Articles by Eva Szalay
Citi’s Sinniah set to retire, Hewson to step up
Bernie Sinniah, Citi's global head of e-FX solutions, to step down after 38 years at the bank
SGX sees new FX records
Both INR/USD and USD/CNH monthly volumes soar to new records after overall FX futures volumes grew 59% in 2017
Market participants call for more TCA disclosures
The cost of TCA is negotiable, but the billing method should be disclosed, says one market participant
Citi to hire technologists for London innovation hub
The London lab will initially employ 75 people
Volumes surge on Thomson Reuters FX venues in January
Total ADV amounted to $432.1bn, of which $107.9bn was spot turnover
Bailey appointed FSCS chair
The FSCS is the compensation fund of last resort, protecting consumers in the event of an authorised financial services firm failing
CLS launches FX forecasting tool
The new data product will give market participants indications of future price moves, based on CLS historical data
2018 FX Week e-FX Awards dates announced
The four-week submission period runs from March 21 to April 18
Patrick Fleur to join Solid FX as chief executive
Dutch pension fund PGGM's former head of trading and execution takes on new role at the ECN on March 5
BoE and six EU central banks sign up to FX Global Code
UK central bank formally commits to FX Global Code of Conduct, following ECB and 14 peers
TCA will increase fragmentation, says Sinclair
Execution spreads across more secondary venues as algos seek platforms with least signalling risk, says white paper by MarketFactory
Nex’s Cartledge: we’re not asking anyone to pay in advance
EBS Direct to raise brokerage fees following analytics suite launch and single-ticket execution upgrade
Blackstone and Thomson Reuters sign $20 billion deal
Private equity company Blackstone will acquire 55% stake in Thomson Reuters’ F&R business, including FX platforms and market data
Millennium to lose Lisa Scott-Smith
The co-head of portfolio investments and currency team manager at Millennium Global is set to leave in early March
FX Connect to offer BestX analytics
The platform’s key client base is the core audience for FX TCA
FX volumes rebound in London and New York
Semi-annual surveys of seven major central banks show FX activity in the US and UK rising by 7%
Geller to lead FX at Capitolis
Illit Geller, co-founder of TradAir, joins Mandelzis start-up
Best execution tops list of daily challenges – JP Morgan survey
The bank questioned more than 400 institutional investors about e-trading trends for 2018 in fixed-income and commodities markets
FCA approves New Change FX for benchmarks
NCFX becomes first benchmark administrator for live FX spot markets under EU regulation 2016/1011
Obituary: FX veteran Guy Plummer passes away
Known as the ‘chart man’, Plummer worked in foreign exchange for 25 years
Citi: the bank of 10,000 technologists
The bank's Tel Aviv-based fintech Accelerator programme has seen over 70 start-ups attract more than $300 million in VC money
Spiteri joins 360T
Lisa Spiteri started her new role on January 15, switching from Nex-owned EBS, where she worked for more than 13 years
Goodbody joins macro fund as strategic adviser
Melbourne-based Goodbody takes new role after spending a year on gardening leave
FX hiring prospects to pick up in 2018, study says
Options Group expects many traders and sales people to move this year