France
Natixis turns on the taps in flow trading
French bank boosts flow business, balancing structured solutions capabilities
Doing more with less in a post-Mifid II environment
In their quest to reduce costs, market participants look to automate more processes in 2019, says smartTrade CEO
Dollar looks set to hold its own in 2019 – Informa Global
It’s a struggle to find sustainable alternatives to the greenback among G10 peers, FX fundamentals manager says
Mateus joins Societe Generale in Paris
Alexandre Mateus joins Societe Generale as G10 FX spot trader, based in Paris
Nomura hires Parkash as global head of e-FX distribution
Ashvin Parkash set to join the Japanese dealer in Singapore as global head of e-FX distribution
Algo supervision is paramount, says Rahmouni-Rousseau
Banque de France’s director of markets notes the rise of algorithm usage carries a high level of responsibility
Banque de France selects Quod Financial
French central bank chooses Quod for FX aggregation needs
SmartTrade adds crypto to FX platform
The firm’s cryptocurrency offering overcomes the trading challenges of this fast growing market
Currency movements helped US and Latam investors in 2017
A new report from Natixis shows a weaker dollar helped investors outperform their European peers
Crédit Agricole hires Varloot for risk role
Etienne Varloot joins as CIB head of market and counterparty risk
Esma proposes crackdown on CFDs and binary options
Esma considers ban on binary options and tighter leverage limit rules for contracts for difference
Retail brokers hike margins ahead of French election
IG Group, FXCM and Saxo take first steps to reduce risk for clients, while others will take action later this week
Le Pen is biggest threat to European economy
A win would raise questions about France's membership of the European Union and the future of the euro
Rabobank leaves the rest standing in 2016
As the bank tops the rankings as the year's best forecaster, FX strategy head Jane Foley gives her predictions for 2017
Renminbi's global share of payments slides
China's currency holds fifth place globally, but overall share shrinks again, Swift says
PBoC designates renminbi-clearing banks for France and Luxembourg
Bank of China and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to serve the offshore RMB markets of the two countries
MIG Capital targets retail FX traders in eastern and southern Europe, says CEO Cirulli
Margin foreign exchange broker leverages demand for alternative trading assets and algorithmic trading
BAML expands in FX sales
BAML has made three appointments to its FX sales team in Europe, including Tariq Haider who joins from SG CIB
Coutte departs SG CIB
Former co-head of flow fixed income and currencies has become the latest senior official to leave the bank's global markets business
Forex markets absorb political chaos in Europe
Participants reacted relatively calmly to political developments in Europe last week, and the absence of credible alternative currencies prevented a major sell-off
Spotlight on: Valérie Perez, Deutsche Bank
Deutsche’s head of foreign exchange distribution for France, Benelux and Switzerland talks to Chiara Albanese about the changing demands of the bank’s corporate clients in continental Europe