News
Court grants ECU’s data application in HSBC case
Judge rules that HSBC should hand over data to ECU group after the manager's pre-action disclosure request
Third-quarter FX revenues slide further at banks
G10 foreign exchange continues its two-year decline amid low volatility
European Commission backs FX forwards margin exemption
Need for change is “undisputed”, official says, but short-term relief expected to come via forbearance
Apostol swaps Credit Suisse for Olayan Group
Dmitri Apostol leaves Credit Suisse to become an investment manager at the Athens office
Banks reportedly preparing to settle EU FX probe
Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, JP Morgan, RBS, UBS and two other institutions set to pay out billions of euros, according to Financial Times
RationalFX appoints Chris Humphrey as CEO
He replaces Paresh Davdra, who will focus on sister brand Xendpay
Chappell becomes ACI education director
Paul Chappell steps into newly created role to promote the trade association’s education strategy
Nielsen, Wandhöfer and Weisberg join B2C2 advisory board
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, B2C2 is a privately held crypto-currency liquidity provider
FastMatch opens FX Tape to public
Data service attracts a monthly cost of €40
Oh swaps Mizuho for BNP Paribas
FX options specialist will focus on expanding the French bank’s Latin America footprint
Hamilton joins BNPP as Emea e-FX sales head
London-based Nick Hamilton started his new role three weeks ago and reports to Joe Nash, BNPP's global head of e-FX sales
Danske’s Kwant Daddy and Flyger join Saxo
Jesper Andreasen and Hans-Jørgen Terp Flyger move to Saxo Bank
Cboe FX boosts market share in October
Volumes up, driven by activity in European and Asian trading sessions
Geisker leaves Deutsche Bank in New York
His role has been taken up by new hire Winfield Sickles
Nex commits to FX Global Code, sets up public register
The company commits to adhere to the principles of the code of conduct
Shah to trade options at Goldman Sachs, Iqbal heads to Pimco
Praneet Shah and Adam Iqbal are London-based FX options traders
George in, Rae out at Morgan Stanley
Jacob George and Tom Rae are London-based FX options traders
BGC Partners hires Eagle and Turpin
Chris Eagle and Luke Turpin join the broker in London
Crown Agents Bank launches FX trading platform
UK-regulated bank provides a link between developing markets and OECD governments, financial institutions, NGOs and corporates
GFXC decides to change Principle 17
Principle 17 to be tweaked to reflect GFXC's view that participants should not undertake trading activity that uses information from the client's trade request during last look window
BTIG hires Hobert as managing director of FX team
David Hobert is tasked with developing new business as the firm looks to expand its currency footprint
Integral appoints Srivastava as chief revenue officer
Vikas Srivastava has worked at Integral since 2010, overseeing its regulatory initiatives
MarkitServ rolls out workflow automation for cross-currency swaps
Enhanced service launched in conjunction with CLS and LCH
Matherne joins BNY Mellon as global head of FX forwards
Paul Matherne is the latest staffer to make the switch from Deutsche Bank to BNY Mellon