Societe Generale
SocGen hires two in trading
LONDON - Société Générale hired two new foreign exchange options traders in London last month, confirmed an internal source.
Cebs issues finalised guidelines on op risk in market activities
LONDON – The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (Cebs) is confident the final versions of its guidelines on op risk in market-related activities will be implemented fully in June-end, 2011.
Trading Places, 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.
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.
Trading Places, September 27, 2010
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Société Générale adds three to strengthen flow derivatives and cash equities
Société Générale reinforces Asian cash equity and derivatives businesses with new appointments
BMo shakes up London FX
LONDON - Bank of Montreal Capital Markets (BMo) has reorganised its FX business, seeing the return of Lorne Gavsie, managing director in FX, to Toronto from London.
Trading Places, August 23, 2010
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Trading Places, August 16, 2010
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Trading Places, August 2, 2010
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Smaller firms take e-FX trading internal
NEW YORK - The face of electronic foreign exchange trading is becoming more diversified as second- and third-tier banks become active contributors of liquidity, concluded panellists participating in the FX Week USA conference in New York last Tuesday …
Banks show demand for strategists
LONDON & NEW YORK - Banks are boosting their foreign exchange research coverage, with prominent senior hires announced last week at Deutsche Bank and Société Générale.
Citi builds out European FX sales
LONDON & PARIS - Citi is increasing its coverage of European clients with hires in Paris, London and Milan.
Trading Places, June 28, 2010
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BNPP carves out bigger sales team
LONDON & NEW YORK – BNP Paribas (BNPP) has expanded its sales team with a key hire in London and three new starters in New York.
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.
Beriot in shock move to Citi from SocGen
LONDON & NEW YORK - Citi has made a key hire from Société Générale in institutional sales, a week after the departure of Jan Bak, head of non-UK European institutional sales in London.
Euro to continue decline
LONDON – Analysts are predicting further euro weakness, expecting the unit to return to 1.2135, with the short covering correction be short-lived.
RBC Capital Markets adds in Asia
SINGAPORE & SYDNEY - RBC Capital Markets has added two hires to its global FX team in the Asia-Pacific region, with the appointments of Winston Quek and Amanda Lowe.
Trading Places 10.5.10
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Clients drive cross-asset trading
LONDON - Increased demand for cross-asset trading by hedge funds and asset managers will force the merger of foreign exchange and derivatives businesses, according to panellists at the FX Week webinar, FX technology arms race: the battle for market share…
Banks widen scope of IT budgets
Speakers at the FX Week webinar, FX technology arms race: the battle for market share, last Tuesday (April 20) covered a wide range of issues facing the industry post-crisis, including regulation, customers' increased demands and post-trade processing.