Articles by Farah Khalique
Trading Places, September 6, 2010
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Morgan Stanley builds out structuring
Morgan Stanley has hired Stefano Diamantini from JP Morgan in London, in a bid to improve its FX structuring capabilities, according to market sources.
Barnes bows out of RBS
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has suffered a double blow with the departure of its global head of FX, Mark Barnes, in London and Christiane Mandell, head of RBS' Latin American businesses in Mexico and Brazil, based in Stamford, Connecticut.
Westpac stays euro-bearish, dollar-bullish
Westpac topped the three-month rankings by maintaining a euro-bearish, dollar-bullish stance.
Trading Places, August 23, 2010
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BNP Paribas builds in options in bid for top five position
NEW YORK & SINGAPORE - BNP Paribas has made three new FX options hires in New York and Singapore, the bank said on August 18.
FX Week USA: What were people talking about?
Reporter Farah Khalique speaks to participants at FX Week USA about trends in the foreign exchange markets
Interview with Jon Levy on Wall Street regulation
FX Week reporter Farah Khalique talks to Eurasia's Jon Levy about the risks change creates within the global regulatory framework
Interview with Erik Lehtis on prime brokerage
Erik Lehtis speaks to FX Week reporter Farah Khalique about the advent of new regulations in the prime-brokerage arena
Interview with IDB's Amir Tal on the tech arms race
Amir Tal speaks to FX Week's Farah Khalique about how smaller financial services firms keep up with their larger rivals
Interview with Udi Sela of SuperDerivatives
FX Week's Farah Khalique asks Udi Sela about the impact of increased regulation on foreign exchange traders
Interview with ex-AIG lynchpin on FX prime brokerage
Nathaniel Litwak, BNP Paribas' head of marketing for FX Prime brokerage for North America, speaks with FX Week reporter Farah Khalique
HSBC on global hiring spree
TOKYO, SINGAPORE, SEOUL & LONDON – HSBC has made a series of hires across foreign exchange trading and sales in Asia and Europe, it confirmed on August 17.
Currency managers embrace risk in July
STAMFORD, CT - The Parker FX index made a return of 0.54% in July, as currency markets ditched the dollar for riskier assets amid improving European news and weaker US economic data.
CLS hires new head of strategic initiatives
NEW YORK – CLS has hired Richard Kerschner as New York-based head of strategic initiatives, a newly created role, it announces today (August 16).
CBA on top as eurozone attempts to resolve debt crisis
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) topped the three-month forecast rankings with expectations for the euro to get a boost by some resolution of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis.
Trading Places, August 16, 2010
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Hotspot FX continues year-on-year growth
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Hotspot FX reported average daily volumes of $33 billion – double count – in July, up 55% from $21.30 billion a year earlier.
Deutsche in sales build-up
LONDON - Deutsche Bank has boosted its sales coverage of corporate and institutional clients with eight hires in recent weeks.
Lloyds hires new head of risk solutions
LONDON – Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets has hired Yuri Polyakov in London as head of risk solutions, reporting locally to Patrick Shone, head of structuring.
Standard Chartered expands in FX
NEW YORK & SINGAPORE - Standard Chartered has reorganised its trading desks in New York and made a key hire in Singapore, the bank announced on August 11.
CLS year-on-year volumes up in July
NEW YORK - CLS experienced a year-on-year rise in volumes settled over the system in July, but reported a decline from June, reflecting a drop in market volatility.
In Brief, August 9, 2010
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Trading Places, August 9, 2010
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