Foreign exchange
Trial by Greek fire
Peter Luxton, global economic adviser at Informa Global Markets in London, assesses Greece's debt crisis and its impact on the euro.
UBS bucks the trend on risk aversion
Currency forecast index
Sybase acquires Aleri
Sybase announces today the acquisition of complex event processing (CEP) technology vendor Aleri on January 22.
Cognotec seeks buyer
Irish e-FX provider Cognotec, currently in receivership, is hoping to find a buyer
London dominates in forex
London tops rival cities, retaining its crown as the global hub for spot FX.
In Brief, February 1, 2010
Brief mentions
Citi to increase Asia headcount by 10%
Citi to aggressively boost FX in Asia Pacific in 2010.
Morgan Stanley adds to London trading desk
Morgan Stanley expands foreign exchange team.
RBS deepens commitment to Asia
Royal Bank of Scotland adds in Singapore.
JP Morgan restructures FX trading and sales
JP Morgan looks to expand presence in EMEA.
Trading Places, February 1, 2010
Trading Places - people moves
Operational efficiency pays off for UBS
Z/Yen releases survey results for 2009
Banks pull out of PRDC market
Dealers exit as hedging costs surge
BoA Merrill hires in Asia
Vinit Sahni and Ben Rosswick join BoAML.
FX volumes bounced back in 2009
Foreign exchange daily trading volumes rise in 2009.
Lloyds wins by predicting USD strength
Lloyds tops three-month forecast rankings
Trading places, January 25, 2010
Trading places
A response to Obama's reform plan
Details are being eagerly awaited for US President Barack Obama's banking reform plans announced last week – chiefly, what they mean for the new prop desks that have set up, and for prime brokerage relationships.
The only way is down
Lutz Karpowitz, and Ulrich Leuchtmann, currency strategists at Commerzbank in Frankfurt look at future of the euro
US Senator commends House clearing exemption for FX
The decision by the US House of Representatives in December to exempt foreign exchange swaps and forwards from mandatory clearing requirements seems sensible, said Judd Gregg, a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban affairs.
Regulatory fears will boost offshore markets
Offshore markets to gain from regulatory arbitrage
Nomura loses two
Nomura departures
Banks pay up to retain talent
Bank bonuses head back towards 2007 levels