Standard Chartered
Integrate to accumulate
Increased volatility, lower availability of credit and emerging market expansion is accelerating the integration of cash management and FX, says Laurence Neville
Tullett Prebon hires ex-Faros trading head
The interdealer broker is expanding its resources as it seeks to use the Chapdelaine business it acquired to build an agency desk
StanChart launches offshore renminbi index
Dealer launches non-tradable index to track global adoption of offshore renminbi
Institutional FX salesman exits Deutsche
Deutsche loses an institutional salesman in Europe following a recent restructuring of the management of the institutional client group
TraFXpure accelerates as three more banks sign up
Bank-backed spot platform now has the support of nine banks as it reveals further details of its matching logic, which it believes will eliminate technology and latency arbitrage opportunities
Angling for the Asian frisbee
Regulation was top of the agenda at the FX Week Asia conference, with serious concerns voiced alongside some signs of positivity, writes Joel Clark
FX Week Asia: Emerging markets FX moving electronic, say bankers
Client demand for electronic trading in emerging market currencies has risen in recent years, but more progress must still be made, according to senior traders in Asia
FX Week Asia: Sefs and OTFs may be unworkable for NDF market
Speakers at Asia conference warn of the unintended consequences mandatory platform trading could have for non-deliverable forwards
Foreign exchange ticks all the boxes, says StanChart markets chief
Forex is becoming the most-sought after asset class for a markets business due to its high return on equity and clear demand, says Lenny Feder, Standard Chartered's head of financial markets
New lows in FX volatility prompt funds to retreat from options
Volatility in the FX market is plunging to record lows in the fourth quarter, leading to changes in the composition of the options market
Trading places, October 8, 2012
Departures at Barclays, BNP Paribas and JP Morgan, while Standard Chartered hires an ex-UBS salesman
StanChart options duo joins ANZ
Two senior forex options traders that left Standard Chartered in July have joined ANZ in Singapore and New York
BNP Paribas former forex options head joins StanChart
Standard Chartered has appointed a 17-year veteran of BNP Paribas as head of FX options for Asia
Spotlight on: Nick Beecroft, Saxo Bank
Saxo’s newly appointed UK chairman and FX industry veteran Nick Beecroft talks to Robert Mackenzie Smith about his priorities in seeking to grow the Danish bank’s presence in the UK, as well as the challenges facing the FX market
Cautiously optimistic on EM currencies
While FX markets remain constrained by weaker-than-expected growth, a savvy combination of emerging market currencies offers the potential for strong returns, argues Callum Henderson
Saxo appoints Nick Beecroft to chair London board
Saxo Capital Markets UK has appointed market veteran Nick Beecroft as chairman in London to replace Albert Maasland, who quit in May to join Knight Capital
Faros appoints Campbell & Co trader to replace Borthwick
Douglas Borthwick, head of trading and strategy at Faros Trading, has left the firm and will be replaced by Michael LaVina
StanChart’s bearish call on majors wins out
Standard Chartered took a bearish three-month outlook on three major currencies in March, landing the bank at the top of this week’s rankings
StanChart appoints capital markets head from Credit Suisse
Carsten Stoehr joins Standard Chartered as global head of capital markets, reporting to Lenny Feder
StanChart boosts CNH liquidity in European timezone
Landmark issuance to drive up liquidity out of London
Darbari quits senior options role at StanChart
Both Singapore-based Rahul Darbari and New York-based colleague Ragu Santhalingam have left their FX options roles at Standard Chartered
Why the Q1 risk rally was a glass half empty
Following a risk rally in foreign exchange markets during the first quarter, several of the positive drivers of that rally have now dissipated. Looking ahead to the rest of the year, Callum Henderson explains why investors should continue to short…
Trading places, April 23, 2012
FX sales and trading departures from Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Credit Suisse and Standard Chartered
City’s top brass throws weight behind London RMB initiative
London will become the next offshore centre for RMB trading, vows UK chancellor George Osborne, supported by banking chiefs from Bank of China, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered