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George in, Rae out at Morgan Stanley
Jacob George and Tom Rae are London-based FX options traders
BGC Partners hires Eagle and Turpin
Chris Eagle and Luke Turpin join the broker in London
BTIG hires Hobert as managing director of FX team
David Hobert is tasked with developing new business as the firm looks to expand its currency footprint
Integral appoints Srivastava as chief revenue officer
Vikas Srivastava has worked at Integral since 2010, overseeing its regulatory initiatives
Matherne joins BNY Mellon as global head of FX forwards
Paul Matherne is the latest staffer to make the switch from Deutsche Bank to BNY Mellon
DB hires two in North America FX sales
Winfield Sickles and Donna DiDomenico will be based in New York
Johnson appeals to FX community for sentencing help
Mark Johnson, who has been found guilty of wire fraud in the US, is asking people to write to the judge as character witnesses
Edwards becomes head of Saxo UK
Andrew Edwards replaces Matteo Cassina, who stepped down last month
Canadian FX committee adds new members
It also renews the expired terms for four institutions
Horkan becomes chief operating officer at LCH
John Horkan will retain his role as head of LCH North America
Robson joins Goldman Sachs in sales
He was formerly a vice-president in AES FX sales at Credit Suisse
Wells Fargo appoints Sara Wardell-Smith as head of Americas
Former global head of FX sales and trading will lead the bank’s financial institutions group
‘So FX is now illegal’
Mark Johnson's guilty verdict and the decision to extradite Stuart Scott raises personal risks for FX market participants
China’s party congress hints at new PBoC chief
Contest narrows to Guo Shuqing and Jiang Chaoliang
Maguire becomes chief executive of LCH Group
He steps into his new post immediately, following Suneel Bakhshi's decision to step down
Guilty verdict returned in Johnson case
Jury finds Mark Johnson guilty of conspiracy and eight counts of wire fraud
'End this nightmare,' says Johnson's defence
In his closing arguments, defence attorney John Wing tells jurors the prosecution failed to show evidence to support their claims
Prosecutor alleges ‘bonanza of lies’ in closing argument
Prosecuting attorney says Mark Johnson used his superior knowledge to take advantage of Cairn Energy
Johnson under cross-examination
Prosecution attorneys argue HSBC went beyond its executing bank role when it advised Cairn on order execution
Knott leaves Nex Group
Global chief operating officer Ken Pigaga will replace Jenny Knott
‘Gus thinks we’re buying 6.5bn’ – Johnson trial
Mark Johnson’s trial reveals how HSBC faced significant difficulties with the Cairn order as other banks knew of the deal and tried to benefit from the information
Global Reach Partners appoints Mike Buckland as IT director
He will take responsibility for the management of the firm’s technology department and report to its CEO Mark Smith-Halvorsen
ADS promotes Chow to head Apac business development
Matt Chow joined ADS Securities in 2012 as a senior vice-president
Ed Monaghan to retire from RBC
The global head of FX at RBC Capital Market is set to retire from the bank where he spent 25 years, with Sian Hurrell taking over his role