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Institutional mobile trading on the rise, says JP Morgan
Institutional traders are embracing mobile trading
Credit Suisse a named defendant in FX antitrust law suit
Credit Suisse is one of 11 named defendants in a US class-action lawsuit that alleges a breach of antitrust laws, but says it hadn't been part of Weko's preliminary investigation and is astonished to be named as part of probe
Citi reorganises G-10 FX
Citi creates first global spot FX role, which brings e-trading and voice trading under Richard Bibbey in bank re-shuffle
Virtu's IPO: the $100 million question
Alessandro Pasetti writes about investment strategy and assets valuation for banking clients mainly based in London and Europe. He previously worked for Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal doing M&A research for the IB community. He has worked in equity…
Commercial banks set to dominate FX trading yet again
The FX market is heading back to the 1990s as smaller, regional banks make a comeback and take back ground from investment banks
Three-quarters of FX volumes now executed electronically, say Greenwich Associates
Deutsche Bank, UBS, Citi and Barclays now collectively handle almost half of overall global flows as electronic execution in G-10 hits 79% and 56% in emerging markets currencies
Citi hires FX options director
After more than a year out of the market, Daniel Hanson has joined Citi on its Ceemea FX options desk
Scott & Scott takes lead in FX manipulation battle
US law firm Scott & Scott will be in charge of co-ordinating a FX class action lawsuit spanning the globe
Citi replaces Prasad with Mahmud
Nadir Mahmud was appointed global head of FX and local markets, replacing Anil Prasad
ParFX adds Citi and JP Morgan as founding members
Two more banks sign up as ParFx founding members
Citi's Prasad resignation unconnected to FX probe, source says
Citi's head of foreign exchange and local markets leaves bank for personal reasons
Deutsche Bank traders let go as part of fix probe
FX regulatory probe heats up as four traders lose their jobs at Deutsche Bank
Disappointing Q4s cited as proof of Ficc regulatory squeeze
The pressure of regulation is making its mark on the profitability of the fixed income, currencies and commodities businesses of large banks, say analysts
Morgan Stanley promotes Wright and Diamantini
Managing director title awarded to David Wright and Stefano Diamantini; other hires at BCS and Brown Brothers Harriman
Barclays hires FX research head for Europe
Former US Treasury official Marvin Barth has joined Barclays to lead FX research in Europe, reporting to Jose Wynne
Digital currency platforms emerge as Bitcoin gathers momentum
Recent developments in digital currencies are presenting opportunities for new platform providers
Citi and Deutsche take action against staff as FX probe continues
Chief dealer Rohan Ramchandani has been dismissed from Citi, having been on leave since October, while Deutsche has also suspended traders in the US
JP Morgan’s Rohrbaugh takes chair at Fed FX committee
Troy Rohrbaugh, global head of FX and rates at JP Morgan, succeeds Citi’s Jeff Feig as chair of the FX committee in the US
Revolving doors at Brevan Howard as Craignou joins
Ex-HSBC head Vincent Craignou joins Brevan Howard as a portfolio manager, while Neilan Govender returns to Credit Suisse after a short stint with the hedge fund
Perspectives on 2014: Simon Jones, Mako FX
This will be a year when banks face up to the reality of regulation, constraining their ability to innovate and provide consistent liquidity, but there is an opportunity for regional banks to gain an edge, says Simon Jones, managing partner at Mako FX
Citi appoints institutional FX sales chief
Warsaw-based Misbah Shah is set to relocate to London to take over Okan Pekin's former role as global head of FX institutional sales in January
Head of FX structuring exits Citi
Michele Ghidoni has left Citi after eight years, most recently as global head of FX structuring, while FX structurer Francesco Tonin has also left in New York