Articles by Alessandro Aimone
Deutsche's head of global FX reportedly going on leave
Ahmet Arinc is reported to be on leave, 14 months into holding the top job in FX at German giant
De Groot dismissal case kicks off at closed hearing
Former head of spot FX trading at BNP Paribas starts unfair dismissal claim against French bank
Icap buys hedge fund analytics platform
An investor in Enso Financial Analytics since 2013, the interdealer broker aims to broaden its fintech presence
ETX Capital hires Tahmassebi as COO
London Capital Group's former chief operating officer joins the retail spread-betting broker
DTCC elects three to board of directors
The new members are JP Morgan's Owens, BofAML's Simpson and ED&F Man Capital Markets' Weinhoffer
Nomura appoints Hafeez as global head of G10 FX strategy
London-based Hafeez leaves Deutsche Bank after 13 years and will report to Kevin Gaynor in his new role
Standard Bank South Africa partners TradAir
The South African lender will deploy TradAir's eFX platform to boost its market-making capabilities in USD/ZAR
McDermott exits FCA on July 1
Tracy McDermott has been chief of the UK regulator since Martin Wheatley stepped down in September 2015
Saxo Payments offers corporate access to real-time FX trading
Banking Circle Real-time FX promises to eliminate the need to turn to banks for foreign exchange trading or payments
CME confirms Houston as new global head of FX
The former Deutsche Bank head of FXPB and OTC clearing for Emea will report to Sean Tully in his new role
Thomson Reuters buys full control of WM/R
The firm now owns State Street Corp subsidiary The World Markets Company and with it the FX benchmark
Sterling to head lower as Brexit looms
With three months to go, volatility in sterling is set to rise as uncertainty remains pivotal, says CIBC head of G10 FX strategy
Fintech could spur two million banking job cuts
US and European banks could cut up to 30% of their workforce in the next decade, suggests a report from Citi
Morgan Stanley's White to join Citadel Securities
Nicola White is moving to the market making arm of the hedge fund as global chief operating officer for Ficc
Renminbi's global share of payments drops
But the Chinese currency is being increasingly adopted to settle transactions with China and Hong Kong
February volumes fall after good start to year
Average daily volumes reversed January's trend and dropped across all major FX platforms
RBC launches delegated execution tool for buy side
UnityFX, developed by RBC I&TS and Broadridge, will help investment managers with their operational FX needs
JP Morgan tops Coalition investment banking survey
US bank also triumphs in fixed-income, currencies and commodities markets
Hoodless echoes claims that Citi knew of wrongdoing
Ex-trader repeats previous statements that senior managers encouraged information sharing
Stimpson wins compensation, but less than the maximum
Judge rules in favour of Perry Stimpson in unfair dismissal case against Citi
China may introduce Tobin tax on FX transactions
A levy on currency trading could be put in place to fight speculation
Icap completes post-trade blockchain test
The interdealer broker is the latest to implement the technology in the financial industry
LSE and Deutsche Börse strike deal
Two exchanges unveil details of "merger of equals", which will create Europe's biggest exchange group, UK TopCo
Preston joins ETX Capital board
Former City Index CEO becomes an independent non-executive director