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FX last look: how non-banks stack up
Research shows patchy disclosures plus differences from banks on pre-hedging and rejected orders
Swiss regulator hunts for hints in Credit Suisse FX probe
Five banks fined, two acquitted as Comco closes market-rigging probes
FX Link pulls futures-shy banks into the fray, says CME
Since its 2018 launch, CME says the product has attracted some Tier 2 banks to FX futures
FastMatch’s FX Tape available via QuantHouse’s API
The move extends the FX consolidated tape’s reach to a wider audience
Yuan shines as UK FX turnover slips
Average daily London trading was lower in October, as were the tallies in New York and Singapore
MarketFactory: fragmentation, credit innovation and Singapore matching
Mergers between FX trading venues have led fragmentation to spill into other asset classes
Best Banks Awards: EBS
EBS wins the Best Broker for Spot FX category at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
Advanced Markets adds Standard Chartered as prime broker
UK bank becomes Advanced Markets’ second prime broker after UBS
FX Cartel traders found not guilty
“We all came to the conclusion that we didn’t think the prosecution had enough evidence,” a juror tells FX Week
Gardiner: FX Cartel had ‘gentlemen’s agreement’
Matthew Gardiner, a co-operating witness for the government, says the group co-ordinated trades for profit
BNY Mellon hires Lee as FX trader
Jonathan Lee moves to the bank from Standard Chartered
Central banks adapt to faster markets, says BIS report
Fast pace of today’s markets means central banks must change approach to fulfil responsibilities
Scott joins Spark Systems as adviser
Paul Scott spent nearly a decade at Commerzbank in senior roles
Sabia joins Wells Fargo
Robert Sabia joins the spot FX desk in San Francisco
Mateus joins Societe Generale in Paris
Alexandre Mateus joins Societe Generale as G10 FX spot trader, based in Paris
FX turnover hits new record high in UK
All global currency trading centres register growth in April, compared with previous semi-annual survey
DoJ asks for discovery stay in benchmark case until ‘Cartel’ case ends
US tries to balance need to protect ongoing criminal investigations and lawsuits with civil attorneys’ desire for additional testimonies
FX Cartel loses bid to dismiss criminal case
Judge says SFO investigation was a sign the currency traders could be prosecuted somewhere
Capitolis goes live with credit switching
The technology firm led by Gil Mandelzis aims to achieve a radical market structure shift with the separation of credit and execution
Lawyers in cartel case argue against antitrust accusations
Depending on the type of relationship, the Sherman Act may or may not apply
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
FX volumes rebound in London and New York
Semi-annual surveys of seven major central banks show FX activity in the US and UK rising by 7%
Goldman Sachs discloses max last look hold times in FX
Past behaviour may subject clients to a 200 millisecond hold period, as US bank tries to avoid losses
Bogucki plans to fight fraud charges in California
Former Barclays FX head returns ‘not guilty’ plea during arraignment at Brooklyn court