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RBS head of FX strategy departs
Robert Sinche, global head of FX strategy at RBS in Stamford, has left the bank this week
Credit Suisse hires options trading head for Asia
Former Citi trader has relocated to Singapore to join the Swiss bank
Trading places, August 20, 2012
New appointments at CIBC and Citi, while SunGard's Cristóbal Conde takes on a new role at a start-up technology provider
Trading places, August 13, 2012
Departures at Citi, Deutsche Bank, Nomura and RBS, while Barclays appoints Sir David Walker as its next chairman
Spotlight on: Nick Beecroft, Saxo Bank
Saxo’s newly appointed UK chairman and FX industry veteran Nick Beecroft talks to Robert Mackenzie Smith about his priorities in seeking to grow the Danish bank’s presence in the UK, as well as the challenges facing the FX market
FXSpotStream gathers pace with start of production trading
Start-up FX price-aggregation service is gaining increasing traction with clients, say liquidity providers
Morgan Stanley poaches trading head from Citi
Citi's co-head of FX auto trading has left the bank to join Morgan Stanley
Insight appoints FX strategy veteran as head of currency
Paul Lambert, head of currency at UBS Global Asset Management, will join Insight Investment in September
Trading places, July 30, 2012
New appointments at Rule Financial, Deutsche Bank and Bats Chi-X Europe while BAML loses a strategist and Citi loses an options trader
Saxo appoints Nick Beecroft to chair London board
Saxo Capital Markets UK has appointed market veteran Nick Beecroft as chairman in London to replace Albert Maasland, who quit in May to join Knight Capital
E-FX Awards: Graduation of the class of 2000
Citi, JP Morgan, Saxo Bank, MarkitServ and Icap's Gil Mandelzis are among the winners of the 2012 e-FX awards, which recognise excellence and innovation in FX technology
Citi wins double whammy for algos and Velocity platform
A combined effort to enhance Citi's standing in e-FX lands the bank awards for best algo trading technology and most innovative bank e-trading platform
Trading places, July 16, 2012
New appointments at Deutsche Bank, Barclays and FxPro
Standards multiply as FX TCA takes hold
Increased choice in FX transaction cost analysis (TCA) is giving asset owners more tools to measure the performance of liquidity providers, custodians and trading algos. However, with more opportunities for real-time data capture driving a diversity of…
Trading places, July 9, 2012
John Moorhouse joins Traiana after leaving FXall, while Citi adds Paula Fry to its e-FX sales team
Currency manager platforms expand coverage of CTAs
Multi-manager platforms are expanding coverage of commodity trading advisers (CTAs), as clients look to gain exposure to this rapidly growing segment, say platform officials.
FXall enables users to access bank algorithms
New functionality allows clients to route algorithmic and limit order requests to selected banks
FXSpotStream will cut costs and inefficiencies, say banks
The liquidity providers behind FXSpotStream believe the new platform adds genuine value to the FX spot market by directly tackling the challenges that exist on traditional spot platforms
Banks continue to ramp up in offshore RMB
Top-tier banks are continuing to invest in their offshore renminbi trading capabilities, despite the recent dip in Chinese growth and the challenge of persuading clients to use the new currency and boost liquidity
Citi boosts offshore RMB solutions in UK
Citi will offer renminbi accounts domiciled in the UK a part of its launch of cash management and trade solutions for the increasingly international trade in Chinese currency.
Traiana appoints sales head from Thomson Reuters
Michael Verkuijl joins Traiana's executive team as global head of sales, based in London
Mandelzis hands Traiana baton to Coyne
Gil Mandelzis tells the industry Andy Coyne was his 'immediate no-brainer choice' to succeed him as chief executive of Traiana
Citi promotes retail head to replace Coyne
Sanjay Madgavkar will replace Andy Coyne as Citi’s global head of FX prime brokerage
Citi salesman jumps ship to Deutsche
Craig Schultz will join Deutsche Bank in New York in July, reporting to Maria Prata