Articles by Laura Matthews
City Index: yuan to hit seven within a month
China’s yuan has not seen such levels for more than a decade, but trade war with US induces flirtation
UBS developing customisable client pricing engine
Swiss bank wants to give individual clients fully customised price without affecting system performance
Citi taps Hoshino as head of FX in Japan
Bank moves to strengthen FX operations to serve corporate and institutional clients in region
US regulators applying outdated laws to crypto, hearing told
Congress also urged to open up Fed payment system if it wants to reach the unbanked
Baton hires Choussy as it eyes scale and client expansion
Choussy has been appointed president and chief operating officer
Caplin introduces cryptocurrencies on trading platform
Technology firm seeks to copy elements of FX trading while capturing crypto-specific features
Girolami to replace Pluves at LCH
Isabelle Girolami will start as LCH's chief executive on November 1
FX trading in London hits record high
UK capital cements position as largest FX hub; New York sees significant fall in daily turnover
State Street hires Harry Xu for Asia FX
Xu joins in Boston from Nomura in New York
UBS: last look is sticking around, but conversation evolving
Bank says transparent and open discussion can produce “mutual benefits going both ways”
Identity crisis for Facebook’s Libra under lawmakers’ grilling
Washington wrestles with ‘regulating the heck’ out of Libra without stifling innovation
Kurk joins Northern Trust as COO
Hire aims to capitalise on acquired technology and product capabilities
Debelle swings at ‘buyer beware’ disclosures in FX
‘They don’t give you free licence to do whatever you want,’ says new GFXC chair
Citi shockwaves prompt rush for new PBs
BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan and NatWest said to be onboarding Citi’s former clients
Record builds synthetic FXPB offering
Specialist currency manager will use tri-party model to move securities collateral between banks
City Index: US and China truce, global outlook weighs on Fed
Greenback may be bolstered in short term, but range trading expected over medium term
CBDC could work as contingency payment solution – Norges Bank
Research continues, although central bank finds CBDCs unnecessary to ensure public access to secure means of payment
Lawmakers try to halt Facebook’s Libra over privacy and security fears
Swiss-based financial system potentially storing trillions of dollars could be target for hackers
360TGTX to unveil new NDF streaming to aid bank algos
Complementary offering set to go live next quarter
Quinif touches down at HSBC
Brian Quinif left Nomura as it downsized emerging markets FX team
Kooltra plots broker entry with FX market technology
Fintech firm plans compliance, dealing and settlement automation solution for FX payments providers next year
Gillespie joins Spotex in sales role
Based in London, Kevin Gillespie will target institutional and broker clients, besides banks
Swissquote: discount short-term news, focus on central bank policy
Markets search for direction as trade tension lingers and central banks move back into spotlight
Swiss regulator hunts for hints in Credit Suisse FX probe
Five banks fined, two acquitted as Comco closes market-rigging probes