UBS
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
Spotlight on: Carl James, BNP Paribas Investment Partners
The head of fixed income and foreign exchange dealing talks to Chiara Albanese about the challenges for the buy side that arise from new regulation, as well as the potential value that can be gleaned from algorithmic execution and transaction cost…
FX Invest Europe: Investors cautious on prospects for renminbi
Currency managers express a preference for alternative emerging market currencies to Chinese renminbi
FX Invest Europe: Developed market currencies still important despite EM buzz
The recovery of major economies will be crucial to the profitability of FX markets, despite the greater returns to be generated from emerging market currencies, according to conference speakers
Aussie dollar is overvalued, says UBS Asset Management
Despite the strong performance of the Australian economy, the Aussie dollar is overvalued to "an extreme level", according to Jonathan Davies
Barclays Wealth recruits UBS veteran to head FX
Julian Wantling will join the wealth management firm in London
FX strategy duo departs UBS
FX strategists Taso Anastasiou and Manuel Oliveri were based in Zurich with the Swiss bank
Bonus season sees mixed results for US bankers
Recruiters covering the foreign exchange market report better-than-expected bonus packages at Citi and JP Morgan
Swiss franc surge tests SNB resolve
Traders and strategists expect the SNB to defend but not raise the 1.20 floor on EUR/CHF, despite the spot rate having come close to the floor in recent days