Trading technology
Lucera hires Van Zegveld to lead European growth
Frank Van Zegveld was previously head of sales and business development at Solid Trading
CME launches analytics tool with Kalahari
Shows pricing of CME FX futures compared with OTC prices; can be broken down into spot, forwards and swaps
Danske’s Kwant Daddy and Flyger join Saxo
Jesper Andreasen and Hans-Jørgen Terp Flyger move to Saxo Bank
BBVA and Bancomer deploy DLT-based FX matching pilot
Launch follows successful proof-of-concept in collaboration with Calypso Technology and R3
Nex Markets launches new analytics tool
Nex Quant Analytics will use benchmark data from the EBS ecosystem to deliver real, measurable insight for clients
CFH Systems opens regional office in Singapore
The office will be headed by Alex Mackinnon, who gains overall responsibility for Asia
GTX to launch full-amount trading on its ECN
Gain Capital’s trading venue offers full-amount execution as it seeks to reduce market impact
Symphony's Gurle: the best is yet to come
Firm targets asset managers this year and aims to expand in Asia, Japan and Australia, CEO David Gurle tells FX Week
ECB: bulk of euro trading will stay in London after Brexit
In its annual review of the single currency, the central bank says any shift from the UK to the EU will be gradual
Egger joins FastMatch from Citadel Securities
He will become the platform’s head of sales for the Americas, with a particular focus on the buy side and hedge funds
Broadway Technology aims to expand FX footprint
Moves comes after a recent $42m investment armed the firm with the capital to expand into FX and fixed income
Broadway Technology secures $42m for expansion
Long Ridge Equity Partners says Broadway well positioned to take advantage of rapidly evolving capital markets landscape
Thomson Reuters Matching celebrates 25-year birthday
The first electronic broking platform was born on April 29, 1992
Hotspot appoints Weinberg as head of FX liquidity analysis
In the newly created role, Jon Weinberg is tasked with creating sophisticated data analytics to improve the trading experience
FlexTrade selects Pandya as COO
Vishal Pandya joins from Hewlett-Packard, and will be responsible for performance and development
Buy side to boost trading desk technology spend – Greenwich
Survey shows a larger share of budgets is being spent on technology while compensation costs shrink
CFETS joins R3-led project
The number of participants has risen to more than 60 since its September 2015 launch
Saxo boosts China presence with partnership
Danish bank signs tri-party agreement with Wallstreet CN and LeanWork
Banks explore Mosaic platform to help ailing Ficc revenues
The aim is to discover new business opportunities and more valuable clients
Lab49 unveils platform partnership with UBS
Technology consultancy has been working with UBS on its Neo platform since 2010, the firm reveals today
UBS aims for full FX launch on Neo in Q1
Following the recent launch of the UBS Neo cross-asset platform, FX e-trading head Chris Purves talks to Miriam Siers about the bank’s electronic strategy, both on its own platform and other venues
Commerzbank broadens e-FX package with DealHub
Commerzbank is the first publicly named bank to be using FX Distribution Hub, with FX Connect the first venue to go live on the service
Dion hires strategic alliances head in Europe
New hires at Dion Global Solutions, Citi, UBS and TradeStation Prime Services
E-FX Awards: Coming full circle in technology
Traiana, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, EBS and Citi's Jeff Feig are among the winners of the 2013 e-FX awards, which recognise excellence and innovation in FX technology