United States (US)
Cartel dismissal hearing postponed again
Originally scheduled for January 29, the court date was kicked back to February 14 and has now been postponed again until March 26
BNY Mellon launches FX trading room in South Korea
The bank aims to improve pricing and liquidity for regional and global market participants
Russell Investments calls on peers to commit to FX Code
Chief investment officer for currency says FX Global Code of Conduct embodies good fiduciary standards
FastMatch to add cryptocurrencies to FX Tape
The venue plans to support trading of the asset class later this year
Ullrich returns to State Street
David Ullrich will lead North American sales for FX Connect
FXSpotStream adds State Street as LP
Execution venue records highest-ever average daily volumes in January
Johnson’s sentencing delayed until March 8
Former HSBC senior banker can spend more time with family in the UK before returning to the US by March 1
Danske maintains bullish stance on ruble
The bank has positive outlook for Brazilian real and Mexican peso as dollar bear market remains
Alves joins FlexTrade in senior FX role
FlexTrade is building up the leadership of its FX business as the buy side continues to adopt more automation
BNP Paribas pleads guilty to FX price-fixing
French bank regrets the misconduct and will pay $90 million to resolve investigations into its currency trading practices
Sigelbaum joins TR to lead FXall
Jill Sigelbaum replaces John Cooley, who left Thomson Reuters in November
Dollar downtrend intact for now – City Index
Regardless of the US administration’s preference for a strong dollar, the greenback is set to maintain its downward trajectory until March
Integral expands market data service to 14 cryptocurrencies
Financial technology firm hopes to provide a more accurate reference price for major cryptocurrencies
Cartel trial postponed until October
In the past two months, US attorneys have provided 2.2 million additional records, totalling 21.4 million pages, to the defence
FastMatch launches two new order types
The venue also makes changes to its system to improve market data rates
Mesirow commits to FX Global Code
Currency managers sign formal statement of commitment to the principles of good behaviour
RJ O’Brien closes FX business, effective immediately
The firm no longer finds the space strategically attractive
BNY Mellon to build franchise partnerships using FXPB
The bank’s FX prime brokerage beta clients could go live within the next month
HSBC to pay $101 million to settle with DoJ
UK bank enters into deferred prosecution agreement and agrees to pay criminal penalty over Cairn Energy and other FX conduct
Vollaro joins BNY Mellon in FX sales
Frank Vollaro spent more than 16 years at HSBC
Bogucki plans to fight fraud charges in California
Former Barclays FX head returns ‘not guilty’ plea during arraignment at Brooklyn court
Shaffer joins StanChart’s FX options team
Eric Shaffer spent 13 years at Citi before making the move
TraderTools taps Abacus for cloud service
The venue gains the global scale and infrastructural expertise to expand ULN
Hancox and Pena exit Morgan Stanley
Dudley Hancox and Andrew Pena were senior members of the bank’s FX sales team