Articles by Laura Matthews
NYDFS fines Deutsche Bank $205m for FX
Fines relate to practices between 2007 and 2013, when Deutsche was the world’s largest dealer by market share
Northern Trust partners Lumint for FX solutions
The partnership supports further innovations in hedging programme management and analytics
Phil Weisberg joins oneZero’s advisory board
The firm hopes to use his institutional market insight as it seeks new opportunities
Mark Johnson out of prison on bail
Former HSBC currency boss allowed out on bail while his appeal is pending
Mark Johnson’s attorneys point to Isda agreement in appeal
“How are FX traders supposed [to] know what trading constitutes wire fraud when the government cannot even answer that question?” attorneys ask
European corporates hit by FX in final quarter of 2017
Currency losses at their highest for corporates in Europe since Q3 2015
Thomson Reuters expands crypto sentiment data feed
Cryptocurrency sentiment package monitors more than 2,000 global news and 800 social media sites in real time
DoJ asks for discovery stay in benchmark case until ‘Cartel’ case ends
US tries to balance need to protect ongoing criminal investigations and lawsuits with civil attorneys’ desire for additional testimonies
IBM and Avaloq to build Swiss cloud
Swiss Banking Cloud could be ready to on-board new clients in second half of 2018
DTCC adds two to the board
BNPP’s Claudine Gallagher and Virtu’s Joseph Molluso are the newest additions to the 20-member board of directors
Grise out, Colantone in as head of FX sales at JP Morgan
Mike Grise’s departure comes after an eight-year tenure as head of FX sales, Americas
MarkitServ connects to Asigna for clearing Mexican peso
New connection enables a standardised workflow and connectivity for clearing Mexican peso TIIE 28 swaps
TraderTools commits to FX Global Code
Yaacov Heidingsfeld says the firm supports the goals of the principles
New York Fed commits to FX Global Code
It promises to conduct its currency business in a manner consistent with the set of principles
EM structural strength in focus as dollar rallies, CIBC
But dollar gains could soon lose steam
MarketFactory launches pre-trade limit tool
Reflector monitors and balances the limits and positions across all trading venues
G10 FX revenues hit two-year highs – Coalition
The first quarter of 2018 saw a reversal of revenue contraction seen in the last two years, with profits up 20%
FX lawsuits: the roundup
The number of cases related to conduct in foreign exchange markets has multiplied. Here is our handy guide to developments so far
BTIG adds Daly to FX team
Brendan Daly joins as a director
Thomas to lead Morgan Stanley’s e-macro sales team
Matt Thomas was previously in Credit Suisse’s FX and rates electronic sales team at Credit Suisse
Broadway taps Evelina Rosenstein as head of Emea sales
Rosenstein joins from FXSpotStream where she handled sales and new business
Middleton joins Mesirow’s UK currency team
As a senior vice-president, Amy Middleton will work on bespoke research initiatives and advise on investment strategies
DoJ indicts another FX trader on price-rigging charge
US says Akshay Aiyer conspired with other New York-based traders at rival banks to fix prices in Ceemea currencies
FX Cartel loses bid to dismiss criminal case
Judge says SFO investigation was a sign the currency traders could be prosecuted somewhere