Barclays
Filings reveal biggest FX forwards dealers
Counterparty Radar: Group of four banks executed 47% of sector’s trades during second quarter
Barclays targets internalisation with new NDF algos
UK bank’s five algos aim to match-off more flow than G10 pairs
Swaps platform aims to cut out the banks – but not entirely
Peer-to-peer newcomer FX HedgePool targets asset managers’ month-end hedging activity
Beyond Barx: where Barclays is going next in tech ‘arms race’
Interview: Mauricio Sada-Paz on SDPs, MDPs and innovation in e-FX
Ion’s Broadway deal leaves banks in a bind
Barclays and Nomura among banks that had moved from Ion to rival it now controls
Rival FX class claimants urge court to resolve dispute early
Judge says he won’t favour haste over quality and will consider claimants’ funding arrangements as well as the merits of competing cases
Barclays finds blockchain nirvana in USC
Utility Settlement Coin could transform financial markets, but first its backers must prove it is secure, says the bank
Rival FX class action suit complicates cartel rigging claims
Only one can prevail, says judge of O’Higgins and Evans suits
Mani joins Barclays in macro trading
Rahul Mani’s banking career has spanned Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Nomura
JP Morgan trader Aiyer guilty of price-fixing conspiracy
Akshay Aiyer is second currency trader to be convicted in US’s ongoing probe into FX market
Winners of the FX Week 2019 Best Banks Awards
The awards acknowledge excellence in foreign exchange
Best Bank Awards: Barclays
Barclays is voted Best bank for GBP/USD at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
Chatroom dealings can benefit trading – Aiyer case expert witness
Academic finds 162 examples of traders matching each other in rand chatroom, generating savings of several thousand dollars per trade
BNPP appraisal challenges Katz’s credibility
Former trader’s supervisor highlighted poor performance on FX swaps and bad risk management in 2011 review
Katz pushed complicated trades off on Aiyer
Former Barclays trader lost large trade when defendant delayed pricing it for him
FX cartel UK class action case receives nod to proceed
UK judge sets timetable of hearings to be heard
Jason Katz: ‘I wasn’t ready to admit what I had done’
Taking the witness stand, former trader admits he was initially untruthful to DoJ
Cummins: ‘I didn’t surrender all the details’
Key witness in criminal case against Aiyer admits lying after agreement that his words won’t be used against him at a subsequent trial
Cummins claims deal with Aiyer and two others to boost profits
Former Citi trader alleges doing “whatever it takes”, including spoofing markets and triggering clients’ stop losses
Ex-JP Morgan trader on trial for rigging
Justice dept claims fake trades duped market but defence argues against overly simplistic view
Former JP Morgan FX trader faces trial for price fixing
New York resident Akshay Aiyer is accused of conspiring to manipulate prices in CEEMEA currencies
Sambrani joins Barclays, Singapore in EMFX options
Trader moves from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Hong Kong
FX class action could run into billions – UK class representative
Given London’s share of the FX market, the damages sought could be greater than those received in the US
Standard Chartered fares best in mixed Q2 European Ficc results
Client activity remains muted as low volatility and geopolitical uncertainties weigh on sentiment