United States (US)
O’Hara promoted to head of PB and clearing, Americas at SocGen
John O’Hara will retain FXPB and clearing responsibilities
StanChart hires Greiner for G10 trading
David Greiner recently worked at Nomura
Cahill trades KCG for Hotspot
Mike Cahill brings a wealth of sell-side experience to his new role as a FX sales director
Euronext completes FastMatch acquisition
Exchange operator receives regulatory and anti-trust approval to continue muscling its way into FX
FX forwards users drop EU banks over margin rule
Other dealers do not have to collect margin on physically settled forwards
Giancarlo confirmed as CFTC chairman
US Senate also confirms two commissioners
Currenex and EBS mull venue-hosted last look
Platforms consider becoming third-party operators of last look to separate the function from liquidity providers
Investors must sue outside US to recoup FX losses, urge lawyers
Lawyers say the extent of collusion is clear, following recent settlements by five banks
Thomson Reuters completes Mifid II desktop enhancements
The firm starts onboarding clients to its improved multilateral trading facility
Deadline for compensation claims in FX benchmark settlement nears
“You will not simply receive a cheque in the mail, even if the actions of the banks harmed you,” says Battea chairman
Yeang leaves JP Morgan for BofAML
California-based Yeang worked at JP Morgan for nearly 17 years
Shay leaves as Nasdaq reshuffles business under Wittman
The US stock exchange moves to combine equities and Ficc teams to better serve clients
Crawford is back at BNP Paribas
This time, Shaun Crawford is working in the New York office
CME moves to build liquidity in new FX futures contracts
The firm is switching on implied functionality to link spreads and outright markets
Brexit economics keep Morgan Stanley bullish on cable
Strategists encouraged by Prime Minister May’s bridge-building with corporate Britain, among other things
Last look claims will happen on a case-by-case basis
Alpari’s last look claims against six banks are unlikely to be the last, lawyers say
Cartel three out on bail after entering ‘not guilty’ pleas
Former senior currency traders released on combined $1.85 million bond and will return to court in November
The 14th FX Week e-FX Awards in pictures
The award-winners celebrated with a dinner at New York's Metropolitan Club on July 12
Managers selective on EM in event of Fed policy mistake
Instead of investing in the whole complex, managers prefer emerging economies with a strong balance sheet
Dollar downturn will push investors abroad, panel says
International markets back in vogue as dollar enters bearish cycle and overseas peers raise rates
e-FX Awards: smartTrade Technologies – Best Liquidity Aggregation System
The Liquidity FX platform gives clients full control of the execution process and helps them with risk management
e-FX Awards: Saxo Bank – Best Prime-of-Prime Provider and Best Retail FX Platform
It prides itself on the breadth of access its clients enjoy with 24 bank and non-bank LPs pricing into streams
e-FX Awards: Citi – Most Innovative Bank e-FX Trading Platform and Bank e-FX Initiative of the Year
Citi Velocity, the bank’s single-dealer platform, is being used in 90 countries with varying requirements among its clients
CFTC to boost resources to study HFT impact
Acting CFTC chief hopes to get better analytics to discover the effects of high-frequency trading on the market