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Saxo reports record 2010 with strong FX volumes
FX made up 70% of the bank's income last year, but 2011 strategy is to diversify into other asset classes
Pricing and relationships still key, says Axa’s FX head
Competitive pricing and a strong relationship remain key to the buy side’s choice of trading counterparty, according to Lee Sanders, head of foreign exchange and fixed-income execution at Axa Investment Managers in London.
Deutsche Bank takes offshore renminbi electronic on Autobahn
Deutsche Bank claims to be the first major dealer to offer offshore renminbi on an electronic trading platform
CLS considers membership category for CCPs
Foreign exchange central settlement provider CLS Bank is considering the creation of a new membership category for central counterparties (CCPs) developing clearing services for FX derivatives, the firm has told FX Week.
Malfunctioning algos could cause another flash crash, academic warns
Robotic foreign exchange trading systems could malfunction and lead to a repeat of the May 6 flash crash in the US, according to David Cliff, professor of computer science at the University of Bristol.
Yuan: The only way is up
Four currency strategists explain why they expect the Chinese yuan to continue to strengthen against the dollar
European Parliament committee accelerates on derivatives reform
Committee members will discuss draft report today and have until March 15 to suggest amendments
Brooks departs Société Générale in New York
French bank loses its head of FX options trading in New York
A month of ongoing regulatory uncertainty
A new monthly column by FX Week editor Joel Clark, reviewing the key trends and developments in the month gone by
Spotlight on: Lee Sanders, Axa Investment Managers
Axa Investment Managers’ head of FX and fixed-income execution talks to Joel Clark about the firm’s increasing FX activities and the changing nature of the market
UniCredit upbeat on prospects for the euro
UniCredit topped this week’s three-month currency forecast rankings after projecting a positive outlook for the euro in mid-November, despite concerns swirling around the Irish debt crisis at the time.
Deutsche Bank promotes Rodgers to new FX role
Former head of FX derivatives takes on expanded role as spot and options businesses merge
Darling to join CIBC in London next week
RBC's former emerging markets head bound for CIBC
Catherine Liddiard exits UBS
Swiss bank loses senior FX salesperson
Ryan quits Toronto Dominion Securities
Canadian bank loses its spot FX head
Crédit Agricole to launch two-year forwards by Q2
Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Banking will launch two-year outright forwards on its Jetstream platform by the end of March, according to Vincent Leclercq, global head of foreign exchange and commodities at the bank in London.
UK and French banks report mixed bag of Q4s
Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas and Société Générale (SG) last week posted a mixed bag of fourth-quarter results for fixed income, which includes foreign exchange.
Informatica to launch messaging management tool in Q2
California-based data integration software vendor Informatica will launch a new messaging management system in the second quarter, according to officials at the firm.
Nomura maintains faith in dollar recovery
Nomura topped this week’s one-month currency forecast rankings with accurate expectations regarding eurodollar and a belief the US dollar would begin to strengthen again this year.
Finding your currency bearings in 2011
Mitul Kotecha, head of global foreign exchange research at Crédit Agricole CIB, summarises the themes that have been driving the FX markets in the first two months of 2011
In Brief, February 21, 2011
Read this week's In Brief to stock up on the latest technology news around the FX world.
FX platforms ponder implications of Sef rules
Market participants might need to wait until July before the full implications of swap execution facilities on FX trading platforms are fully known.
Trading Places, February 21, 2011
Read this week's Trading Places to catch up on people moves across the FX world.
Isda working group to draw up new, standardised CSA
Derivatives market set for shake-up as confusion over how to price multi-currency CSA trades drives a push towards a standardised collateral agreement