FX Markets - 3 Jun 2019
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Articles in this issue
Court considers ‘Wild West’ practices in HSBC frontrunning case
Seeking to overturn Mark Johnson’s conviction, his attorneys argue he violated no laws or industry norms when trading on behalf of Cairn
China cracks down on illegal FX trading
Market participants call for legal pathways to trade on monitored platforms
Curex to launch new market impact tool in June
Aims to give clients a deeper look at the impact of their trading
CBDC need not pose stability threat – paper
Markus Brunnermeier and Dirk Niepelt say some arguments about CBDCs are “questionable”
FX surveillance gets personal in hunt for market abuse
Algorithms underpinning today’s platforms are learning traders’ habits – even their voice won’t escape detection
Refinitiv adds to buy-side offering with AlphaDesk acquisition
Deal lets vendor add OMS functionality to existing trading workflow
Sarb announces ‘CBDC feasibility project’
Central bank pursues partners to test digital currency
Trump administration proposes new rules to punish currency manipulators
Move would let US pursue more aggressive trade policy measures
CLS names Marc Bayle de Jesse as new CEO
ECB director set to join the FX settlement firm in December
Simon Potter exits New York Fed
Ray Testa will step in to lead the markets group while a successor is found
Madgavkar waves goodbye to Citi, leads strategy at Integral
Sanjay Madgavkar moves to technology firm after more than 20 years at Citi
Nomura grows digital wholesale office with global e-trading strategy team
Bank accelerates expertise in electronic trading space with group of 100 international specialists
Harsher rules expected for Australian brokers for margin FX and CFDs
Having an Australian Financial Services licence continues to be an attractive proposition, but they’re hard to get
Moscow Exchange expands Asia and Middle East presence with Avelacom
Co-operation with tech firm lets exchange improve PoP in London, reducing latency by five milliseconds
Rabobank: dollar and yen to strengthen due to safe-haven flows
Relatively attractive interest rate differential between dollar and other G10 currencies boosts appeal