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Corporate sales head exits Citi
Head of FX sales to UK corporates has left Citi in London after 14 years with the bank
Banks invest in future of Traiana with 12% stake
Seven banks have bought a collective 12% stake in Traiana - which has been valued at $300 million - earning them a valuable seat on the company's new board of directors
C-View hires industry veteran to run new rates product
Nick Beecroft started at the UK-based currency manager today and will retain his role as non-executive chairman of Saxo Bank's London board
What’s in store for 2013?
While 2012 was defined by low volatility and a clear decline in client activity, it also saw some major changes in the structure of the foreign exchange market, with a host of new initiatives and opportunities. FX Week speaks to senior market…
Review of 2012: April - June
FX Week looks back on the biggest stories of 2012, continuing with the second quarter. To read the original stories, click on the links in black
Global co-head of spot to leave Deutsche
Greg Knight, Deutsche Bank's global head of FX spot, is leaving the bank and will be replaced internally with immediate effect
Photo gallery: Best Banks Awards, November 2012
Photos from FX Week's Best Banks Awards dinner, held in London on November 21
Trading places, November 26, 2012
Credit Suisse restructures its senior management team, while State Street's chief financial officer will retire next year
Taking HFT to task
As a small group of high-frequency traders (HFTs) rise to prominence as market-makers in spot FX, the reliability of their prices during times of market stress has been called into question – so much so that electronic trading platforms are taking steps…
Doing more with less volatility
The winners of this year's Best Banks awards are those that have proven themselves capable of winning business even when markets are less volatile
Best Banks 2012: Deutsche holds top spot for fourth year
Deutsche Bank and Citi remain in first and second place in this year's market survey, while Barclays has risen to third place
Citi bumps up awards tally to scoop eight categories
The launch in January of Velocity 2.0, the latest incarnation of Citi’s FX platform, has been a key driver of its success in a number of different areas this year, according to the bank’s FX management team
Citi offers liquidity to Spotware’s cTrader and cAlgo Platforms
Citi extends liquidity offer to margin trading system
Citi hires Ceemea options trader from RBS
Citi has added Daniel Mitchell to its FX options team and made a number of hires in FX sales
EBS volumes hit multi-year low in October
Trading volumes on both EBS and Thomson Reuters fell even further last month, but some traders are expecting a pick-up in volume now that the US elections are over
Banks suspend dual-currency deposit sales in Japan to re-document under new regulation
Returns on dual-currency and structured deposits will not be covered by state insurance scheme, Japanese FSA decides
Forex TCA heads into pre-trade sphere
Banks are increasingly offering pre-trade transaction cost analysis in an effort to help their clients better understand how to ensure best execution prior to committing to the trade. Kathy Alys reports
HSBC reshuffles institutional sales management
Claude Goulet promoted to head of institutional FX sales in Emea, as Chris Smith joins to head hedge fund sales
New lows in FX volatility prompt funds to retreat from options
Volatility in the FX market is plunging to record lows in the fourth quarter, leading to changes in the composition of the options market
More FX platforms to come, says Celent
A new research report from Celent predicts more platforms will launch in the FX market, and that the single-dealer platform will continue to gain in popularity
Technology key for Saxo at 20
Saxo Bank celebrated its 20th birthday last month by flying its staff out to Egypt for a celebration in front of the Pyramids, hosted by co-founders Kim Fournais and Lars Seier Christensen. Robert Mackenzie Smith meets them in Copenhagen
Trading places, October 1, 2012
New hires at Barclays and Citi, while Gain Capital loses its CIO and Knight Capital reorganises its management team
FXSpotStream adds Morgan Stanley as liquidity provider
The US bank becomes the seventh liquidity provider on FXSpotStream, which is now live and trading after it was first announced in May
Credit to remain a dominant theme in FX, says Traiana’s Coyne
Closer scrutiny of credit relationships has become a major trend in the FX market, leading to initiatives such as the Kill Switch, which has already been used to shut off the activity of a prime broker’s client, reveals Traiana chief executive Andrew…