Articles by Robert Mackenzie Smith
RBS loses another FX trader in manipulation probe
Senior currency trader at RBS suspended in relation to fixing probe
Westpac expands Hong Kong presence to tap into RMB demand
Australian bank makes senior appointments in Hong Kong to strengthen renminbi business
Treasurer Talk: William Mekrut, FM Global
William Mekrut, treasurer at FM Global, discusses ways to avoid rising hedging costs. By Robert Mackenzie Smith
Russian ruble pricing changes provoke FX market debate
Debate over price granularity in the ruble heats up as platforms consider changes
Steven Cho exits Goldman Sachs
Global head of G-10 spot and forwards trading has left Goldman Sachs to work on the buy side
Barclays appoints interim head of spot FX, cuts three in sales
Cuts hit Barclays' FX sales team, but bank appoints Dan Ryan as interim head of spot
Eurex hopes to steal march on rival CME with FX launch
After delays, Eurex may launch FX futures and options by summer
Revolving doors at State Street as Reilly exits
James Reilly has left State Street Global Exchange just two months after he and Mike Irwin joined from Morgan Stanley, while Andrew Lewis has joined from Deutsche
Banks reconsider prime brokerage models
Small and medium-sized clients find it harder to access interbank markets
UniCredit's FX derivatives chief exits
Peter Jerrom has left UniCredit after five years and is understood to have been replaced internally by Nick Gentle
FX traders break up USD/EM basket for first time in five years
The market has seen a shift in emerging markets trading as FX traders focus on currency differentials
Ex-BAML Seebacher joins Brevan Howard
Gerhard Seebacher joins Brevan Howard in New York as co-head of global debt trading, after 18 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Banks to shun FX platforms over transparency
Banks increase scrutiny of aggregation practices over transparency concerns
Credit Suisse’s Buckley joins FastMatch
Paul Buckley has left Credit Suisse after six years to join FastMatch, reporting to Dmitri Galinov
Thomson Reuters on top after stagnant start to year
A mid-December forecast that major currencies would remain fairly static in the short term lands Thomson Reuters - IFR Markets at the top of the one-month rankings
Icap sees steady NDF volume on Sef
Reported data shows Icap's Sef trading roughly $6 billion daily volume in non-deliverable forwards but other Sefs have fared less well, including Integral, with just one trade
BNP Paribas hires in e-FX sales
Amish Naik joins the French bank in New York, having previously been at Citi for more than three years
February 12 trade reporting deadline – Failure warning
With the European Union’s February 12 trade reporting deadline fast approaching, few give the market any chance of being fully ready. Participants point to the significant challenge posed by complex reporting rules, and the shortened timeline to…
Barclays hires FX research head for Europe
Former US Treasury official Marvin Barth has joined Barclays to lead FX research in Europe, reporting to Jose Wynne
Weak yen propels Nomura to top
The Japanese bank's forecast of a weak yen and sterling strength has seen it top the three-month currency forecast rankings
DealHub names Jyske Bank on FX Distribution Hub
FX technology firm DealHub publicly announces a second bank using FX Distribution Hub, following on from Commerzbank in September
BAML FX spot trader leaves firm
Director and FX spot trader Patrick McInerney leaves BAML
BNP Paribas sees changes in FX sales and trading
Alistair Carter and Pavel Vintin have joined BNP Paribas while Maria Riedel leaves to join JP Morgan