United States (US)
Best FX liquidity provider of the year: UBS
UBS voted Best liquidity provider
Best e-FX software provider/Best trading technology vendor of the year: Broadway Technology
Broadway voted Best e-FX software provider and Best trading technology vendor
Best e-surveillance provider of the year: Ideal Prediction
Ideal Prediction voted Best e-surveillance provider
Independent algorithmic trading technology provider of the year: Pragma Securities
Pragma voted Best independent algorithmic trading technology provider
Record builds synthetic FXPB offering
Specialist currency manager will use tri-party model to move securities collateral between banks
City Index: US and China truce, global outlook weighs on Fed
Greenback may be bolstered in short term, but range trading expected over medium term
CBDC could work as contingency payment solution – Norges Bank
Research continues, although central bank finds CBDCs unnecessary to ensure public access to secure means of payment
Lawmakers try to halt Facebook’s Libra over privacy and security fears
Swiss-based financial system potentially storing trillions of dollars could be target for hackers
360TGTX to unveil new NDF streaming to aid bank algos
Complementary offering set to go live next quarter
Salimi joins fintech firm Addepar from Citadel Securities
Rashelle Salimi was head of Americas e-FX sales earlier in her career
Quinif touches down at HSBC
Brian Quinif left Nomura as it downsized emerging markets FX team
Tradepoint sell-side technology streams far-date NDFs
Trading tech provider engages with a dozen banks on far-date and broken tenors
Wells Fargo: UK Conservative leadership race will hit sterling
Hardline victor could weaken pound after Conservative party vote, says Erik Nelson
NAB hires Pieri for FX derivatives trading
Former Nomura and RBS trader joined in May
Could CFTC bring back Reg AT?
CFTC's new chair could reopen the controversial algo-trading rules – if he gets time
Tradepoint to roll out fixing algo
Trading tech firm plans to introduce in-house fixing algo, captured under its ‘all you can eat’ pricing structure
Gillespie joins Spotex in sales role
Based in London, Kevin Gillespie will target institutional and broker clients, besides banks
Swissquote: discount short-term news, focus on central bank policy
Markets search for direction as trade tension lingers and central banks move back into spotlight
Tradepoint hires e-trading professional Dias-Patel from JP Morgan
Several more appointments planned to support expansion of new London office
Itarle to open New York office, co-locate at CME
Swiss best execution and TCA provider set to open NY office and co-locate with CME
Credit Suisse adds Tretola and Osterman to FX team
Bank says recent hires signal ongoing investment in FX platform and strategic importance of markets franchise
Former TradAir CEO founds Neural Engines
Virat Tolat was CTO at Integral for 19 years earlier in his career
Court considers ‘Wild West’ practices in HSBC frontrunning case
Seeking to overturn Mark Johnson’s conviction, his attorneys argue he violated no laws or industry norms when trading on behalf of Cairn
FX surveillance gets personal in hunt for market abuse
Algorithms underpinning today’s platforms are learning traders’ habits – even their voice won’t escape detection