Articles by Eva Szalay
Citi retains top spot and scoops record tally
Citi retains overall best bank award and picks up wins in 10 more categories
Citi named best bank for FX for second year running
Citi wins a record 11 categories, but Deutsche retains best bank for spot FX; Barclays ups its tally to five awards, from last year's three
Mallett dismissed from Bank of England
Grabiner report unveils transcripts of conversations between Mallett and market participants discussing "matching off" trades
Regulators slam banks with fines totalling $3.4 billion
Five banks have been ordered to pay total fines of $3.4 billion in relation to the global regulatory investigation surrounding FX benchmarks
'Last look' will prevent settlement with regulators, warns New Change FX
Banks and regulators are preparing to hammer out a deal in relation to the global probe into currency trading, but questions surrounding 'last-look' practices could stall the process in the US
EBS targets regional banks with Liquidity Optimization
EBS Liquidity Optimization signs up 15 customers in one year
Treasury announces digital currencies consultation
The consultation will examine the risks and benefits of digital currencies, including the potential threats to the stability of the financial system
Liquidity concerns still haunt Ficc
The cost of maintaining Ficc market-making operations outweigh the benefits for banks, leading to fears that a market event could have serious consequences
FCA investigates Tullett Prebon for wash trades
Tullett Prebon is being investigated for trades with no economic purpose and one ex-employee is embroiled in it, as well as the Libor scandal
Herman takes sole responsibility as Amrolia moves jobs
Zar Amrolia moves into a technology role, leaving Herman to take sole responsibility for the debt and currency trading business
Flow FX approaches all-to-all market structure
Growing buy-side access to interdealer flows creates an equities-like market structure; banks focus on monetising agency models
EBS volumes hit record high for 2014 on October 31, topping $200bn
The company records flows of $250 billion on the last trading day of October
Toland joins MarketFactory as vice-president of sales
He previously worked at EBS and Thomson Reuters for six and 10 years, respectively, and will now lead MarketFactory's sales efforts
Fry exits LiquidityPool after sale to Xenfin
Paula Fry previously worked at Citi, and for more than 14 years at Goldman Sachs
Bank of Japan easing reaffirms dollar bull trend
Strategists see USD/JPY trading at 115 before the year-end and at 120 by September 2015
Banks set aside more than $6 billion for FX fines
Large currency dealing banks prepare to draw a line under the global regulatory probe into currency markets as they brace themselves for fines
Deutsche Bank appoints Wisnia as head of Fic structuring
Sam Wisnia joins from private equity firm DMC Partners; he previously worked at Goldman Sachs for 14 years
RBS appoints two MDs in Asia-Pacific
Holdstock joins RBS from Nomura to head up the cash, NDF, Stirt and options business in the region. Reporting to him is Goh, who will head NDF and Stirt
Non-bank market-makers step into the breach as banks turn to agency
Buy side continues to worry about the reliability of non-bank market-makers, despite their presence during a technical glitch and volatile trading times
Bock joins 360T from ADS Securities
Bock joins 360T after leaving his three-year role as head of sales for Europe and North America
Patten and Jones cash in on Liquidity Pool sale to Xenfin
Former Mako FX platform taken on by technology firm
Hosking joins Forex FS from ADS Securities
He previously worked at ADS Securities, based in Singapore, covering bank and institutional sales
FXSpotStream finds niche in cash-strapped times
Intense focus on cost cutting has benefited multibank aggregator service FXSpotStream, which is on course to introduce streaming for forwards from November 30
Electronic trading grows tenfold in some EM currencies
Delegates at the FX Week Asia conference in Singapore heard about the challenges and opportunities Asian electronic trading offers