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FX sales co-head leaves HSBC
Robbert Sijbrandij has left HSBC to spend time with his family in Switzerland, having joined the bank in August 2010
VIDEO: Saxo Bank G-10 Currency Market Outlook
An overview of currency markets into the fourth quarter and new year
Currency carry trade losses overshadow diversification benefits of currency
Currency manager Ugo Lancioni says investors still scarred by losses linked to carry trades are missing out on the diversification benefits of other strategies. Saima Farooqi reports
Currency managers speak out on currency risk, safe havens, regulation and China
Saima Farooqi asks four industry experts to describe their experiences during 2012, and what they are looking forward to in 2013
Technology key for Saxo at 20
Saxo Bank celebrated its 20th birthday last month by flying its staff out to Egypt for a celebration in front of the Pyramids, hosted by co-founders Kim Fournais and Lars Seier Christensen. Robert Mackenzie Smith meets them in Copenhagen
Barclays Stockbrokers taps FXCM for retail FX platform
FXCM replaces Integral as the chosen technology provider for Barclays Stockbrokers' new FX trading platform
The platforms of 2012: FXall
FXall chief executive Phil Weisberg believes the acquisition of his company by Thomson Reuters will allow it to make a greater impact on the FX market in more locations over the coming decade – and he plans to stay on to see it happen. In the final part…
Renminbi will be fully convertible by 2015, says RBS
Analysts at Royal Bank of Scotland believe Chinese authorities have set themselves an implicit goal to make renminbi fully convertible within three years
Are currency managers adding value?
Latest edition of FX Invest now available
Treesdale launches emerging markets global macro hedge fund
Treesdale Partners has launched an emerging markets-focused global macro hedge fund managed by Tiger alumnus Yoon Chang and ex-Barclays trader Ashley Honey
Offshore deliverable renminbi derivatives market grows despite fall in trade volumes
Despite a fall in offshore renminbi trade volumes, dealers say corporates are making increasing use of CNH forwards and options markets to hedge price exposure. Joti Mangat investigates
Australian regulators clamps down on leveraged forex trading
Australia joins global regulators to roll out rules protecting retail foreign exchange client assets
FXSpotStream adds Morgan Stanley as liquidity provider
The US bank becomes the seventh liquidity provider on FXSpotStream, which is now live and trading after it was first announced in May
FX Concepts acquires Track research business
Track.com chief executive Robert Savage is to become chief strategist at FX Concepts as he acknowledges the challenges of selling research independently
SmartTrade plans upgrade to LiquidityFX aggregation tool
Liquidity management technology vendor will add several new functions to its new aggregation system by the end of this year
Credit to remain a dominant theme in FX, says Traiana’s Coyne
Closer scrutiny of credit relationships has become a major trend in the FX market, leading to initiatives such as the Kill Switch, which has already been used to shut off the activity of a prime broker’s client, reveals Traiana chief executive Andrew…
Currency cliff-hedging
Imran Ahmad, emerging markets FX strategist at Royal Bank of Scotland in London, suggests a hedge against slowing US growth next year in the absence of a quick resolution to the US economy's fiscal issues.
EBS adds to product team with senior hire
Eisso VanderMeulen joins Icap in New York to work on EBS product development
Trade reporting pressure increases as CFTC deadlines loom
DTCC data repository has received provisional CFTC approval, just three weeks ahead of mandatory reporting for credit and rates, with FX reporting due to begin in January
Saxo marks 20 years with staff party in Egypt
Danish investment bank Saxo Bank celebrated its 20th birthday last week by flying its staff to Egypt for a party hosted by its co-founders
The platforms of 2012: Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters has refrained from making the major changes to its FX platforms that rival EBS has made in recent years, but that allegedly unresponsive approach has to some extent been vindicated by the challenges EBS has faced. In the latest in a…
FX committees prepare for platform proliferation
Monitoring trading volumes in the foreign exchange market is an important priority for the central bank-sponsored FX committees, but if liquidity fragments across a handful of new trading platforms, could that analysis become more difficult? Miriam Siers…
Euro will continue to rise, says HSBC
HSBC's bullish view on the euro - which it continues to hold in its current forecasts - lands the bank at the top of the one-month forecast rankings
CME’s new swap future uses Goldman Sachs patent
Licensing agreement could be worth up to 20% of revenues from patented contract, and is seen as an attempt by Goldman Sachs to hedge its bets as new rules threaten OTC market profits