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Top stories from 15 years of FX Week Emerging markets' glitter fades
KUALA LUMPUR – Foreign exchange controls imposed on the Malaysian ringgit on Tuesday, September 1, have sparked fears that the shine may have left the emerging currencies market, according to industry sources.
Review of 2004 - November: Forex liquidity crisis looms
LONDON – UBS, Deutsche Bank and Barclays Capital warned of a potential liquidity crisis in foreign exchange at the FX Week 2004 Congress.
Review of 2004 - December: Deutsche cuts global forex
FRANKFURT & SINGAPORE – Deutsche Bank was in the process of a major restructuring of its foreign exchange capabilities globally.
Review of 2004 - September: Reuters widens FX access
LONDON – Reuters announced that fund managers, corporates and mid-tier banks would soon get access to the firm’s interbank FX rates for the first time. The firm announced it would take spot dealing prices from its Matching service, used by 7,000 users at…
Review of 2004 - October: Shock job losses at Tullett
LONDON – Tullett Liberty suffered a surprise defeat in the integration of its forex business with rival Prebon Yamane. Broking sources in London said Tullett’s FX forwards team left in the two weeks following the completion of parent Collins Stewart…
Review of 2004 - February: RBS and Deutsche lead the way
FRANKFURT AND LONDON – February was a good month for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Deutsche Bank with both reporting figures showing that they were gaining on their rivals.
Review of 2004 - January: NAB saga starts in earnest
MELBOURNE – The saga of National Australia Bank’s rogue trading scandal came to light on January 13. The bank said it had uncovered losses of up to A$180 million (US$140 million) from unauthorised trading in forex options during the fourth quarter.
Review of 2004 - July: AIB repays E26m for overcharging
DUBLIN – Allied Irish Banks (AIB) said it would repay the e26 million ($32 million) it overcharged clients on 3 million FX deals, after a regulator slammed the bank in a report in July.
Shock job losses at Tullett
Tullett Liberty's forwards desk loses as merger with Prebon completes LONDON – Tullett Liberty has suffered a surprise defeat in the integration of its forex business with that of rival Prebon Yamane. Broking sources in London say Tullett's FX forwards…
SIBOS 2004
CLS rules the roost at Sibos
Rankings reveal diversifying inter-dealer market
The inter-dealer market for foreign exchange is shrinking, as an increasing number of mid-tier players retreat from market-making to become clients of the top firms. The banks that remain are working hard to consolidate their positions as liquidity…
CME to enhance electronic options trading
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) plans to enhance electronic options trading on its Globex platform following its purchase of a derivatives technology vendor in Chicago last week.
September - Quote unquote
"We jointly decided that the best move would be to increase its FX expertise" -- Jim Brown , managing director of TH Lee Global Internet Managers, on the departure of Currenex chief executive Lori Mirek in January
October - BoA announces Fleet bid
Banking mergers were thin on the ground in 2003, but in October, news came of Bank of America’s (BoA) $47 billion purchase of FleetBoston Financial.
August - HSBC challenges Citi on Mexican remittances
HSBC issued a challenge to Citigroup in August by declaring its intention to target the $10 billion a year US/Mexican remittances market.
February - Heavyweights tackle anonymity risks
The risk of trading with unnamed counterparties was highlighted in February, when central banks and top players in FX joined together to combat the problem.
December - AIG cuts ahead of merger
The year ended on a bad note as recruiters in the US and Europe started to report widespread cuts at American Insurance Group in Connecticut and London in December.
July - Indian market opens up
The Reserve Bank of India lifted restrictions on trading currency options in July. The move was a major development for FX in one of the world’s fastest growing economies.
May - Banks’ operational risk lapse exposed
A special investigation by FX Week in May revealed a lapse in operational risk management at banks that do not separate risk management budgets from business lines.
January - Currenex shareholders eject Mirek
From the departure of Currenex’s Lori Mirek as the year opened, to the arrests of 48 forex traders in New York in November, FX Week reviews the top stories of 2003
June - Top three make biggest earnings gains
FX Week’s yearly ranking of banks’ forex revenues in June revealed an acceleration of the trend towards the growing importance of the top banks in FX.
September - Focus on the Middle East
All eyes turned to forex in the Middle East in September, as industry body ACI’s global congress finally got under way in Beirut.
April - Sars hits trading in HK
Banks in Hong Kong readied their contingency plans in April as the deadly Sars virus gripped the trading centre.