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FXall trading volumes surpass EBS
Multi-bank trading platform bucks falling volume trend
US CFTC fines Chicago-based RJ O'Brien & Associates $300,000 for supervision failures
Futures broker pulled up for failing to uncover fraudulent activities of introducing broker, marking the extension of accountability
Senior relationship manager exits Thomson Reuters
Head of interdealer broker relationship management has left Thomson Reuters after seven years
Banks told they will not benefit from Basel LCR delay
National supervisors tell banks not to lower liquidity buffers, with market forces also pushing banks towards 100% compliance with measure
FX portfolio manager exits Armajaro AM
Former Brevan Howard trader James Whitehead has left hedge fund manager Armajaro after just over two years
EBS appoints Integral co-founder as CTO
Viral Tolat joins EBS in New York as chief executive Gil Mandelzis continues his ambitious expansion plans for the flagship FX platform
Barnes takes over FX options at RBS
Mark Barnes, formerly global head of FX at Royal Bank of Scotland, has taken on additional responsibility for FX options while Richard Fawcett is on leave
DTCC forex repository hits launch deadline, despite bank delays
The DTCC has today launched its global trade repository for FX in line with CFTC deadlines, although dealers now have until February 28 to begin reporting
Retail foreign exchange brokers continue to diversify into CFDs as volumes fall
Online trading companies move to expand revenue streams as low volatility hits volumes
SEB makes three senior promotions in FX
Shaun Barham is relocating from Singapore to London, while Erik Bauer moves from Stockholm to New York to run FX, fixed income and equities
FX investor sales head to leave ANZ
Thomas Mummert is to leave ANZ in Singapore after two years
JP Morgan goes to market with new cross-asset platform
JP Morgan Markets, a new platform unveiled this week, will ultimately incorporate more than 30 existing platforms into a single client offering
Gelber's Swiss chief joins Stone Milliner
FX industry veteran has joined Stone Milliner as a portfolio manager in Zurich
Senior spot trader departs Deutsche after closure of prop desk
Deutsche Bank last month shut down its proprietary FX trading desk in London, leading to the departure of the senior trader who ran the desk
Macro sales head departs RBC Capital Markets
Royal Bank of Canada's global head of macro FX sales in London is leaving the bank
Participants encouraged by Thomson Reuters’ FX management changes
Phil Weisberg, who has been appointed global head of FX at Thomson Reuters, is widely seen as a strong appointment but will face challenges in his new role, say senior traders
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New hires at Commerzbank, SG CIB, C-View and Progress Software
SNB to open Singapore branch to support FX activity
Swiss central bank has diversified its reserves into a number of Asian currencies in recent years and will open an office in Singapore by mid-year
Saxo appoints new Amsterdam chief
Job Barth is to run the bank's operations in the Netherlands after former co-heads depart next month
Knight Capital and Getco merger to close in Q2
The merger of the two firms, which was announced on December 19, will see FX trading platform Hotspot FX fall under new management
CBA hires head of FX for the Americas
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has hired Joe Cardello from Jefferies Bache in New York
Weisberg to head FX at Thomson Reuters as Singh departs
Phil Weisberg, FXall's chief executive, has been appointed global head of FX at Thomson Reuters, while FX architect Jas Singh is to leave the company after 10 years
Asian currency hedgers to be hit by ‘fatal flaw’ in new accounting rules
A major change is needed to correct new hedge accounting rules that could restrict derivatives use by Asian firms hedging their foreign currency exposures
Advanced Markets expands in institutional FX sales
Karma Tenzing joins Advanced Markets to work in FX sales, just months after the vendor entered into the FX market in September