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Steck trades TD Securities for RBC
Currently on gardening leave, Tonia Steck is expected to start her new role in September
Central bank digital currency a ‘terrible idea’, US Congress told
Move to central bank cryptocurrency would make Fed “overwhelming credit allocator” – researcher
Fotheringhame battles to get job back
David Fotheringhame fights for former role at Barclays in four-day remedy hearing, months after winning unfair dismissal claim
Nex and JBond launch first Japanese repo index
Index will help investors measure the effective cost of funding for Japanese government bonds
EMFX plays small role in portfolio allocation
While FX provides low potential returns on a fully risk-adjusted basis, carry trade makes emerging market currencies more attractive
Rohra swaps Citi for Citadel Securities
Pooja Rohra spent nearly three years at Citi in an e-FX sales role before joining the market-maker
SEB’s Hellstrom joins Swedbank
Par Hellstrom was a senior FX quant trader at SEB
FXTM hires Webster as chief commercial officer
Alexis Webster joins Cyprus-based retail FX broker from Gain Capital
FSB launches crypto asset-monitoring framework
Metrics will focus on the financial stability risk of the cryptocurrency market; much of the data will be pulled from public sources
China’s FX reserves unexpectedly inch higher in June
Total reserves stockpile increases by $1.5 billion against the backdrop of a weaker yuan and escalating trade dispute
Nex revenues rise in Q1 2018
The firm reports 7% rise in first quarter of fiscal year and confirms CME transaction on track
SGX is launching FX futures solution
New feature lets market participants trade customisable FX futures contracts in an OTC fashion
LCH launches FX options clearing
The first clearing service for deliverable FX is available initially for eight currency pairs
Crypto revolution creeps slowly into institutional space
While cryptocurrencies have taken the retail world by storm, institutional investors stay cautious
Patrick Pisapia leaves Nomura
Pisapia spent two years on the bank’s FX institutional sales desk
Donadio takes CTO role at TradAir
Sebastien Donadio is the former head of software engineering at HC Technologies
Stater appoints new head of compliance
Simon Henry takes up the role at Stater Global Markets
Katz’s sentencing adjourned until January
Jason Katz is the first trader to admit to wrongdoing
Gill joins IS Prime in institutional sales
Terry Gill joins the prime-of-prime firm in a newly created role
Two leave BNP Paribas sales
Hamoodi and Theodorakakos had worked at the French bank since 2012
FMSB publishes Ficc standards
The 12 core principles set out in the final standard outline expected conduct during new bond issuances
Goldman Sachs widens e-FX coverage in Asia
Nelson Wong joins the e-FX sales team in Singapore as the bank seeks to mirror client clusters
Prince switches Nomura for Lloyds
The FX sales veteran began her career in the late 1980s
TradAir goes live with crypto technology
BlockFills is the first to white-label the technology provider’s cryptocurrency platform