News
David Knott departs SG CIB
Co-head of flow fixed income and currencies is to leave the French bank, according to memo circulated this morning
Markets braced for tough 2012 in FX
Market participants share their expectations for a challenging year ahead in the foreign exchange industry
Increase in Swissie floor still on the cards, say strategists
Currency analysts expect the EUR/CHF floor could rise 1.25 or 1.3 by the end of March
Fidessa rolls out FX trading on execution platform
Users of Fidessa's buy-side workstation can now trade more than 1,300 currency pairs, following integration of FX trading in Q4
Trading places, January 9, 2012
New appointments at Alpari, FXecosystem and LCH.Clearnet, while SG CIB unveils a new management structure
UniCredit appoints Gentle in FX options
Nick Gentle joins from RBS and will report to Peter Jerrom and Bernd Broeker
Scott Fitzpatrick departs GFI Group
GFI's brokerage client relationship director is relocating to New York with his family, but his professional plans are not yet known
ING moves US-based FX trading desks to Europe
The reorganisation will affect roughly 40 employees and is part of the bank’s preparation for new capital requirements
Citi’s Jones to relocate to London
Simon Jones to head up FX e-trading across G-10 and emerging markets
Drysdale joins RBS from Goldman Sachs
Trader will work in currency options in London, reporting to Richard Fawcett
Corporates fear move to platform trading for FX options
Despite being exempt from clearing and exchange trading requirements in the US and Europe, some corporate treasurers fear they might have little choice but to execute FX options on electronic platforms
US dollar set for safe-haven flows in 2012, according to industry poll
According to 36% of respondents to FX Week’s latest online poll, the US dollar is the only real safe-haven currency, while 33% suggest there is still some promise in Nordic currencies
Chad Smith joins Faros Trading from RBS
Former bank sales head joined Faros on December 1 and reports to Brad Bechtel
BMO hires Richard Brook in spot trading
Ex-JP Morgan trader will start at Bank of Montreal in January
Global FX division kicks off outreach programme on trade reporting
Industry outreach sessions focus on preparing institutions to meet reporting requirements for FX contracts, as final CFTC reporting rules expected next week
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ expands in FX sales
Moritz Knickrehm and Matthieu Gloux have joined the Japanese bank in London
Wiedmann departs Credit Suisse as FX merges with EM fixed income
Merged unit, known as global currencies and emerging markets, will be established on January 1 under the leadership of Chris Corson and Todd Sandoz
BBVA hires FX strategist in London
Peter Frank joins from Société Générale and reports to Dustin Reid
FX business at Thomson Reuters falls under new management
Matching platforms will no longer fall under the remit of Shanker Ramamurthy, who joined Thomson Reuters from IBM in June
BNP Paribas preps launch of Cortex single-dealer platform
French bank expects to launch its new platform early in the first quarter of 2012, following a 14-month development period
Banks dare to hope for calmer FX markets in 2012
Barclays Capital expects greater stability in the eurozone in Q1, but believes the euro will continue to depreciate
Trading places, December 12, 2011
Promotions and appointments at Advent Software, LCH.Clearnet, SGX and RBC Dexia
WEBINAR: Cloud computing a 'transformational technology'
New technology allows barriers to be broken down and new communities to be created, says Integral's Harpal Sandhu
Camilla closes record FX trade for Icap’s charity day
The Duchess of Cornwall closed a $27 billion FX trade between Barclays and Citi, believed to be the largest FX trade ever