Electronic trading
BNY Mellon taps Moumdjian for global FX sales role
BNY Mellon unifies its global sales team under the leadership of Harry Moumdjian in the newly created role of global head of FX sales
FX Connect rolls out automated order routing
New functionality allows buy-side traders to automate execution according to pre-set rules
Flow hires van Eck
Joeri van Eck joins from Goldman Sachs
Lawyers poke Fotheringhame on last day of hearing
Issue of whether trust between Barclays and former employee has irretrievably broken down is key focus on day four
Fotheringhame battles to get job back
David Fotheringhame fights for former role at Barclays in four-day remedy hearing, months after winning unfair dismissal claim
Rohra swaps Citi for Citadel Securities
Pooja Rohra spent nearly three years at Citi in an e-FX sales role before joining the market-maker
Nex revenues rise in Q1 2018
The firm reports 7% rise in first quarter of fiscal year and confirms CME transaction on track
Awards: Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank has snagged a highly commended status for e-FX Initiative at the 2018 FX Week e-FX Awards
Awards: XTX Markets
XTX Markets has been voted Best FX Liquidity Provider and Best Non-bank Market Maker at the 2018 FX Week e-FX Awards
Katz’s sentencing adjourned until January
Jason Katz is the first trader to admit to wrongdoing
Goldman Sachs widens e-FX coverage in Asia
Nelson Wong joins the e-FX sales team in Singapore as the bank seeks to mirror client clusters
Venue competition heats up as e-FX volumes plateau, says Greenwich
Following 74% growth in electronically executed FX in 2007-14, volumes flattened for four years
Cobalt unveils credit-management platform
Credit providers can see exposures in real time
Obituary: Paul Chappell
The industry veteran passed away on June 24, following a short illness
Buy side spends big on OMS/EMS, says Greenwich Associates
Nearly a quarter of buy-side firms’ technology budgets go on accessing these tools, survey finds
Aite Group: aggregation and workflow key for buy side
The financial consultancy recommends buy-side participants and technology vendors focus on six key areas
Krueger joins Saxo from Barclays
Eric Krueger will take up newly created role of global head of client services
360T and FXall enter price-distribution deal
Banks using 360T’s price engine will be able to price FXall customers, as well as clients on the Deutsche Börse-owned venue
Dmitri Galinov leaves FastMatch
Chief executive of Euronext-owned ECN FastMatch resigns
Jefferies hires Malin and Hart
Rob Malin joins e-FX sales, reporting to Tom Robinson, while Dan Hart will be part of the FXPB team
Nex eFix adds Bloomberg benchmarks
Nex chief Seth Johnson says the platform has seen significant customer demand for BFix rates
FX under one umbrella – the Kölzer plan
Carlo Kölzer, 360T’s chief and Deutsche Börse’s head of FX, tells FX Week about his plans and ambitions for the venue
Corporates pay little heed to last look or FX Global Code
A bank signing a statement of commitment to the 55 principles is not a deciding factor for corporates
Kim joins Sucden to head Apac e-FX sales
The institutional foreign exchange and derivatives broker boosts its FX sales desk