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smartTrade hires two in sales
Michael Wee becomes a sales director for Asia-Pacific in Singapore, while Jena Axelrod joins the team in New York
XTX makes another hire in Singapore
Ted Yang joins from rival liquidity provider Tower Research as head of Asian business development
FXTM expands to South Africa after regulatory approval
Cyprus-based retail broker sees potential for new customers
GTX recruits Reichel in institutional sales
Thomas Reichel joins from Bats Hotspot and brings more than 20 years' experience to his new role
Thomson Reuters joins R3 consortium
The news and information provider joins distributed ledger technology lab
Shumpert to head BrokerTec Direct Americas
Key to Nicole's new role will be the rollout of the venue's new fixed-income service
FX volumes rise, but UK loses year-on-year
North America is booming, but the UK performs worse than in April 2015
ACI Dealing Simulation course takes place on August 31
The four-day residential event will run in Stamford, Connecticut
Global renminbi adoption slows in June
Decline continues in the internationalisation of China's currency, overtaken by the Canadian dollar in payments by value
State Street agrees markup settlement – $530m expected
This follows a SEC investigation into the FX rates charged by the bank to custody clients
Nadwick retires from Lloyds
Paul Nadwick had worked at the UK bank for more than 30 years
Kantox sees $100 million of trades since API launch
This increases the total worth of transactions on the platform to $3.2 billion since 2011
Wilkoff joins Hathersage as a senior portfolio manager
Lipschutz-owned fund hires FX veteran for newly created role
GSX and Deutsche Borse give exposure to bitcoin
The firms will list an exchange-traded instrument, giving public markets more access to the digital currency
Ficc revenues surge for US banks
The segment sees robust growth, with Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan the standout performers
Briscoe joins UBS AM as Apac head of fixed income
The appointment reflects the company's commitment to the asset class and the region
North American FX volumes move up
Average daily volumes increase in the US and Canada, but there's some way to go before they hit 2014's numbers
Edgewater hires Wood to lead EM expansion
John Wood has more than 20 years' experience in African currencies and emerging markets
Scott faces extradition to US
The Department of Justice wants the former HSBC trader to face charges on US soil
BNY Mellon's Kablawi becomes head of Emea investment
His former role will be filled by Daron Pearce, currently chief executive of global financial institutions for asset services
Coletti to sell forwards at EBS BrokerTec
Chris Coletti chosen as head of Americas FX forwards
HSBC's Johnson is released on $1 million bond
Mark Johnson, banned from leaving the US, puts up $300,000 and his house to meet bail
EBS BrokerTec's Mandelzis steps down
Chief executive resigns after four years in the role
Former UBS and Barclays trader banned for life
Federal Reserve hands industry ban to Matthew Gardiner for "unsafe and unsound conduct" between 2008 and 2013