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Mateus joins Societe Generale in Paris
Alexandre Mateus joins Societe Generale as G10 FX spot trader, based in Paris
NatWest bids for order-book management business
The UK dealer's frosted glassbox serves as segregated order execution desk for fixings and stop losses
Daniels to join Nomura in e-FX sales
Ian Daniels is a former head of e-FX sales at NatWest Markets
OCC will not offer further guidance on ‘fourth-party’ risk
Onus on banks to vet subcontractors during contract negotiations, regulator says
FX boosts UK derivatives values
Bank of England data for second quarter shows 33% rise in FX derivatives values at UK banks
Focus shifts to plumbing as crypto markets mature
Panellists at the 14th annual FX Week Asia conference say the institutionalisation of crypto markets is gaining momentum
Venezuela launches app for FX conversion
App allows members of the public to convert prices into the new bolivar soberano
Barnard becomes CLS chief auditor
He joins the settlement firm after a long career in auditing
Magnussen joins Nordea from UBS
New foreign exchange trader at Nordea in Copenhagen
Trade wars to stay for decades, say panellists
The conflict is a struggle for dominance between the US and China, say economists at the 14th annual FX Week Asia event
Singapore aims to become e-FX hub for Asia, says Loh
Speaking at FX Week Asia, MAS’s Jacqueline Loh says Singapore wants more price discovery to take place
Thomson Reuters adds JPY/THB to Matching
Trading the yen and baht directly will increase market liquidity and transparency
Caxton FX to provide open banking payments
Customers will be able to make international payments directly from its platform
European corporate FX losses triple
Currency losses at their highest since the first quarter of 2017, reports FiREapps
Esma renews ban on most binary options
European regulator excludes certain types of binary options
State Street appoints co-heads of Emea global services
Ambrosius and Fontaine have worked at the US bank for more than a decade
More platform deals to come, says consultancy
FX specialist consultant Javier Paz says smaller venues may seek larger owners over the next two years
Strømme launches crypto prop shop
Jan Strømme, former global head of e-FX distribution at XTX Markets, sets up Alphaplate, a cryptocurrency trading firm
Nomura hires Parkash as global head of e-FX distribution
Ashvin Parkash set to join the Japanese dealer in Singapore as global head of e-FX distribution
Barclays gains Peto, but loses two in FX sales
Ben Peto joins sales team as director
Bogucki lawyers seek dismissal for third time
Defence attorneys ask court to look into instructions given to grand jury about the nature of Barclays and HP’s relationship
TransFicc secures Citi investment
Connectivity provider will join US bank’s innovation lab in London
SGX hits high in USD/CNH futures
USD/CNH futures trading breaks multiple records on August 16 as renminbi drops to new lows
Nomura hires Agarwal to head EMFX trading
Arvind Agarwal moves to new role at the Japanese bank from Bank of America Merrill Lynch