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Bumper September for CME
CHICAGO – CME recorded another record month for FX trading in September, with an average of some 520,000 contracts transacted per day, up 26% on the same period for 2005.
MarketSpace adds more participants
CHICAGO – CME/Reuters’ joint venture FXMarketSpace has signed a second group of banks, saying this indicates widespread acceptance from market participants.
BIS: debt now bigger problem than inflation
BASEL – The main structural threat to global economic growth is no longer runaway inflation, but a slower rebalancing of excess debt, according to a working paper released by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Bank of China broadens CLS horizons
HONG KONG & BEIJING – Bank of China (BoC) has become a shareholder in CLS Group, as the world’s largest emerging economy takes another step towards integration into global capital markets.
AIB to pay €30m for overcharging
DUBLIN – Allied Irish Bank (AIB) is to pay over €30 million in further damages relating to foreign exchange overcharging, ending a two-year investigation into the matter.
BarCap joins algo bandwagon
LONDON – Barclays Capital (BarCap) has joined a select group of banks that has started offering algorithmic trading for forex over their single-bank platforms.
Lloyds shifts trading capabilities
LONDON – London-based Lloyds TSB bank is moving all staff to a building at 10 Gresham Street in the City of London.
BarCap enhances white-labelling
LONDON & MOUNTAIN VIEW – Barclays Capital has enhanced its white-label offering, signing an agreement with California-based Integral.
Safe to implement trial FX reforms in China
BEIJING – Chinese authorities last week approved the trial of FX reforms in a pilot project to be established in the northern financial district of Tianjin.
Fundtech adds new modules
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Software vendor Fundtech introduced additional modules for its CLS settlement system, PAYplus for CLS, last week.
FXMarketSpace builds Americas sales force
LONDON – Forex trading platform FXMarketSpace has appointed Phillip Harris as senior vice-president and head of sales, Americas, as it continues to add staff ahead of its launch.
LavaFX adds timeslice tool
NEW YORK – Electronic communications network (ECN) LavaFX introduced a timeslice tool to its platform last month.
High-pressure tactics earn Presidential fine
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – A Virginia-based FX trading firm was fined last week after a judge found it was engaged in "high-pressure sales tactics".
Currenex ties up with TwoFour
Software vendor TwoFour Systems has linked up with multi-bank portal Currenex to enable clients to consolidate positions across all transactions.
Rabobank becomes EBS Prime bank
LONDON – Rabobank has become the latest institution to join spot broker EBS’ Prime initiative as a prime bank.
SwapsWire for Nordea
Swedish bank Nordea has started using electronic confirmation system SwapsWire to confirm its OTC interest rate derivatives trades.
New talent thin on the ground
LONDON – Banks are struggling to attract junior FX derivatives staff according to banks and headhunters.
FX Week Asia approaching fast
Time is running out to book for the second FX Week Asia conference being held in Singapore on October 17. There will be a number of high-profile speakers, including Michael Bass, global head of rates and FX at Standard Chartered Bank, who will give the…
Hat-trick for Patsystems in Singapore
Three institutions in Singapore have bought trading technology from software vendor Patsystems.
Bank of America adds to ETS
Bank of America is enhancing its suite of e-trading capabilities to include live options execution, improved pricing and risk management among other new features.
CME names first market-makers for Korea futures contracts
SEOUL – The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the selection of five banks as the first market-makers for CME Korean won futures contracts.
Morgan Stanley held back by poor Q3 currencies and interest rates results
NEW YORK – Third quarter results from fixed-income trading and sales at Morgan Stanley were held back by weak performance in currencies and interest rates, according to results released last week.
e-Mid opens to Turkey
ISTANBUL – Interbank deposit market e-Mid is to open to Turkish banks, in a bid to drive revenues and access more liquidity from this rapidly developing market.