Articles by Eva Szalay
NatWest bids for order-book management business
The UK dealer's frosted glassbox serves as segregated order execution desk for fixings and stop losses
Focus shifts to plumbing as crypto markets mature
Panellists at the 14th annual FX Week Asia conference say the institutionalisation of crypto markets is gaining momentum
More platform deals to come, says consultancy
FX specialist consultant Javier Paz says smaller venues may seek larger owners over the next two years
Strømme launches crypto prop shop
Jan Strømme, former global head of e-FX distribution at XTX Markets, sets up Alphaplate, a cryptocurrency trading firm
Algo supervision is paramount, says Rahmouni-Rousseau
Banque de France’s director of markets notes the rise of algorithm usage carries a high level of responsibility
State Street to buy BestX
The TCA provider is set to become a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street; financials undisclosed
Fotheringhame wins Barclays re-employment fight
UK tribunal orders the UK bank to re-engage David Fotheringhame in the role of director of data commercialisation
Nex Infinity DLT could go live this quarter – Choussy
The DLT element is ready from a technical perspective
Euronext dismisses Galinov lawsuit as ‘baseless’
The exchange operator says legal complaint is an attempt at retaliation from Galinov
Euronext moves to buy Galinov’s shares
The exchange operator buys Galinov's 8% of equity in FastMatch for $0.001 per share
Galinov files lawsuit against Euronext
Former FastMatch chief files lawsuit against Euronext and FastMatch claiming “Machiavellian” scheme
Scott wins extradition appeal
Stuart Scott wins extradition appeal as the October 2017 verdict is overturned
Record’s Wood-Collins: more disclosures needed
The UK-based currency manager’s chief says some asset managers appear to use only one counterparty for FX trading
Thomson Reuters to rename Financial & Risk business Refinitiv
The standalone firm will continue to focus on trading platforms, data and market infrastructure provision
Barclays names Fabio Madar as global head of G10 FX
James Hassett moves into newly created role in emerging markets
FX turnover hits new record high in UK
All global currency trading centres register growth in April, compared with previous semi-annual survey
FX Connect rolls out automated order routing
New functionality allows buy-side traders to automate execution according to pre-set rules
Flow hires van Eck
Joeri van Eck joins from Goldman Sachs
Fred Boillereau leaves HSBC, Badhwar moves up
HSBC separates FX & commodities from global markets corporate services, with replacement for Boillereau to be announced
Lawyers poke Fotheringhame on last day of hearing
Issue of whether trust between Barclays and former employee has irretrievably broken down is key focus on day four
Fotheringhame battles to get job back
David Fotheringhame fights for former role at Barclays in four-day remedy hearing, months after winning unfair dismissal claim
SGX’s Lam in bid to bring together two worlds
SGX set to launch FlexC FX Futures in August, with the aim of combining the best that OTC and futures have to offer
Rohra swaps Citi for Citadel Securities
Pooja Rohra spent nearly three years at Citi in an e-FX sales role before joining the market-maker
SEB’s Hellstrom joins Swedbank
Par Hellstrom was a senior FX quant trader at SEB