Articles by Robert Mackenzie Smith
Poynder departs Thomson Reuters
33-year industry veteran Robin Poynder has left Thomson Reuters in London
Head of US sales departs Ice
The US exchange's head of US sales has left the firm in Chicago
BoE appoints Lord Grabiner to lead FX investigation
The Oversight Committee has appointed Lord Grabiner for investigation into whether BoE was involved in alleged market manipulation
CME Europe set to launch FX futures in April
After a significant delay to the launch of its flagship European exchange, CME Europe will launch next month with 30 FX futures contracts
Global head of FX departs Crédit Agricole
GFMA board director and head of FX at Crédit Agricole Vince Leclercq has left the French bank in London
CME Europe chief executive dies at 60
CME's Robert Ray has passed away following an illness
Santander promotes Pelizzoli to global head of FX trading
Marco Pelizzoli has assumed responsibility for FX trading at the Spanish bank, as Mike Killen takes over Simon Manwaring's former role
RBS internalisation levels hit 90% in EUR/USD
The Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed details of the extent to which it internalises certain currency pairs, which it claims is a better deal for clients
Kayhan Mirza quits JP Morgan for Goldman Sachs
Head of FX for Emea at JP Morgan is leaving the bank for rival firm Goldman Sachs as a partner
FCA best execution review puts 40 firms under spotlight
The FCA's review into best execution practices is set to reveal further malpractice in the retail FX market, say participants
Bank of England informed of fixing concerns in 2006
Chief dealers' sub-group reveals concerns about acitivity surrounding FX benchmarks and the methodology of the 4pm fix
Citi hires FX options director
After more than a year out of the market, Daniel Hanson has joined Citi on its Ceemea FX options desk
Bank of England suspends staff member in FX probe
The FX probe has taken its first central bank casualty today, as the Bank of England has suspended a staff member following an internal review
RBS on top with spot-on EUR/USD view
A strong euro and sterling rally has helped Royal Bank of Scotland climb from 14th place to take top spot in the three-month currency forecast rankings
Scott & Scott takes lead in FX manipulation battle
US law firm Scott & Scott will be in charge of co-ordinating a FX class action lawsuit spanning the globe
FXCM goes on offensive after £4 million FCA fine
The retail FX broker has criticised other firms in the industry for not passing on price improvements to clients in the week it was fined by the FCA
Head of FX exits Solo Capital
Mankash Jain has left his role at the buy-side firm after more than two years
CIBC hires FX options head for Asia
The Canadian bank has taken on Natixis's FX options head for Asia
FX director resigns from Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ
Andrew Burley has left the Japanese bank in London after more than four years at the firm
US Bank hires senior corporate FX salesperson
US Bank has expanded its FX team in New York with two senior hires
FX traders see lacklustre trading volumes as trends stay weak
Volumes and activity point to subdued year ahead as trends remain weak
4Cast wins on contrarian EUR/USD view
Financial analysis firm 4Cast has topped this week's three-month forecasts for the fifth week in a row
FX industry leans on Emta for Sef benchmark solution
The Emerging Markets Trade Association is in the hot seat to provide Sef benchmark solutions for NDFs
Citi replaces Prasad with Mahmud
Nadir Mahmud was appointed global head of FX and local markets, replacing Anil Prasad