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Taendler to retire from Goldman Sachs after 20 years
Recently named a partner, Christopher Taendler helped grow the FX franchise across EM and developed markets
Avelacom opens third point of presence in Tokyo
New PoP rounds out range of low-latency services in Japan amid expansion in Asia-Pacific
Jamaica uses social media to calm markets after FX intervention
Central bank's Wynter says FX volatility is nothing to worry about, but makes veiled warning
UBS wins go-ahead for €32bn Brexit swaps transfer
Part VII approval paves way for transfer of UBS's FX, rates and credit business to Frankfurt
Lebanese pound finds support in newfound political unity
As new government forms, investors are more willing to sell dollars and buy Lebanon’s currency
PBoC sets up department to lead China's financial oversight
Central bank to devise ways to promote international use of yuan
Colombia central bank buys $1 billion from Treasury
Aims to support plan to enhance international reserves portfolio
Isda enlists tech partner in run-up to new IM rules
Body joins forces with AcadiaSoft as industry prepares for initial margin deadlines
Devereux and Hernandes take up FX roles at Barclays, London
The appointments come on the back of other senior hires in the UK bank’s global FX team
Eight banks accused of bond-market rigging in Europe
European Commission will investigate whether the banks colluded
Liquidity the biggest hurdle for traders in 2019 – JP Morgan survey
E-trading poll of 200 institutional traders highlights impact of Mifid II
Fed strikes a dovish tone in January
US central bank will no longer keep balance-sheet runoff on automatic pilot
Eddie Wen named global head of digital markets at JP Morgan
Electronic trading veteran Eddie Wen shifts roles
Refinitiv’s FXall TCA tool goes live
New features will be added to analysis tool at regular intervals in 2019
StanChart to pay $40 million for attempted FX manipulation
UK bank says it now has appropriate control framework in place
Gill to head Asia-Pacific G10 FX trading for Barclays, Singapore
UK bank’s second senior FX hire in as many months in the city-state
Northern Trust hires Fyda as head of local markets for global FX
Twenty-year veteran Paul Fyda will help clients navigate complexities of emerging markets
Yuan shines as UK FX turnover slips
Average daily London trading was lower in October, as were the tallies in New York and Singapore
FCA: ‘We can be Libor fallback trigger’
Amid fears of hedging mayhem, Schooling Latter says FCA verdict could activate smoother rates switch
HSBC adds Cheesman to sales team
New York-based Jonathan Cheesman worked in FX sales at Goldman Sachs
CME clears FX cash-settled forwards for first time
Service debuts in January with two EUR/USD trades
IHS Markit partners Cobalt for post-trade
Cobalt’s platform now connects to MarkitServ’s network of counterparties
PBoC: new liquidity tool is not ‘Chinese version of QE’
Growth-boosting measure equates to three-year easing, says one analyst
LMAX Exchange hires two in FX sales in Asia
Appointments come on the back of the platform’s strong growth in the region