Trading
Global FX division kicks off outreach programme on trade reporting
Industry outreach sessions focus on preparing institutions to meet reporting requirements for FX contracts, as final CFTC reporting rules expected next week
Wiedmann departs Credit Suisse as FX merges with EM fixed income
Merged unit, known as global currencies and emerging markets, will be established on January 1 under the leadership of Chris Corson and Todd Sandoz
FX business at Thomson Reuters falls under new management
Matching platforms will no longer fall under the remit of Shanker Ramamurthy, who joined Thomson Reuters from IBM in June
BNP Paribas preps launch of Cortex single-dealer platform
French bank expects to launch its new platform early in the first quarter of 2012, following a 14-month development period
Banks dare to hope for calmer FX markets in 2012
Barclays Capital expects greater stability in the eurozone in Q1, but believes the euro will continue to depreciate
Spotlight on: Jeffrey Hogan, BGC Partners
BGC’s managing director for business development talks to Joel Clark about the interdealer broker’s voice and electronic broking capabilities in FX, and his extensive work with regulators to ensure new rules for over-the-counter derivatives are…
Strategic currency hedging in emerging markets
When hedging currency markets, one should treat developed and emerging markets separately, as their behaviour can vary significantly, argues Edward Murray
WEBINAR: Cloud computing a 'transformational technology'
New technology allows barriers to be broken down and new communities to be created, says Integral's Harpal Sandhu
Camilla closes record FX trade for Icap’s charity day
The Duchess of Cornwall closed a $27 billion FX trade between Barclays and Citi, believed to be the largest FX trade ever
Ex-EBS Toland to join LMAX
Icap's ex-head of EBS sales for Europe and North America will join LMAX as head of exchange strategy in January
Saxo Bank reshuffles staff to drive platform development
Erik Bjørn Jensen is promoted from regional commercial officer to head of content strategy
FX Week Europe: Full coverage
FX Week presents full coverage of the FX Week Europe event on December 1, including two keynote addresses, five panel discussions and the Best Banks Awards
FX Week Europe: Algos prove their worth in volatile markets, say banks
By locating the best sources of liquidity and benchmarking execution to the rest of the market, algorithmic strategies add value in difficult markets, according to pioneers at Credit Suisse and Citi
FX Week Europe: Investors warned to be prudent on EM currencies
Senior strategists and currency managers warn emerging market currencies are no panacea to the troubles in the eurozone
FX Week Europe: Eurozone survival discussion is premature, says academic
European leaders are "playing poker", but the game will last longer than a few days, says Brunel University's professor of economics
Lloyds hires Grubb to head algo trading
Howard Grubb joins Lloyds Banking Group from BNP Paribas
Euro: Staring into the abyss
As forex market participants prepare for a possible break-up in the eurozone and politicians increase the pressure to save the single currency, Miriam Siers talks to strategists and academics about the likelihood of a split and the implications for the…
Thomson Reuters restructuring hits FX as Glocer departs
A number of senior changes have been made to the vendor's foreign exchange matching business as part of a broader restructuring
G14 dealer group adds two members
Nomura joined the group at the end of August, while Crédit Agricole is expected to join in the first quarter next year - in part a response to regulator criticisms that the group had become too exclusive
FX Week Europe: Decimalised pricing gaining traction
The advent of decimalisation on the majority of FX trading platforms has led to a number of challenges for traders, conference speakers argue
FX Week Europe: Prepare for worst-case scenario in the eurozone
Panellists at FX Week Europe discuss the implications for the forex market of a possible exit of one or more eurozone members from the single currency
FX Week Europe: TCA key to effective algo execution, says Shell
Paul Downie, Shell's head of liquidity and FX, explains how thorough analysis of all available execution data has been key to the firm's trialling of FX algo tools over the past year
FX Week meets Alan Bozian, CLS
During his most recent visit to London in mid-November, Alan Bozian, chief executive of CLS, met with Joel Clark to discuss the transformation agenda he has been pushing since joining CLS in 2010
CLS pushing 'transformation' agenda, says Bozian
Central settlement utility is feeding greater resources into expanding its universe of currencies, according to chief executive Alan Bozian