Trading
Jerome departs StanChart
Global head expected to re-emerge at Morgan Stanley
USD in the long run
Marc Chandler, global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York,steps back from the markets to take a look at the bigger picture
Scotia scoops the 12-month forecast again
Scotia tops 12-month poll for second week running
BarCap eyes number one spot in FX
UK dealer outlines 2010 ambitions
Conlan brings Cognotec into the First Derivatives fold
Brian Conlan, chief executive at First Derivatives, talks to FX Week about plans for the merged company
RBS resignations prompt restructure
LONDON & STAMFORD, CT - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has implemented a new structure for its sales and trading business today (February 15), following the departure of two senior managers in London last Friday (February 12).
BoAML realigns FXPB into multi-asset business
Zia quits Bank of America Merrill Lynch
MAS lifts structured notes ban for DBS, Malayan Banking and RBS
Regulator eases controls as dealers improve risk systems
Greek woes revive seven-year old Goldman swap story
The Greek debt crisis has refocused attention on a controversial swap trade first reported by Risk in 2003. The deal, completed with Goldman Sachs in 2002, effectively allowed Greece to borrow roughly €1 billion without adding to its public debt figures…
First Derivatives pays $4.7 million for Cognotec IP
First Derivatives is paying $4.7 million to snap up the key assets and intellectual property of bankrupt Irish FX software provider Cognotec. The deal was signed last night (February 14), just two weeks after Cognotec was placed into receivership on…
CME reports record volumes
Greece crisis boon for exchange
Slow but steady
Naomi Fink, Japan strategist in global markets sales and trading at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, thinks Japan is on the road to recovery
Traders pile in for euro protection
Traders are still snapping up protection against a collapse in the euro.
Algos boom on retail trading platforms
Dealers still pick up from collateral constraints
Beta-Gamma Research unleashes Trigger Trader
New FX algo product aimed at mid-tier banks launched
BoAML says goodbye to Harmon
NEW YORK - Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) is continuing to shake up senior management with a departure and twin promotion, effective last Tuesday(February 9).
UBS Q4 forex revenue fails to shine
A 2009 loss at the Swiss bank triggers a bonus clawback and, despite moving into the black overall in the fourth quarter, investment revenue from the FX division shrinks.
A sterling outlook?
FX Week sounded out the bears and the not so bearish on the outlook for cable and EUR/GBP over the next six to 12 months.
Credit Suisse builds out in EM
Swiss bank restructures trading desks to improve distribution into emerging markets