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Ex-JP Morgan algo head joins BAML
Alex Shterenberg joins Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York after six years with JP Morgan
EBS Direct begins beta testing with four liquidity providers
Icap's push into disclosed FX liquidity takes a further step as EBS Direct enters beta testing
Trading Places, May 10, 2013
Citi hires in options sales, Morgan Stanley's Marfat joins BNP Paribas, while Oanda appoints a new chief executive in Asia-Pacific
Banks face tough decisions in platform programming
Some market participants are calling for greater use of programming language HTML5 as an industry standard for web-based platforms. But banks say they must wait for clients to catch up before migrating to something new
JP Morgan loses head of FX algo products
Alex Shterenberg departs the bank in New York
Spotlight on: Scott Wacker, JP Morgan
Scott Wacker, head of foreign exchange sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at JP Morgan, talks to Robert Mackenzie Smith about how he plans to keep his team evolving
Jefferies embarks on ambitious expansion in FX
Ben Welsh at Jefferies talks about the US investment firm's plans to build its FX offering
Trading Places, April 8, 2013
Morgan Stanley loses strategist to Goldman Sachs while money-manager ParamountForex.com hires in sales
JP Morgan reshuffles Emea FX sales team
Changes at US bank see Max Leffen and Michael Spencer, both take on senior roles in Emea institutional sales team
Trading places, March 4, 2013
Major new hire at LCH Clearnet, while a sales trader exits Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London
The advantages of algo execution
As both Barclays and UBS prepare to launch new algo execution tools for foreign exchange in the coming weeks, the space is becoming increasingly crowded – but it appears to be driven by strong demand from the buy side. Miriam Siers reports
RBS's Ahmad joins JPMorgan Asset Management in emerging markets debt and currencies
Appointment signals demand for investments in emerging markets debt and currencies
Managing the costs of liquidity fragmentation
The increase in electronic trading venues in the FX market has created the potential for further fragmentation of liquidity. Banks say the challenge creates an opportunity for technology vendors, but what solutions are on offer? Robert Mackenzie Smith…
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
Trading places, January 14, 2013
New appointments at Barclays, BlueMountain and the FIA, while Morgan Stanley FX prime brokerage co-head relocates to London
FX investor sales head to leave ANZ
Thomas Mummert is to leave ANZ in Singapore after two years
JP Morgan goes to market with new cross-asset platform
JP Morgan Markets, a new platform unveiled this week, will ultimately incorporate more than 30 existing platforms into a single client offering
CBA hires head of FX for the Americas
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has hired Joe Cardello from Jefferies Bache in New York
Review of 2012: October - December
FX Week looks back on the biggest stories of 2012, concluding with the fourth quarter. To read the original stories, click on the links in black
Review of 2012: January – March
FX Week looks back on the biggest stories of 2012, starting with the first quarter. To read the original stories, click on the links in black
CRT Capital hires senior trio to run FX desk
The Stamford-based broker-dealer has been developing its FX business for the past year, and hired three experienced professionals to run it
JP Morgan Private Bank hires Barclays FX strategist
Sara Yates joins JP Morgan as global currency strategist for the private banking FX and commodities business
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…
New FX roles under Rohrbaugh at JP Morgan
JP Morgan last month appointed a new head of spot and a new head of forwards as part of a management reshuffle under Troy Rohrbaugh