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SG’s Debonneuil dies in car crash
November - Citi sparks outsourcing debate
Citi sparks outsourcing debate
FX Week 2002 award winners
More than 1,000 banks, corporate treasuries and investors voted in our 2002 survey. Winners are listed below and split in to two pages from the links below. The Winners are pictured at the awards dinner held in London on November 21.
Markets get off to a busy start
LONDON -- There was no rest for FX markets through the festive period and into 2003, as the euro hit a three-year high against the dollar before the greenback fought back to recover.
May - ACI Congress spots euro rise
ACI Congress spots euro rise
October - Multi-bank evolution continues
Multi-bank evolution continues
September - The forex credit crunch
The forex credit crunch
Technology briefs
Bundesbank completes STP for foreign currency reserves
Currency managers slip in November
STAMFORD, CT -- Just over half the currency managers on the Parker Global Strategies’ FX index saw positive returns in November, Parker announced last week.
August - The race for CLS clients
The race for CLS clients
HSBC relocates to Canary Wharf
LONDON -- HSBC’s 120-plus forex staff in London move into the bank’s new building in Canary Wharf on February 17, a spokesperson confirmed.
Citi endorses job sharing
LONDON -- Job sharing among forex professionals is becoming a growing trend in the markets, senior officials told FX Week .
2003: year of the euro?
2003 could be a good year for the euro and the yen, but the outlook is not so healthy for the US dollar, says Jesper Dannesboe, chief FX strategist at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in London
Israel completes shekel liberalisation
TEL AVIV -- The Bank of Israel last week announced the abolition of the last of its FX controls, making the new Israeli shekel fully convertible.
CLS showdown in 2003
LONDON -- The stage is set for a pitched battle for third-party CLS business in 2003, according to senior bankers interviewed by FX Week.
January - Prime brokerage kick-starts the year
From the Allfirst Financial scandal to the launch of CLS, you read it here first in 2002. FX Week reviews the top news stories of last year
April - Merrill Lynch props up recruitment industry
Merrill Lynch props up recruitment industry
December - Year ends in vendor dispute
Year ends in vendor dispute
July - Top banks reap FX rewards
Top banks reap FX rewards
June - The return of volatility
The return of volatility
No lull for FX dealers
LONDON -- The usual pre-holiday lull in FX markets was pushed back last week as growing risk aversion kept dealers busy.
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AIG chief dealer moves to Clearview
Japanese FI goes international
TOKYO -- Japanese fixed-income investors added $25 billion of global forex volume in the past year through diversification of their portfolios, according to a report made public last week.