JP Morgan
Spotlight on: James Taylor, JP Morgan
JP Morgan’s global head of e-FX distribution talks to Joel Clark about the development of the bank’s MorganDirect electronic commerce platform and how he has leveraged his experience at Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank to build a global sales team for…
Standard Chartered hires Thorpe and Donnelly to head G-10 spot
Asian bank appoints G-10 spot trading heads from JP Morgan and BAML
Etherington joins BBVA from Lloyds
New addition to corporate FX sales team follows two other senior hires in January
Progress Software extends FX connectivity on Apama platform
Vendor has added connectivity to FX platforms of Nomura, JP Morgan, BNP Paribas and Commerzbank through its Progress Apama Capital Markets platform
BMO appoints Nicholson, expands in Hong Kong
Ex-Barclays Capital hedge fund salesman to join Bank of Montreal in London next month
Manwaring quits options role at HSBC
Departure in London comes a week after derivatives trader Howard Buckley resigned from HSBC
More consolidation of bank trading platforms to come, says Wall St Systems
JP Morgan's consolidation of platforms could set the trend for other banks to follow
Trading Places, March 28, 2011
Read this week's Trading Places to catch up on people moves across the FX world
Edgington quits Morgan Stanley
US bank loses its head of European IRCC sales, but hires senior marketers to its FX prime-brokerage business
Panellists divided over whether TCA cuts off execution venues
Buy-side traders are divided over whether the use of transaction cost analysis (TCA) tools materially influences their choice of execution venue, according to panellists at the FIX Protocol Trading Conference in London on March 1.
In Brief, March 7, 2011
Read this week's In Brief to stock up on the latest technology news around the FX world.
Algo trading could benefit from Sef rules, say participants
Algorithmic trading has gained traction in the FX markets in recent years and some providers say their platforms might comply with the criteria for swap execution facilities in the US. Could they face a growth opportunity when the regulations come into…
RBS hires O’Brien from BAML
New FX sales director will expand platform to real-money clients
FX options clearing will be challenging, Afme panellists warn
Conference speakers discuss the investment needed to meet requirements for central clearing of FX options.
Fourth-quarter results a mixed bag for US banks
US dealers reported widely differing results for the fourth quarter of 2010 as competition returned to the market.
ANZ gets Moore from Barclays Capital
ANZ has hired Paul Moore, a former Barclays Capital emerging markets trading head, alongside other FX appointments Christophe Massa and Thomas Mummert, according to market sources.
Post-restructuring movement at BarCap
Barclays Capital continues to reorganise its foreign exchange business with a promotion, while news of more departures from the business emerge.
Citi takes hit in rates and currencies
Citi and JP Morgan began the US quarterly results round, reporting a year-on-year drop in fourth-quarter fixed-income business revenues, with Citi citing falls in rates and currencies revenues.
Trading Places, January 17, 2011
Read this week's Trading Places to catch up on people moves across the FX world.
New year, new faces at RBS and UniCredit
Royal Bank of Scotland has hired Eric Robin to head FX bank and institutional sales for Europe, focusing on European asset managers and banks.