United States (US)
Judge denies FX Cartel mistrial request
Judge Berman reserves making decision on defence’s motion for acquittal due to lack of evidence
US attorney: all avenues exhausted for Scott’s extradition
UK Supreme Court denies appeal on behalf of US to consider overturning decision to let Stuart Scott stay in country
‘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
HC Tech recruits Puma and Powers
Richard Puma joins as COO and Eric Powers as head of infrastructure
Refinitiv expands data delivery with Amazon cloud
The service is improving access to real-time financial data globally
Integral is not up for sale, says Sandhu
Silicon Valley firms are never for sale; they get acquired, says technology firm’s chief executive
FX Cartel defence seeks mistrial after Gardiner’s testimony
Counsels claim “highly prejudicial” line of questioning from US has created “irreparable prejudice”
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
Global slowdown fears build on sell-off, says SEB
The sell-off in the second week of October illustrates the fragility of global risk appetite
OTCXN partners Prime Trust
Prime Trust will serve as a third-party custodian for trading entities and exchanges using OTCXN technology
Cartel trial kicks off with ‘billions of dollars’ claim
US prosecutors say the three former traders crossed the line and got an unfair advantage
Exegy promotes Anderson, hires Faulkner
The firm promotes Robert Anderson and adds John Faulkner to London sales team
Barclays gives Specs to FX participants
The client portal originally launched for equities in 2015 is now available for foreign exchange
Quick to distribute Fenics’ Kace products in Japan
The agreement enables Quick to offer an integrated solution to clients
Britko joins FlexTrade
Lora Britko moves to the firm from State Street
Expert testimony resolved in Cartel case
Judge threatens to strike expert testimony if both sides go beyond their recent agreement
Marex Spectron re-enters FX with new platform
After a four-year hiatus, the broker rolls out offering geared at smaller players that large banks find relatively unattractive
Plansky becomes new chief executive at Charles River
He joins as State Street’s acquisition of Charles River is finalised
Cartel judge warns on expert testimony
Berman says testimonies from two experts have the potential to encroach on his role and the role of the jury
DTCC partners Symphony for exception management
The integrated product could be available in early 2019
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
Bogucki seeks trial delay until Johnson review
US opposes motion, arguing a delay could erode witnesses’ memories of alleged misconduct