Articles by Alessandro Aimone
Hastings appointed to new ACI UK role
The director of Whispers FX Solutions will become the association's bank and financial institution liaison officer
UK regulators zoom in on financial technology
The Bank of England is paying close attention to potential benefits and risks of digital currencies and distributed ledgers
CFH Clearing launches matching engine in TY3
The prime-of-prime provider aims to reduce latency and enhance execution by reducing the round trip between London and Tokyo by 200 milliseconds
ECB unveils fresh stimulus measures
European Central Bank cuts rates to new low and expands QE scheme
Hamilton leaves Citi
VP for e-FX sales has resigned after four years
NAB wins for third week running with close EUR/USD call
Australian bank comes top as the FX market focuses on monetary policy divergence and uncertainty over the UK's future
Banks complete blockchain trial for fixed-income products
With the aim of moving forward the banking industry's adoption of the technology
Jerome and Eggleston launch technology start-up
Former Morgan Stanley managing directors set up TCA and analytics firm
ICE considers bid for LSE to stop Deutsche Börse
The move by the US group could prevent a "merger of equals" between the two European exchanges
EBS BrokerTec set to move to 1ms data updates
The new FX market data feed is expected to reduce update intervals to 1ms and will become available in the summer
Rabobank wins with a close cable call
Jane Foley, senior currency strategist at Rabobank, sees political uncertainty over Brexit as the catalyst for more sterling volatility
Marquard takes on strategy role at CLS
He is still general counsel and representative for legal matters to CLS's executive management committee and CLS Group board
LSE in merger talks with Deutsche Börse
A deal between the two would forge the largest European exchange group, challenging US competitors
Hong Kong Exchange to offer renminbi futures
The move aims to deepen links with mainland China and give investors new ways to tackle a fall in offshore liquidity
CFH Clearing expands choice of white-label platforms
In March, the PoP provider will add Olfa Trade's Seamless FX to its range
Volatility and options push up FX revenues in 2015
Figures from the 12 largest investment banks show G10 FX up on 2014, while Ficc trading was down 9%
Price and perfect execution
Firms are trying to give clients visibility on measuring whether the price they are receiving is a good one, but the cost of execution is variable and hard to pinpoint – and it’s not just about price
TCA requires standard benchmark and practices
The quest for a universal way of measuring execution quality continues
Ledgers bring transparency to bank payments
Distributed ledgers allow banks to track international payments like a package
January volumes up on December, down on year
Average daily volumes rose across major FX platforms, but were far off the numbers posted a year ago
China's FX reserves plunge to more than three-year low
Latest PBoC figures show a drop of $99.5 billion in January to $3.23 trillion
FCA expands accountability to HFT traders
New rules published by the UK watchdog aim to strengthen individual accountability in the financial industry
FXCM to stop offering Hong Kong dollar on February 26
Mindful of last year's SNB shock, the US broker decides to stop quoting HKD amid fears over peg
Former Citi trader points finger at bank execs at tribunal
Carly McWilliams tells London court the alleged offences were "encouraged, condoned, required and indeed rewarded" by management