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Thomson gets go-ahead for purchase of Reuters
LONDON & STAMFORD, CT - Thomson Corporation received approval from the European Commission, US Department of Justice and Canadian Competition Bureau to acquire Reuters last Tuesday (February 19).
Mifid compliance: a matter of principles
Since the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) went into effect on November 1, 2007, financial firms have been racing to implement principles-based regulation to remain compliant and competitive. With various EU members in different…
UBS receives India banking go-ahead
MUMBAI - UBS joined an elite pool of foreign banks to receive an Indian banking licence last Monday (Feb 18) from the Reserve Bank of India.
Kerviel acted alone - SG report finding
PARIS - The Société Générale (SG) investigation into rogue trader Jérome Kerviel has found no evidence of an accomplice, but criticises the bank's oversight teams for failing to take the initiative in following up 93 alerts triggered by his unauthorised…
Icap suspends interbank FX forwards and swaps pricing in mainland China
LONDON & SHANGHAI - Icap stopped quoting forwards and swaps in the Chinese interbank market through its local joint venture last week, due to a lack of regulatory clarity.
Deutsche offers CRI-linked auto-callables
LONDON - Deutsche Bank is now selling auto-callable and target redemption notes linked to its Currency Return Index (CRI).
StanChart launches quant academy to crack market
LONDON & SINGAPORE - Standard Chartered is boosting its quantitative skills base through a new quant academy programme.
Barclays Capital rises above credit crisis
LONDON - Barclays Capital released solid full-year results last week, as banks across mainland Europe posted results tarnished by the effects of the credit crisis.
Taiwan banks accuracy warning
TAIPEI - The Taiwanese monetary authority issued a circular to banks last week warning dealers to ensure the necessary paper work is accurately reviewed when executing currency forwards and non-deliverable forwards trades.
Logicscope and NCI release notification tool
LONDON - Post-trade technology vendors Logicscope and NCI have entered an agreement to integrate elements of both companies' software to release a trade notification solution to end-user clients of banks, brokers and trading platforms.
Thai currency restrictions here to stay
BANGKOK - The Thai central government stopped short of lifting controversial foreign currency restrictions last week, despite embarking on a push to relax capital controls last month.
EBS opened to third-party vendors
LONDON - Icap is expanding access to electronic spot foreign exchange broking platform EBS by allowing selected third-party independent software vendors (ISVs) to write directly to the platform.
Saxo adds FX options in the US
NEW YORK - Saxo Bank is extending trading in foreign exchange options by private investors in the United States this week.
Doubts over CLS 'warehouse' system
LONDON & ZURICH - The competitive nature of back-office capacity could curtail adoption of a proposed solution by settlement system CLS to manage strains placed on these systems by surging ticket volumes, say industry experts.
August leaves Merrill for TD Securities
LONDON - Mark August, former head of UK real-money business, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), at Merrill Lynch in London, has been hired by TD Securities as managing director and head of institutional foreign exchange distribution for Europe.
Credit Suisse signs up more algo clients
LONDON - Nine new clients signed up to use Credit Suisse's algorithmic trading models for foreign exchange in January, according to a senior official at the bank in London.
Fenics Enterprise extends GFI's options data reach
LONDON - GFI Group plans to further embed itself in the trading process with a bespoke version of its Fenics FX options pricing, risk management and trading tool, Fenics Enterprise.
Schiff quits Newedge
CHICAGO & NEW YORK - Ryan Schiff, recently appointed Chicago-based global head of liquidity at the newly merged Fimat and Calyon Financial entity, Newedge, has quit the company to join rival institutional broker MF Global.
Goldman Sachs launches new Redi FX platform
LONDON - Goldman Sachs has launched Redi FX, a stand-alone, single-bank foreign exchange trading platform.
CLS calls for operations change
LONDON - Four banks are in discussions to use a warehouse solution by settlement system CLS, in a push to reduce capacity constraints at their back offices brought on by surging ticket volumes.