentials of its product
Flow Traders commits to FX Global Code
Dutch market-maker recently announced plans to open London office
Inflationary pressures build in G4 economies – Morgan Stanley
The dollar’s current strength is unlikely to be sustainable and any near-term upside is limited, analysts say
Stater appoints Agha as strategic adviser
Ashraf Agha spent eight years at Saxo Bank and co-founded CFH Markets
XTX Markets goes for Paris as European hub
Liquidity provider applies to French regulator for authorisation
Advanced Markets launches London operation
Nina Baksh will lead the London office for the FCA-regulated firm
Chance of hard Brexit on the rise, says Rabobank
Political uncertainty in post-Brexit period could limit pound gains
Flow Traders to open London office
Amsterdam-based liquidity provider says new premises are part of Emea expansion strategy
US attorney: all avenues exhausted for Scott’s extradition
UK Supreme Court denies appeal on behalf of US to consider overturning decision to let Stuart Scott stay in country
Timmons set for UK return
Laurence Timmons is due to finish his two-year secondment to Asia and head back to London
Libor to become third-country benchmark under no-deal Brexit
UK-based reference rate would need to gain EU approval by end-2019 to avoid “unthinkable” disruption
Global slowdown fears build on sell-off, says SEB
The sell-off in the second week of October illustrates the fragility of global risk appetite
Gurcuoglu joins Stater Global Markets
Ayhan Gurcuoglu was previously regional manager for Turkey at Sucden Financial
Marex Spectron re-enters FX with new platform
After a four-year hiatus, the broker rolls out offering geared at smaller players that large banks find relatively unattractive
Dewhurst to head FX and EM sales at SocGen
Alexandre Dewhurst joined the firm in 2009