Articles by Robert Mackenzie Smith
ANZ expands in corporate sales
As part of the Australian bank's European growth strategy, ANZ has appointed two heads of corporate multi-asset sales in London
Slow and steady wins Wells Fargo the race
The US bank tops the three-month rankings as medium term view that GBP/USD would remain stable pays off
Guillaume Huteau departs BAML
Head of Ceemea FX trading is leaving BAML after 18 months at the bank in London
UBS FX quant head moves to Citi
Mark Meredith departs UBS to co-head Citi's Autotrader platform in London
Sef regime begins, but platforms concerned over 'permitted' rule
Multi-dealer platforms are worried that, although they have to register as Sefs now, clients might be deterred from using them until they have to
Flight from EUR/USD leads to record low volume on EBS
Summer downtime and poor dollar performance combine to give EBS its worst set of figures for seven years
Dion rolls out RFQ system for FX options
Technology vendor aims to help clients, particularly second-tier banks, meet new regulatory requirements for options
Dollar weakness bet puts Danske on top
The weakening of the US dollar will reverse as a result of economic strength rather than safe-haven flows, Danish bank predicts
Ivan Ritossa joins Icap board
Former global head of FX left Barclays last year and recently took up the non-executive position on the board of interdealer broker Icap
CIBC hires ex-State Street sales head
Gerard Dodd joins Canadian bank in London, having left State Street last year after 12 years in senior sales roles
Yen and Swissie weakness will continue, says UniCredit
A strong US dollar performance against the traditional safe-haven currencies pushes UniCredit to the top of the one-month table
Traiana delivers first NDF trade to LCH's ForexClear
Interbank trade in USD/KRW between HSBC and an undisclosed counterparty is the first Traiana-processed trade to be cleared through ForexClear
BBVA to launch corporate-focused FX platform
Spanish bank will roll out BBVA eMarkets later this year, with an initial focus on FX and money markets, says global product manager Alan Clarke
Compressed margins put tight squeeze on FXPB
The combination of rising costs and increased competition in FX prime brokerage has led to a squeeze on margins, but as the business attracts a wider range of clients than ever before, there is still clear demand for those that can afford to keep…
Citi loses in e-FX sales
Eugenia Hanoune, head of e-FX sales for Emea, sees a number of departures from her team in London
NAB expands e-FX sales team
New hires in London and Sydney for National Australia Bank, following the recent promotion of Justin Geaney to head of Ficc digital
Revolving doors in FX at BAML
Bank of America Merrill Lynch loses in FX sales in Paris, but hires in FX spot trading in London
Goldman Sachs salesperson joins Deutsche
Deutsche Bank adds to its FX investor sales team in New York with a senior hire
Tradition-Icap ramps up FX options offering with RFQ product
Broker is adding VolCall to its Volbroker platform in the hope of taking more of its options business electronic
Industry set to miss CFTC deadline on intermediated FXPB
The deadline for FX agency desks and prime brokers to find a solution to the allocation of Dodd-Frank external business conduct responsibilities expires today
Katz departs BNP Paribas to join ANZ
Australian bank adds veteran FX trader Jason Katz to its emerging markets team
BNP Paribas reshuffles New York forex team
George Nunn takes on a new role in New York
Aviva hires ex-Overlay currency portfolio manager
Liam Spillane from BNP Paribas' Overlay will join Aviva's emerging market debt team in London
RBS loses Harding in Emea sales
Jonathan Harding's departure follows that of former BAML colleagues Graham Wintersgill and Mark Webster