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No margin for error
Are money market margins a new science or just an overhaul? By Carl Martin, group technology director at Eurobase Banking Solutions in London
Canadian banks post lukewarm Q2 forex results
TORONTO - Canadian dealers reported a mixed bag of second-quarter results ending April 30.
In Brief, June 7, 2010
Read this week's In Briefs to get up to date with the latest technology news from around the world.
Germany backtracks on currency derivatives ban
BONN – The German government has reversed on a proposed ban on currency derivatives and equity derivatives.
Latin America: Looking beyond the correction
Morgan Stanley analysts believe there will be scope for a recovery in emerging market assets once the positioning becomes more balanced – primarily with respect to real-money investors, which will mean a bit of repricing
Rinehart quits Standard Chartered
NEW YORK – Paul Rinehart has resigned from Standard Chartered in New York, where he was a vice-president and head of institutional FX sales for the US.
Thomson Reuters Spot Matching launches new Arab currencies
DUBAI – Thomson Reuters launched three new Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) currencies in April on its Spot Matching system, in response to customer demand.
Sijbrandij calls time at Goldman Sachs
LONDON - Robbert Sijbrandij, vice-president and head of European real-money FX sales at Goldman Sachs in London, has left to join HSBC in the City.
April a pleasant month for ParkerFX
STAMFORD, CT – The Parker FX Index is reporting a 0.52% return for the month of April as managers benefited from the continued decline in European currencies.
BarCap beefs up in the US, but loses in Europe
NEW YORK - Barclays Capital has boosted its sales coverage in the US with the hires of Mike Testa, Marlena Demenus, James White and David Weiss in New York and San Francisco.
Aspen wins with technical analysis in murky conditions
Aspen Trading topped the one-month currency forecast index for the first time ever with a sole focus on technical analysis.
Trading Places, May 31, 2010
Read this week's Trading Places to catch up on the latest people moves across the FX world.
In Brief, May 31, 2010
Read this week's In Brief to catch up on the latest FX technology news.
Risk Europe: Euro volatility and regulatory uncertainty biggest concerns, say CROs
Buy-side chief risk officers voice their concerns about the effects of regulatory inconsistency on volatility.
Banks starting to think local after crisis, BIS finds
Banks around the world are slowly shifting to rely on local retail funding, says the Bank for International Settlements
German short-sell ban snares long euro FX derivatives
Long euro derivatives positions caught up in proposed legislation, while doubts remain over the exemption of market-makers
Beriot in shock move to Citi from SocGen
LONDON & NEW YORK - Citi has made a key hire from Société Générale in institutional sales, a week after the departure of Jan Bak, head of non-UK European institutional sales in London.
Naked euro currency swaps face same fate as CDSs in Germany
Germany broadens shorting ban scope
Out of crisis comes opportunity?
The past few weeks of rampant volatility have no doubt put the technology of a number dealers to the test. particularly interesting though are the strategic rumours circulating about an unlikely dealer.
Euro to continue decline
LONDON – Analysts are predicting further euro weakness, expecting the unit to return to 1.2135, with the short covering correction be short-lived.
Hotspot extends reach
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Agency broker and market-maker Knight Capital Group has connected foreign exchange and fixed-income trading platforms - HotSpot FX and BondPoint, respectively - to the Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI) network from NYSE…
Non-banks drive up Hotspot volumes
JERSEY CITY, NJ - HotspotFX reported a 107.9% rise in average daily volumes to $35.2 billion - double count - in April, versus $16.9 billion last year.
FXall targets Japan expansion
TOKYO – FXall continues to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, with a key hire from Deutsche Bank in Tokyo.
SEB targets Asia growth
SINGAPORE - SEB has relocated Seppo Leskinen, chief investment officer of the SEB Multi-Manager Currency Fund, to Singapore from London, to leverage demand for currency management by investors in the Asia Pacific region.