Laura Matthews
Senior reporter
Laura Matthews is a New York-based reporter for FX Markets.
She previously worked for Euromoney Institutional Investor, the International Business Times, Gannett’s Pacific Daily News, and other publications in Jamaica and The Bahamas.
Laura has a MS from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and a BA in media and communication from the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication at the University of the West Indies, Mona.
Contact Laura at: +1 646 490 3977 or laura.matthews@infopro-digital.com.
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HSBC's Johnson is released on $1 million bond
Mark Johnson, banned from leaving the US, puts up $300,000 and his house to meet bail
Some EMs back in vogue, say currency managers
Others are trying to figure out a trading policy for these markets
CIO urges market to pay attention to the renminbi
Knowledge of the Chinese consumer can help drive portfolios across sectors and countries – Bessemer Trust's Patterson
More PBs could pull out come September, panellists say
"How far can repricing go without actually constraining and choking that entire market?" asks JP Morgan's Choussy
Financial market infrastructures get cyber guidance
CPMI and Iosco say FMIs can be a major channel through which certain financial shocks can spread across domestic and international financial markets
FlexTrade opens office in Australia
The multi-asset system provider aims to pick up some business as retirement funds Down Under look elsewhere for returns
Best Liquidity Aggregation System: TraderTools
The technology provider has carved out a niche for itself among Tier 2 banks
Best Post-Trade Services Provider: CLS TriOptima
While not even a year old, the partnered service has saved dealers more than $112 billion in notional exposure
Best Trading Technology Vendor: FlexTrade Systems
Control of execution processes across asset classes, coupled with cross-asset TCA, wins over the judges
Highly Commended for Best e-FX Software Provider: Broadway Technology
Trading heads say the level of flexibility and modest cost of the firm's products keeps them competitive
Best e-FX Platform for Corporates: 360T
360T says it understands corporates have peculiar needs and it remains focused on delivering solutions to meet them
EBS BrokerTec and Icap launch CNH benchmark
Market participants can directly compare onshore and offshore renminbi activity during the Asia-Pacific/Emea crossover
State Street's Sagurton heads to R3
Sagurton will work in business development and aid in R3's lab and research center sales and member expansion in the Americas
FXCH clears first institutional FX spot trade on blockchain
FX Clearing House from Ireland-based Baxter FX sets its sights on becoming the go-to CCP for all spot FX participants
FXSpotStream scores record volumes
For the second time this year, the venue reaches that milestone – and surpasses the first
Brazil's Bradesco joins R3's blockchain exploration
R3's quest to find broad financial use for the technology is growing across regions
OCC probed for regulatory capture
The agency is among the latest being investigated for a potential soft touch when handling Wall Street firms
Some asset managers remain overweight in EM currencies
Some buy-side firms expect them to outperform their European counterparts
Brexit will give non-banks a spot-market boost
Adding to dealer banks' decreasing risk appetite could spell trouble
Brexit uncertainty to benefit active funds
No one knows what Brexit will bring, but investors say market dislocation could be a plus for active managers
Bearish US view scores a win for Swissquote
Broker tops the table with close calls on USD/CHF and EUR/JPY