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The platforms of 2012: TraFXpure
When it launches next year, TraFXpure hopes to become a primary trading platform in the FX market, alongside EBS and Thomson Reuters. While that’s a tall order in today’s environment, Tradition’s Daniel Marcus, Campbell Adams and Roger Rutherford believe…
Likelihood of Grexit diminishes ahead of troika review
As European authorities head to Greece to inspect the country's finances, strategists believe it is increasingly unlikely authorities will allow the country to leave the euro
Marex Spectron hires FX algo trading head from Lloyds
Sam Horowitz has joined Marex in London, reporting to Chris Eagle
Euro set to fall further after period of stability, says UBS
An accurate forecast that eurodollar would remain steady at 1.24 lands UBS at the top of the one-month rankings, although the bank is more bearish on the currency in the longer term
Insight appoints FX strategy veteran as head of currency
Paul Lambert, head of currency at UBS Global Asset Management, will join Insight Investment in September
Lloyds hires two from UBS in Sydney
Paul Bernasconi and Nathan Pederson, both formerly of UBS, have joined Lloyds Banking Group in FX sales and trading in Sydney
E-FX Awards: Graduation of the class of 2000
Citi, JP Morgan, Saxo Bank, MarkitServ and Icap's Gil Mandelzis are among the winners of the 2012 e-FX awards, which recognise excellence and innovation in FX technology
Bank e-FX initiative of the year: UBS
UBS wins the e-FX initiative award for its KPI reporting and analysis tool, which has filled a gap in the market and won plaudits from buy-side firms
UBS appoints EM FX options head
Robert Diehl, formerly of Royal Bank of Scotland, will join UBS in September, initially in Zurich before moving to Singapore early next year
Trading places, June 11, 2012
New appointments at LCH.Clearnet and Neonet as Barclays e-FX salesman heads for UBS
Trading places, June 4, 2012
FX sales moves from Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and SG CIB, while former FxPro sales head moves to Citi
TraFXpure open-access model aims to eliminate tech-based competition
Interdealer broker Tradition claims the new bank-backed spot platform will provide fair access for all, regardless of technology
Citi salesman jumps ship to Deutsche
Craig Schultz will join Deutsche Bank in New York in July, reporting to Maria Prata
Ex-UBS sales head to join Barclays
James Neale, former head of UK real-money FX sales at UBS, is moving to Barclays
UBS beefs up FX sales team in Europe
The Swiss bank has made three appointments to its FX sales teams in London and Zurich
Nomura’s former hedge fund sales co-head to join UBS
UBS has hired Louis Curran, formerly of Nomura, as co-head of institutional FX sales in Singapore
Natixis hires FX sales veteran
Darren Barker has joined Natixis from UniCredit to work in FX sales in London
UBS to roll out new currency product to global clients
UBS has been granted a licence from FTSE Group to use its recently launched currency product, FTSE WPU (Wealth Preservation Unit).
Ex-Credit Suisse e-FX head joins RBS
Nicholas Barker, who left Credit Suisse in November 2011 and had previously worked at UBS for 10 years, has joined RBS
HSBC hedge fund sales head to join JP Morgan
Michael Spencer, who has resigned from HSBC, is expected to join JP Morgan to work in hedge fund sales
UBS appoints EMFX options head for Asia
Manu Tripathi, who left Deutsche Bank in January, joined UBS in Singapore last week
Slater and Holdcroft to join Bozian in CLS exit
Deputy chief executive officer Peter Slater has resigned from CLS, while both chief executive Alan Bozian and chief legal officer James Holdcroft will also leave the firm
Bozian to leave CLS
Alan Bozian will leave CLS at the end of April, to be replaced by Gerard Hartsink until the firm appoints a new chief executive
Credit Suisse hires Lanzilotti in currency trading role
James Lanzilotti joins from UBS as head of US global currency trading