Articles by Joel Clark
Wilson-Taylor departs e-commerce role at UBS
Swiss bank loses its US-based head of e-commerce, an ex-State Street e-FX pioneer
Thomson Reuters launches CNH swap trading on Matching
First CNH swaps on Thomson Reuters Matching were traded on July 25 by two undisclosed banks, vendor reveals
State Street buys into Digital Vega
State Street stake comes weeks after Deutsche Börse bought a minority stake
Saxo takes stake in Leverate
UK-based Leverate will retain its independence but benefit from Saxo's capabilities
Questions raised over UK’s FX volume surge
Market participants attribute a range of factors to the 23% rise in FX turnover in the UK reported by the Bank of England's FX Joint Standing Committee on July 25
Greece’s second bailout met with relief
Traders and strategists believe latest rescue package is a positive development, but expect further pain ahead as it is implemented
FX Week USA: Prime brokers braced for change under mandatory clearing regime
FX prime-brokerage heads at BAML and UBS confirm their intention to ease operational challenges for clients under new regulations by offering a single point of entry both for cleared and non-cleared trades
Gammage leaves Citi amid slew of FX layoffs
Global head of G-10 e-commerce sales has been made redundant, 18 months after joining, along with around 20 others in FX globally
Nomura loses Corbett and Selby
Departures follow that of James Pearson earlier this year
Brian Schlosser to join BAML from Citi
Options trader will report to Rob Ettinger, who joined from JP Morgan in March
FX Week USA: Recovery has taken a nose dive, IMF warns
Monetary and capital markets deputy director Christopher Towe tells conference delegates that ongoing vulnerabilities could sow the seeds of the next crisis
EBS signs smartTrade for streaming liquidity
Icap will use LiquidityConnect platform to allow users to more efficiently stream prices into EBS
Forex options clearing complicated by guaranteed settlement requirements
CPSS-Iosco guaranteed settlement requirements make FX options clearing more difficult, say participants
Spotlight on: Lars Seier Christensen, Saxo Bank
Saxo’s co-founder and chief executive talks to Joel Clark about the Danish bank’s growth over the past 19 years, the challenges of retail foreign exchange and the importance of strong technology
Thomson Reuters reveals new timeline for Sef compliance
Vendor's conversational dealing platform will be Sef-compliant and subject to a new global rulebook by mid-2012, Thomson Reuters announces today
Steve Ashley to head combined rates and FX at Nomura
Ex-RBS rates head to relocate from Tokyo to London with Nomura
Nigel Khakoo to leave Citi
US bank's global head of G-10 options trading has been made redundant
Paul Thirlwall quits BarCap for HSBC
Barclays Capital loses its head of FX short-dated exotics
Decimalisation unlikely on Thomson Reuters Matching, says Jas Singh
Head of treasury rules out decimalisation for the foreseeable future, and explains his decision to exit interbank options matching
RBC takes issue with yen weakness
Canadian bank predicted USD/JPY would go down rather than up, landing it at the top of one-month forecast rankings
Spotlight on: Jas Singh, Thomson Reuters
The global head of treasury at Thomson Reuters talks to Joel Clark about the challenges of managing the firm’s flagship FX matching platform and the decisions he has had to make relating to high-frequency trading, options matching and decimalised pricing
The DTCC's repository monopoly
June in perspective: trade repositories take centre stage as FX participants prepare for a mandatory requirement to report trades to a central infrastructure
Oanda lands in London
Managing director Antony Broadbent tells of plans to continue a move into institutional FX