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BayernLB is first Landesbank to commit to FX Code
Munich-based regional bank’s move pushes number of signed-up participants closer to 500 mark
Quick to distribute Fenics’ Kace products in Japan
The agreement enables Quick to offer an integrated solution to clients
Britko joins FlexTrade
Lora Britko moves to the firm from State Street
Davies joins Stater Global Markets in sales
Michael Davies will lead the sales team of the FX prime-of-prime broker
Transparency Task Force creates advisory board
The diverse board will assist the task force in its mission to instigate a cultural shift in financial services
Expert testimony resolved in Cartel case
Judge threatens to strike expert testimony if both sides go beyond their recent agreement
Marex Spectron re-enters FX with new platform
After a four-year hiatus, the broker rolls out offering geared at smaller players that large banks find relatively unattractive
Monnier moves to Barclays
Former Deutsche Bank FX restructurer joins UK bank in London
Plansky becomes new chief executive at Charles River
He joins as State Street’s acquisition of Charles River is finalised
BNY Mellon hires Lee as FX trader
Jonathan Lee moves to the bank from Standard Chartered
Dewhurst to head FX and EM sales at SocGen
Alexandre Dewhurst joined the firm in 2009
Thomson Reuters unit becomes Refinitiv
TR’s Financial & Risk changes name, following majority stake buyout led by Blackstone
Darbari to head Asia FX options at Nomura
Rahul Darbari returns to sell side after two years in New Zealand, trading for a firm he co-founded
CFTC charges TFS-Icap with fraud
US regulator claims the interdealer broker encouraged fake FX options bids, offers and trades
Argentina adopts floating FX regime to tackle peso crisis
IMF extends running standby arrangement to $57.1 billion
Cartel judge warns on expert testimony
Berman says testimonies from two experts have the potential to encroach on his role and the role of the jury
SEB rolls out algos on BBG and FXall
Swedish dealer develops algo strategies in-house and gives clients access to internal liquidity pool
Kopman exits Santander
Spanish dealer's global head of FX e-commerce moves back to US
DTCC partners Symphony for exception management
The integrated product could be available in early 2019
Abbas to head UK FX sales at UniCredit
Mustafa Abbas joins the Italian bank after exiting Deutsche Bank earlier this year
EU talks on prop firms leave door open for harsher pay rules
Final law could subject many firms to bonus cap, but even those that escape could struggle
Nex Exchange secures additional funds
Chief executive Patrick Birley will step down as part of the deal
Record hires New Change FX for TCA
The specialist currency manager engages independent data and transaction cost analysis provider
Hampton joins Cobalt as head of sales
Anoushka Hampton will move to London for new role, after spending two years with Traiana in New York