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Trading places, January 25, 2010
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StreamBase revamps CEP
Technology vendor in CEP upgrade
Banks banned from prop trading under Obama plan
Financial institutions that own a deposit-taking bank could be forbidden from conducting proprietary trading for their own profit and prohibited from owning, sponsoring or even investing in hedge funds and private equity funds, under new reforms…
US Senator commends House clearing exemption for FX
The decision by the US House of Representatives in December to exempt foreign exchange swaps and forwards from mandatory clearing requirements seems sensible, said Judd Gregg, a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban affairs.
Nomura loses two
Nomura departures
BGC plans to open China office
Broker plans China build-out despite derivatives documentation spat
Banks pay up to retain talent
Bank bonuses head back towards 2007 levels
Gain Capital launches FX ECN
Retail broker sets sights on institutional market
Icap in emerging markets build
Icap launches real, dirham and riyal.
NFA bans FX broker
Industry body continues to clean up US retail FX market
RBS restructures corporate FX sales team
RBS restructures corporate FX sales team
Morgan Stanley FXPB signs up six for Reuters
US bank continues rapid rate of growth
Société Générale strengthens Japan FX business team
French dealer continues global build
Vasseghi heads to UBS
Vasseghi returns to banks after brief broking stint
BNP Paribas keeps building in FX
BNP hires two more: NY & London
Brokers unite to fight new CFTC rule
Backlash against new leverage limits
Credit concerns grow as Chinese companies shun new documentation
China derivatives market regresses on documentation standardisation