Articles by Mikael Latreille
Digital Reasoning secures $30m in new investment round
The firm aims to enhance the capacity of its AI technology to understand human speech
Thomson Reuters launches half-pip pricing in AUD/USD
The move will allow more accurate pricing in the pair amid tight spreads
Metcalfe joins WFE
Richard Metcalfe previously worked for BNY Mellon as a Mifid II implementation consultant
Shell is first corporate on FX Global Code public register
Shell signs up to the code of conduct, stating its practices align with the 55 principles
Von Maydell launches crypto consultancy
Peter von Maydell leaves institutional broker Coex Partners to focus on cryptocurrencies
Moon joins TJM
James Moon will be based at the broker’s London office
European banks see Ficc revenues slip in 2017
In contrast to robust trading activity in 2016, Ficc trading fell across the board
Hardingham joins State Street
David Hardingham joins the US bank in London as a forwards trader
Record commits to FX Global Code
The firm is one of the few on the buy side to have signed up to the code of conduct
CLS to launch reporting tool for members
FX settlement utility gives members extra fields in end-of-day reports to help with reporting requirements
Capitolis secures $20m in extra funding
Led by former Traiana and EBS BrokerTec CEO Gil Mandelzis, Capitolis seeks to offer products that overcome capital market inefficiencies
No flight to quality for dollar – TD Securities
With US macro and political worries on the front foot, the yen is likely to serve as the risk proxy
Wood trades Edgewater for Mirexa
Wood is a veteran EM currency specialist who began his career at Standard Bank in South Africa
TP Icap reshuffles institutional ranks
Mark Allen becomes the division’s chief operating officer
Stipe switches from Citi to BNP Paribas
Jason Stipe was head of electronic trading product and trading services for Emea at Citi
Algos to blame for 2015 Swiss volatility
Bank of England staff paper analyses Swiss franc event of January 2015 and concludes algorithms were consumers of liquidity overall
Ficc revenues tank at US banks
Revenues were dampened by low volatility throughout most of 2017, among other factors
FastMatch revenues show strong growth
FX trading platform contributes 7.2 million euros in revenues to parent Euronext in less than five months
SmartStream hires Kilcoyne and promotes Schiebl to COO
The two men are veterans in building and managing fintech solutions
Alexis named new global head of FX distribution at Barclays
The expanded role covers institutional as well as corporate FX sales
Bank G10 FX revenues at lowest since 2006 – Coalition
G10 FX revenues continued their decline in 2017 to levels not seen in more than a decade
De Vasconcelos joins Indosuez
He joins the French bank after working for more than a decade at RBS
CryptoUK unveils code of conduct
It aims to improve operating standards in the UK cryptocurrency space
Grosso becomes global head of spot FX at Citi
Andrew Grosso steps into the role left by Richard Bibbey, who first held the post when it was created in 2014