Articles by Miriam Siers
Positive view on Swiss franc puts Nomura on top
Japanese bank predicted last July that structural flows would support Swiss franc appreciation, landing it at the top of this week’s 12-month forecast rankings
BGC adds non-deliverable options to Thomson Reuters Trade Notification
Interdealer broker says addition of non-deliverable options will enable its clients to benefit from reduced risks and costs
CIBC hires Tan from WestLB in Hong Kong
Soo Chin Tan joins Canadian bank to focus on growth market currencies in Asia
Lloyds recruits Underwood to head US trading
Ex-StanChart trading head started at Lloyds on August 1 and will be responsible for forwards and options trading in the region
Trading volumes soar in July, report EBS, Reuters and FXall
High volatility in FX markets as a result of eurozone sovereign debt issues and the US debt problems have resulted in record volumes, platforms report
Scotia Capital goes bearish on sterling
Canadian bank anticipated a fall in cable during the second quarter, landing it at the top of the three-month forecast rankings
Credit Suisse recruits Amanti to run FX structuring in Asia
Amanti joined Swiss bank in Singapore earlier this month after leaving Barclays Capital
Lloyds hires Chatterton from Thomson Reuters
Richard Chatterton joins Lloyds Bank to run its FX electronic platform.
Hungarian regulator suspends iForex licence
Hungarian FSA raises concerns over iForex's risk-reporting to clients and strips licence for six months
Multibank options platforms proliferate
Alpari’s Daniel Skowronski admits sourcing liquidity has been a challenge since the firm’s options trading platform went live in March
BarCap loses three in sales and trading
Asif Khattak, Richard de Meo and Matt Gardiner have all left Barclays Capital
Jawitz joins FXall to lead options
Eric Jawitz has joined FXall from Calypso to head the firm's options business
Icap hires Mark Price as COO
Ex-Deutsche chief operating officer will join Icap on October 3, replacing Mark Yallop
DTCC/Swift win FX repository mandate
Both vendors will now move forward to develop the specifications of the FX repository, after winning an eight-month selection process, Afme announced today
SG CIB anticipated euro recovery
The prediction that a political solution to the Greek crisis would strengthen the euro lands French bank at the top of one-month rankings
Aussie dollar: up or down?
The Australian dollar has been on an upward curve ever since the financial crisis, but there is little consensus about where the currency is likely to go next. Miriam Siers talks to currency strategists about the main factors likely to influence the…
FXCM and SuperDerivatives to launch options platform within days
Deal-X platform will launch with three liquidity providers on July 14, to be followed soon after by SurfacExchange's Surface Wave venture
White labelling preferable in retail FX, says Aite Group
White-label solutions will reduce tech spend for new entrants, says senior analyst Javier Paz
JP Morgan’s Choussy prepares bank for FX clearing
Newly appointed global head of FX clearing explains how he is preparing for the advent of mandatory central clearing requirements for some FX contracts
Aphelion joins BT Radianz cloud
Swedish FX technology vendor cuts time-to-market for users by joining up to BT cloud
Ex-BarCap Wise to join Credit Suisse
Danny Wise will start as global head of FX spot trading in August
Steve Toland departs EBS
Head of sales for Europe and North America departs as Jeff Ward promoted to global head of EBS sales
Westpac recruits Townsend and Cameron in FX forwards
Townsend joins from Commerzbank and Cameron from Barclays Capital
Banks welcome launch of CNH fixing
Treasury Markets Association launches USD/CNH spot fixing today, with quotes provided by 15 banks and the rate calculated by Thomson Reuters