Articles by Miriam Siers
SEB’s Leskinen to open start-up asset management advisory
Seppo Leskinen departs SEB in Singapore to start up his own advisory, Karelia Asia Investment Advisors
Head of spot FX trading leaves Lloyds
Kelvin Jouhar, head of spot trading, and Hetal Patel, senior G-10 trader, leave the bank after their roles are made redundant
Danske wins with forecast of Swiss franc strength
Danske Bank's contrarian view that the Swiss franc would strengthen against the dollar as a result of diverging monetary policy puts the Danish bank at the top of this week’s 12-month currency forecast rankings
Banks continue to invest in FXPB, despite tough hiring climate
Widespread cost-saving initiatives and hiring freezes have led to a wave of high-profile redundancies in the foreign exchange market, but forex prime brokerage remains an area for investment because of the focus on clearing, say banks and recruitment…
Saxo to reveal open FX positions on tradingfloor.com
Saxo Bank's trading commentary and analysis website, TradingFloor.com, this week unveils a new module to provide information on FX open positions
RBC consistently contrary on yen strength
Royal Bank of Canada's contrarian view of ongoing yen strength led it to top this week's three-month currency forecast rankings
Industry calls for further clarity on Mifid II
The European Commission tabled proposals to revise the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive on October 20. But traders remain concerned about the implications of a one-size-fits-all approach to foreign exchange
Chase takes on head sales role at BAML
John Chase becomes Bank of America Merrill Lynch's new head for Europe, the Middle East and Africa corporate derivatives sales
Trading places, October 17, 2011
Read about hires at Lloyds, UBS, Société Générale, Anello Asset Management
Emerging markets focus to boost NDFs despite clearing costs
The growth of the non-deliverable forwards market will not be hit by impending clearing laws
Crawford heads to Commerzbank
German dealer names new trading chief as it continues to bolster its FX franchise in light of regulatory changes and challenging market conditions
Nomura loses chief economist
Peter Westaway, former head of the Bank of England's research division, has resigned from Nomura
CME Group recruits Knottenbelt from RBS
Industry veteran Willian Knottenbelt appointed to lead the exchange group’s Emea operations
Euro depreciation was inevitable, says TD Securities
TD Securities tops the 12-month forecast rankings with predictions of a negative outlook for the euro
Sterling: hamstrung by the latest round of QE?
With the announcement from the Bank of England on October 6 of a further round of quantitative easing, the consensus view of contributors to FX Week’s currency forecast index is that cable will remain around 1.55 for the next three months, despite being…
Parr joins Bloomberg after departing Icap earlier this year
Robert Parr has joined Bloomberg Tradebook and will be responsible for FX sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Saxo unveils Moscow office led by Dombrovan
Former investment analyst and IT specialist joined Saxo in Moscow last month
Gain launches new voice-trading desk
Gain Capital's GTX institutional offering adds a new phone-based execution service
Spotlight on: Mike Harris, Campbell & Company
The director of trading at commodity trading adviser Campbell & Company talks to Miriam Siers about the current trading environment and the challenges in the market for buy-side traders
Reynolds leaves SG for asset manager
Adam Reynolds leaves Société Générale to join The Cambridge Strategy in Hong Kong
Leuschke joins Westpac in Auckland
Former RBS global head of FX sales joins Westpac in his home country, New Zealand
Prediction of yen stagnation puts UBS on top
Accurate view on USD/JPY lands Swiss bank at the top of the one-month forecast rankings
e-FX success hinges on user experience as much as pricing, say banks
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets became the newest entrant to the e-commerce space earlier this month with the launch of its Arena platform. Miriam Siers talks to banks and technology firms to find out what differentiates platforms in this competitive space
Academic opposition to FX exemption debated at Isda’s Europe conference
Speaking in London on September 20, Craig Pirrong supports the unpopular position of fellow academic Darrell Duffie that FX swaps and forwards should not necessarily be exempt from the mandatory clearing requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, as recommended…