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Scott becomes head of e-FX at ANZ
Veteran Paul Scott was global head of spot FX and e-trading at Commerzbank for more than seven years
Morgan Stanley invests $15 million in Integral
Cash injection enables Integral to pursue platform expansion across broader set of currency participants
Goldman and Morgan Stanley go live with DLT-based CLSNet
Distributed ledger netting service will cover 120 currencies not eligible for CLS settlement
Bloomberg adds real-time market data service to cloud
Its front-office solution, B-pipe, is available via Amazon Web Services
Shterenberg to lead G10 and EM e-FX trading at Barclays
Based in New York, Alex Shterenberg joins the bank from BAML
JP Morgan triumphs at 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
US dealer keeps top place, after taking the crown from Citi in 2017
Dollar-positive factors may run out of steam in 2019, says Rabobank
Last week’s Apec meetings indicated it is too early to assume a breakthrough is near in US-China trade wars
Brexit drama muddies waters for FX options
Traders focus on new dates – and scenarios – after UK criticism of proposed deal
Sucden hires Gillies to head e-FX sales
Kirsty Gillies ran the e-FX sales team at UBS in London for eight years
Johns swaps Nomura for Capula
William Johns worked at the Japanese bank for seven years
BoE appoints Morzaria to chair sterling working group
Tushar begins his tenure at the start of 2019, replacing François Jourdain
Avelacom opens Singapore office
The firm finds rising demand for low-latency connectivity in Asia-Pacific
MAS and SGX develop DvP for digital assets
This will shorten settlement cycles and simplify post-trade processes
OTCXN launches crypto-trading venue for institutional clients
Clients have already begun executing trades in ether and bitcoin versus dollars
Advanced Markets adds Standard Chartered as prime broker
UK bank becomes Advanced Markets’ second prime broker after UBS
Bogucki asks court to bar argument on fiduciary duty at trial
Judge will hear the matter later this month, ahead of February trial
Record brings ESG into currency management
Specialist currency manager develops database and methods for improving ESG credentials of its product
European FX lawsuit may follow soon, says source
Institutional investors filed a lawsuit in NY against 16 banks on November 7, which could be followed by European complaint
Virtu Financial to acquire ITG for $1bn
Cash deal comes little over a month since reports of potential merger
ACI partners ICA to promote FX Global Code in Mena
Financial market association joins forces with Interarab Cambist Association
FlexTrade integrates pre-trade model into EMS
Modelling tool helps users plan trades, cashflow and hedging ahead of time
Refinitiv expands in Mena, launches sentiment feed in Japan
Clients can access range of markets in Middle East and North Africa
MarkitServ launches cloud-based post-trade processing platform
The firm looks to migrate FX options and spot to TradeServ in 2019