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Trading Places, August 16, 2010
Read this week's Trading Places to catch up on people moves across the FX world.
China beefs up derivatives master agreements; possible Isda friction?
Efforts by Nafmii to bolster the definitions of China’s over-the-counter derivatives master agreements should help market development. But there are concerns about potential copyright infringement related to Isda master agreements.
RBC hires European e-distribution chief from Citi
LONDON - RBC Capital Markets has hired Katherine Krebser as head of e-commerce distribution for Europe from Citi in London.
Dodd-Frank prop desk carve-out creates potential restructuring risks
Intellectual property and internal talent could get caught up in bank prop desk divorce
MAS approves SMX for commodities and currencies
SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted final approval to the Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), to operate as a regulated and licensed exchange.
Lloyds hires new head of risk solutions
LONDON – Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets has hired Yuri Polyakov in London as head of risk solutions, reporting locally to Patrick Shone, head of structuring.
Standard Chartered expands in FX
NEW YORK & SINGAPORE - Standard Chartered has reorganised its trading desks in New York and made a key hire in Singapore, the bank announced on August 11.
UniCredit restarts build in Asia
HONG KONG – UniCredit has made a key hire in Hong Kong as it reinstates plans to grow its presence in the Asia-Pacific, after spending the past year restructuring its fixed-income and currencies (FIC) business.
CLS year-on-year volumes up in July
NEW YORK - CLS experienced a year-on-year rise in volumes settled over the system in July, but reported a decline from June, reflecting a drop in market volatility.
In Brief, August 9, 2010
Read this week's In Brief to stock up on the latest technology news around the FX world.
db x-trackers launches currency ETFs in London
LONDON - db x-trackers, Deutsche Bank’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) platform, launched two ETFs linked to the DB Currency Returns Index (DBCR) last week.
BAML live on CLS/Traiana by October
NEW YORK - Bank of America Merrill Lynch is due to go live on the CLS/Traiana joint venture trade-aggregation service by October, making it the last of the eight founding banks to begin processing through the service.
Banks post sluggish first-half results
LONDON & ZURICH - UK banks followed regional peers by reporting a sharp year-on-year drop in first-half revenues from fixed-income and currencies businesses, which were marred by a falloff in volatility and a retreat from risk.
Interdealer brokers get boost from FX
LONDON - BGC Partners saw a 54.6% rise in foreign exchange revenues in the second quarter, due to a continuing rebound in global volumes, the broker reported last Thursday (August 5).
Trading Places, August 9, 2010
Read this week's Trading Places to catch up on people moves across the FX world.
Investors inject $360m of new capital into Asian-focused hedge funds in Q2
Hedge funds in Asia were the recipients of large net asset fund inflows during the second quarter of 2010, reversing the trend witnessed in the first quarter
Exclusive: LCH.Clearnet in a raft of Asia deal talks
Clearing giant LCH.Clearnet strengthens its position in Asia as it looks to seal a number of clearing deals with a raft of exchanges and other market participants
HSBC in second senior trading hire
LONDON & HONG KONG – HSBC has announced another senior trading hire this week, this time in Hong Kong, confirmed a bank spokesperson.
MS raids BarCap and Goldman for salespeople
LONDON & NEW YORK – Morgan Stanley is hiring from rivals Barclays Capital (BarCap) and Goldman Sachs in London and New York, respectively.
EBS Spot debuts fixing orders
LONDON - EBS will add fixing orders to the drop-down menu in its quote panel for banks only at the end of August, Rob Parr, senior sales manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and North America at Icap has told FX Week.
Exchange trading sees sharp rise in July
CHICAGO & LONDON - Exchange trading experienced a sharp year-on-year rise in July, overshadowing a marginal increase on traditional spot systems.
HSBC hires Deutsche vet as head of cash trading
LONDON – HSBC today announced the appointment of Mark Johnson in London as managing director and global head of foreign exchange cash trading.
Yield strategy delivers in July
LONDON - Currency managers using the yield strategy were the best performers in July, benefiting from improving European economic data and positive banking stress tests, shows research from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
Wade's in at Deutsche Bank
NEW YORK - Deutsche Bank has boosted its electronic foreign exchange sales effort to corporate clients with a key hire from Citi.