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Trading Places, July 12, 2010
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Lutton and Yi resurface at Nomura
NEW YORK - Chris Lutton and Christina Yi are tipped to resurface at Nomura in New York, according to market sources
Deutsche makes two senior hires in Moscow
MOSCOW – Deutsche Bank has hired Bulent Ilgun as head of treasury, and head of rates and FX trading in Russia, it announced on June 30. It also announced the hire of Evgeny Monakhov as head of equity sales for Russia.
BNPP eyes European FXPB business
BNP Paribas moved steadily to launch into the foreign exchange prime brokerage market with the acquisition of staff and infrastructure from defunct insurance company AIG last year. But with that business focused on the US, rivals argue the French dealer…
Credit Suisse continues Asia build
HONG KONG - Credit Suisse made a significant push to expand its presence in the foreign exchange market in the Asia-Pacific, with six sales hires in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Deutsche loses two in San Fran but gains in New York
SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK - Deutsche Bank has lost two foreign exchange salespeople in San Francisco but gained one in New York, according to market sources.
Trading Places, June 28, 2010
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Chris Lee reappears at Deutsche Bank as head of GMIP and db-X, Asia
Deutsche Bank has hired Chris Lee as head of structured products for Asia, just a few months after he left a similar position at UBS
Credit Suisse loses Hassan but gains in EM
LONDON, NEW YORK & HONG KONG - Credit Suisse has lost an FX salesperson in London but has kept its eye on the prize with a series of hires in Hong Kong targeting emerging markets.
Revolving doors in JP Morgan FX sales
LONDON – JP Morgan has hired an electronic foreign exchange salesperson but has lost three others in FX sales, according to market sources.
Trading Places, June 21, 2010
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Coup for Morgan Stanley
NEW YORK - Eric Hirschhorn, formerly global head of technology at Citi in New York, has quit the bank to join US rival Morgan Stanley, sources tell FX Week.
Deutsche rings in changes: promotes Altunis
LONDON - Deutsche Bank has made Kenan Altunis European head of institutional foreign exchange sales in London amid promotions in the business announced on Tuesday (June 16).
SGX signs 14 banks for derivatives clearing
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Exchange (SGX-DC) has signed up 14 banks and three financial institutions for its Asian forex forwards and interest rates swaps clearing initiative, due for launch in the fourth quarter.
StanChart kick-starts Brazil push
SAO PAOLO - Standard Chartered (StanChart) has established a rates and FX trading desk in Sao Paolo, after receiving regulatory approval to launch trading operations in Brazil in April.
Trading Places, June 14, 2010
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TwoFour expands global sales team
LONDON & NEW YORK – Two Four, an FX and treasury cash management technology vendor, has hired two sales managers to expand its business globally, it was announced on June 3.
FX industry creates lobby group
BRUSSELS - The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) is establishing a representative group for foreign exchange participants, amid the threat of increased forex regulation.
Gaitame.com chooses Integral for liquidity aggregation
Tokyo-based retail trading company Gaitame.com has replaced its single-bank platform with a software-as-a-service liquidity aggregation system developed by Integral, to improve pricing and risk management.
BarCap beefs up in the US, but loses in Europe
NEW YORK - Barclays Capital has boosted its sales coverage in the US with the hires of Mike Testa, Marlena Demenus, James White and David Weiss in New York and San Francisco.
Trading Places, May 31, 2010
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German short-sell ban snares long euro FX derivatives
Long euro derivatives positions caught up in proposed legislation, while doubts remain over the exemption of market-makers
Naked euro currency swaps face same fate as CDSs in Germany
Germany broadens shorting ban scope
FXall targets Japan expansion
TOKYO – FXall continues to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, with a key hire from Deutsche Bank in Tokyo.