Articles by Chiara Albanese
Ex-RBS options trader moves to Crossbridge Capital in Singapore
Galen Murphy left RBS last year with Nick Gentle and Pauric Hanna, who are now at UniCredit and CIBC respectively
Newedge hires Roper in FX sales
Andrew Roper joins Newedge from UniCredit, where he worked in FX institutional sales
Tarun Jotwani to leave Nomura
Global head of markets is made redundant from the Japanese bank
Rabobank hires FX strategist in London
Christian Lawrence joins from RBC Capital Markets, and reports to Jane Foley
LCH.Clearnet hires options technology head from BAML
Emanur Rahman will report to CIO Tom Zschach, who also joined from BAML last year
What’s in store for 2012?
At the dawn of a new year, FX Week speaks to senior traders, strategists, technologists and lobbyists about their expectations for 2012. The eurozone crisis, implementation of regulation and technology upgrades top the agenda for many participants…
Increase in Swissie floor still on the cards, say strategists
Currency analysts expect the EUR/CHF floor could rise 1.25 or 1.3 by the end of March
UniCredit appoints Gentle in FX options
Nick Gentle joins from RBS and will report to Peter Jerrom and Bernd Broeker
ING moves US-based FX trading desks to Europe
The reorganisation will affect roughly 40 employees and is part of the bank’s preparation for new capital requirements
Drysdale joins RBS from Goldman Sachs
Trader will work in currency options in London, reporting to Richard Fawcett
US dollar set for safe-haven flows in 2012, according to industry poll
According to 36% of respondents to FX Week’s latest online poll, the US dollar is the only real safe-haven currency, while 33% suggest there is still some promise in Nordic currencies
FXCM wins out with accurate medium-term euro view
Prediction that the euro would break out of its range during the fourth quarter lands FXCM at the top of the three-month forecast rankings
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ expands in FX sales
Moritz Knickrehm and Matthieu Gloux have joined the Japanese bank in London
BBVA hires FX strategist in London
Peter Frank joins from Société Générale and reports to Dustin Reid
BNP Paribas preps launch of Cortex single-dealer platform
French bank expects to launch its new platform early in the first quarter of 2012, following a 14-month development period
ING appoints Hudd from BarCap for FX sales
Caroline Hudd will be based in London and report to Emeryc Kpenou
UniCredit FX under new management with Laffineur and Broeker
Bernd Broeker, formally global head of FX options at Nomura, becomes global head of G-10 FX and deputy head of FX
FX repository aiming for mid-2012 launch, says DTCC
Following the launch of the interest rate derivatives trade repository yesterday, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation confirms FX and commodities are the next priority
FX Week Europe: Algos prove their worth in volatile markets, say banks
By locating the best sources of liquidity and benchmarking execution to the rest of the market, algorithmic strategies add value in difficult markets, according to pioneers at Credit Suisse and Citi
Finch returns to DealHub to head new Singapore office
DealHub will open Singapore office in early 2012, under the leadership of former sales and marketing head Tim Finch
FX Week Europe: Eurozone survival discussion is premature, says academic
European leaders are "playing poker", but the game will last longer than a few days, says Brunel University's professor of economics
Gammage joins FXall from Citi
Citi's former head of G-10 e-commerce sales to head active trading for the Americas at FXall
Bearish medium-term euro view wins for Saxo
Danish bank accurately predicted eurodollar would be at 1.34 by November 28
Rationale for clearing all FX products is evident, say CCPs
Speakers at a conference in London discuss the exemption of FX swaps and forwards from mandatory clearing requirements