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FX Week Europe: 'Patchy' liquidity in FX a concern for the future
Concentration in the number of liquidity providers and the reliability of HFT market-making raises concerns for senior industry officials
FX Week Europe: Low volatility blurs distinctions in e-FX
Only the return of volatility will determine which new and incumbent platforms have gained or lost market share, says SEB's Alastair Crane
FX Week Europe: Eurozone break-up ‘inevitable’, says ECU currency chief
Short-term policies have delayed the break-up of the eurozone, but a disorderly exit of debt-laden countries is inevitable, says chief investment officer Michael Petley
HSBC loses FX derivatives chief Craignou
Vincent Craignou, global head of FX and metals derivatives, has left the bank after more than 10 years
FX Week Europe: Currency managers need to react to short-term trends
Buy-side speakers at the conference divided on prospects for the euro, but all agree investment needs to adapt to short-term trends in currencies
FX Week Europe: Fix reform must address risk-reward imbalance
Banks should be better compensated for the risk they take when executing trades at benchmark rates, say panellists at London conference
FX Week Europe: Fed is in ‘La La Land’ on monetary policy
SG CIB's chief currency strategist hits out at Federal Reserve's failure to appreciate the implications of its QE and interest rate policies
UBS merges FX, rates and credit under new co-heads
George Athanasopoulos and Chris Murphy to head the new business, while Chris Vogelgesang leaves the role of co-head of FX and precious metals
Industry in discussions to change FX benchmark calculation, says ECB official
Senior market participants have suggested widening the time window in which benchmark exchange rates are set in FX, following allegations of manipulation
Mifid rules could force FX swaps onto OTFs
Trialogue negotiations on Mifid II are expected to conclude by February, but traders fear they could include a mandate for FX swaps to be traded on organised trading facilities
Bailey joins Commerzbank as FX options head
Industry veteran Richard Bailey moves back to the sell side to take a new role at Commerzbank in London. Meanwhile, derivatives head Peter Billington leaves the German bank
Regulators clash on Mifid waivers
Some regulators and brokers have expressed fears that exemptions included in Mifid may mean European rules on trade execution are not equivalent to the US – but a key parliamentarian disagrees
Credit Suisse loses two in FX sales
Other moves at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking, the CFTC and BAML
Citi’s institutional FX sales head in internal move
Okan Pekin will lead the newly formed investors services group at Citi, reporting to Neeraj Sahai and Paco Ybarra
Lloyds hires FX trader from Commerzbank
New York-based Robert Philbin has moved to Lloyds after less than a year at Commerzbank
CCPs face $161 billion liquidity shortfall to clear FX options, GFXD finds
Results of an industry study reveal the scale of the liquidity burden that would fall on CCPs clearing physically delivered FX options – but a net settlement mechanism could reduce the number by 73%
Credit Suisse merges FX, rates and commodities
David Tait and Jon Kinol will lead a new global macro products group from London and New York, respectively
Corporates and investors need confidence to tap offshore RMB, say banks
As the internationalisation of renminbi continues to gain traction, buy-side engagement in the currency varies significantly across geographies and sectors
JP Morgan's Hudson promoted to divisional CFO
David Hudson promoted to chief financial officer in the global markets business at JP Morgan; other changes at CME, Barclays and Alpari
Traiana opens Singapore office
New office comes in addition to sales offices in Tokyo and Hong Kong as the vendor looks to ramp up its presence in Asia
FXSpotStream adds precious metals
Spot aggregation service adds precious metals, with prices streamed from liquidity providers through the same single connection
Industry calls for changes to benchmark practices
Ongoing investigations into manipulation of FX benchmarks have led to calls for changes to the way the WM/Reuters exchange rates are used
EBS Direct launch could reverse volume decline, say participants
The full launch of EBS Direct opens up a new market segment that could be an opportunity to claw back market share lost in recent years
EBS Direct hires Hugh Whelan from Commerzbank
EBS appoints Whelan to oversee liquidity management for the company's new relationship-based platform