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Citi appoints bank sales chief
Citi has restructured its FX sales desk with the promotion of Bapi Maitra to global head of bank sales in New York.
Trading Places, November 8, 2010
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smartTrade launches LiquidityConnect for FX
Liquidity management software vendor smartTrade Technologies has launched LiquidityConnect for FX, it announced on November 2.
US forex hits sluggish patch
NEW YORK & BOSTON - All US banks reported weak forex revenues in the third quarter this year versus last year, as volatility and volumes dropped.
Trading Places, October 18, 2010
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Traiana opens office in Tokyo
TOKYO – Post-trade technology vendor Traiana has opened an office in Tokyo to meet the needs of locally based clients, it announced today (Monday 18).
SocGen hires two in trading
LONDON - Société Générale hired two new foreign exchange options traders in London last month, confirmed an internal source.
JP Morgan kicks off Q3 results round
NEW YORK - JP Morgan posted another year-on-year fall in third-quarter results from the fixed-income business, which includes foreign exchange, due to a drop in revenues from credit and rates.
Trading Places, October 11, 2010
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In Brief, October 11, 2010
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Banks build strategy in US and UK
NEW YORK & LONDON – Barclays Capital, Citi and Nomura have bolstered their strategy teams through a series of new hires on both sides of the Atlantic.
HSBC FXPB preps Asia push
HONG KONG - HSBC plans to extend FX prime services to the Asian markets as it looks to take advantage of rising demand for prime brokerage in the region.
BarCap hires new strategy head
NEW YORK – Barclays Capital (BarCap) has hired Jeff Young in a newly-created role of managing director and head of North America FX research, in New York, the bank said on Wednesday 6.
Kemp named managing director at Afme FX division
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has named James Kemp as managing director of its recently formed global foreign exchange division.
SocGen makes key options hire in London
LONDON - Société Générale has hired Tariq Haider in London as head of the options desk, according to market sources.
Citi opens China desks overseas as companies expand
Citi has opened hedging desks in Johannesburg, London, Sao Paolo and New York to help Chinese multinationals with hedging, cash management, trade and treasury services, and lending activities.
Trading Places, October 4, 2010
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Trading Places, September 27, 2010
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Citi expands investor sales in Asia Pacific
HONG KONG - Citi has made key hires in the Asia Pacific as part of efforts to expand its investor sales coverage.
Dealers target hedging activity in the Philippines
MANILA – While authorities in the West increase derivatives regulation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has liberalised rules governing both hedging and yield enhancement markets in the past few years. Despite the challenges of penetrating a market…
Widmer out as Citi rolls in new e-commerce team
NEW YORK & ZURICH - Citi has established a new G-10 FX electronic commerce relationship management team, shortly after two senior FX managers resigned from the bank.
Trading Places, September 6, 2010
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Citi appoints Asia ex-Japan strategy chief
Citigroup appointed Patrick Perret-Green as head of FX and local markets strategy for Asia, ex-Japan.