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Increased electronic execution in Asia-Pacific markets
UBS explores how its Neo platform can offer clients access to a range of features and functionalities across products including foreign exchange, rates and credit, and equities and research, while working alongside multidealer platforms to tailer…
BCS Global hires five senior analysts
Firm begins expanding analytical coverage to central Asia and Caucasus
Jurors begin deciding fate of FX Cartel
UK nationals face 10 years in prison if convicted of alleged price-rigging
‘You can’t game the fix,’ jurors hear in FX Cartel trial
Melvin says if the three traders wanted to game the fix, they couldn’t have chosen a worse time because the market is too liquid then
Gardiner faces cross-examination
Defence uses data and audio calls to show the accused men traded independently – piercing holes in Gardiner’s testimony
Gardiner: FX Cartel had ‘gentlemen’s agreement’
Matthew Gardiner, a co-operating witness for the government, says the group co-ordinated trades for profit
Calpers did not notice price discrepancies in FX Cartel case
“If I had, I would’ve said something earlier,” managing investment director tells court
Cartel trial kicks off with ‘billions of dollars’ claim
US prosecutors say the three former traders crossed the line and got an unfair advantage
FX Week Asia Awards: the winners
The awards ceremony took place after the 14th annual FX Week Asia conference in Singapore
Hampton joins Cobalt as head of sales
Anoushka Hampton will move to London for new role, after spending two years with Traiana in New York
DoJ seeks stay on benchmark case discovery
Antitrust division tells court the request is to protect the integrity of ongoing cases
Magnussen joins Nordea from UBS
New foreign exchange trader at Nordea in Copenhagen
Bloomberg leaves Nomura
The New York-based EM sales specialist voluntary resigned her position
Khan joins UBS in New York
He returns to the US after having spent several years at Goldman Sachs in London
Rise of the cyborgs: tech remakes the front office
Dealers “have no choice” but to change, says UBS’s Orcel – and plenty of changes are coming
Awards: UBS
UBS has been voted the winner of three categories at the 2018 FX Week e-FX Awards
DoJ asks for discovery stay in benchmark case until ‘Cartel’ case ends
US tries to balance need to protect ongoing criminal investigations and lawsuits with civil attorneys’ desire for additional testimonies
Germany or Brazil most likely to win World Cup – UBS
A report, ‘Investing and football’ from UBS Wealth Management’s chief investment office, assesses team prospects at the tournament
Jefferies hires Malin and Hart
Rob Malin joins e-FX sales, reporting to Tom Robinson, while Dan Hart will be part of the FXPB team
G10 FX revenues hit two-year highs – Coalition
The first quarter of 2018 saw a reversal of revenue contraction seen in the last two years, with profits up 20%
Mount joins Cryptalgo’s advisory board
The crypto broker and algo provider appoints Ed Mount as chief adviser for trading technologies
Haider set to exit BAML
Tariq Haider will leave his FX institutional sales role in London
360T hires three for senior FX roles
Randy Rupan, Robin Nicholas and Paul Lonsdale join the trading venue
Ficc revenues bounce off lows but still down
European banks bounce off lows in Ficc revenues in the first quarter of the 2018, but year-on-year earnings remain negative