Mikael Latreille
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Rival FX class claimants urge court to resolve dispute early
Judge says he won’t favour haste over quality and will consider claimants’ funding arrangements as well as the merits of competing cases
Danske: yuan rebound when coronavirus under control
Other EM currencies such as ruble likely to gain ground against dollar
Spot volumes on platforms resumed downward trend in 2019
But an uptick was seen in FX swaps and forwards submitted for settlement
Morgan Stanley more than doubles Q4 Ficc revenues
All US banks see Ficc revenues improve substantially in Q4 versus a year ago
Rival FX class action suit complicates cartel rigging claims
Only one can prevail, says judge of O’Higgins and Evans suits
CIBC: steady as they go for G10 currencies in 2020
Don’t expect large FX moves this year, says Canadian bank
Citadel Securities: more TCA in 2020 to expose liquidity recycling
TCA should show difference between providers who hold risk and recyclers of liquidity, says market-maker
Refinitiv: innovation in 2020 will be evolutionary, not revolutionary
Firms will focus on ongoing projects before embarking on market-changing initiatives
XTX: top 10 banks will move to zero hold times in 2020
Awareness and competitive pressures will compel market-makers who have held out to cut holding times
FX market growing, but more risky – BIS review
Reduced reliance on PvP and heightened fragmentation threaten market resilience
Webber joins XTX from BNPP
Now a member of the non-bank liquidity provider’s global distribution team, Andrew Webber spent most of his FX career as a quant trader
Avelacom reduces London to Hong Kong latency to 150ms
Improvements to the firm’s network are part of its increased focus on Asia
Artificial intelligence in FX ‘may be hype’
Relevance for AI in foreign exchange does not stack up compared with other classes
Call for clarity on last look rejections
Asset managers say holding periods “far in excess” of what is necessary for risk checks
Swissquote: FX complacency to continue in 2020
Drivers to volatility no longer capturing the market’s interest
Ramchandani: chatroom put interest of banks above greed and profit
Former Citi trader ready to drop US lawsuit if reinstated by Citi
Z.com Global Markets to launch prime-of-prime service
The firm will wind down its retail arm by the year-end
Ramchandani seeks reinstatement at Citi in unfair dismissal case
Judge says statutes require the court to consider such a request over compensation
Integral and Jefferies partner to cut buy-side costs with TrueFX
By centralising credit, liquidity and technology, costs could drop by up to 80%
FX cartel UK class action case receives nod to proceed
UK judge sets timetable of hearings to be heard
Hassan joins Nomura in sales
During an FX sales career spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia, Hassan has worked at Mirexa and StanChart
Morgan Stanley leads US bank peers in Q3 Ficc revenues
Unlike other US banks, Morgan Stanley’s Ficc revenues made significant gains on a quarterly and yearly basis