Trading
Sophis to partner with Windows 7 in May
PARIS - Sophis is planning an upgrade of Risque, its cross-asset portfolio and risk management system, to Windows 7 software from Microsoft.net at the end of May.
BarCap losses trickle on
LONDON & SINGAPORE - Barclays Capital (BarCap) has lost two more staff, following the mass exodus at the end of April.
Euro crisis sparks record e-trading
LONDON & CHICAGO - Heightened concerns over the contagion risks of the Greek fiscal crisis to periphery economies last week led to record trading days on electronic trading systems.
US forex back on form in first quarter
NEW YORK & BOSTON - Most US banks reported strong forex revenues in the first quarter this year versus last year, as the global markets start to recover.
Parker FX: Discretionary approach gets better returns in March
STAMFORD, CT – The Parker FX Index reported a 0.78% return for the month of March, when the US dollar continued to appreciate relative to the majors, with the DXY Index gaining 0.62%.
Credit Suisse rebuilds spot in NY
Swiss dealer adds senior trader
Singapore Exchange moves into clearing
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Exchange (SGX-DC) became the latest to pitch clearing for foreign exchange products last week, with a proposal to clear financial derivatives, including Asian FX forwards contracts settled in US dollars.
JP Morgan in e-FX build
LONDON – JP Morgan is continuing to build up product capabilities on its internally developed single-dealer system, MorganDirect, after switching off the pre-existing AVT-based system JPex last month.
Tactics come to fore amid heightened intervention
TORONTO - The increasing politicisation of currencies is forcing currency managers to operate more tactically, said speakers at the FX Invest North America congress in Toronto last Tuesday (April 13).
Nomura to launch multi-asset trading
Nomura plans to add trading in interest rates swaps, credit and cash bonds onto its upgraded proprietary trading platform this year, as it introduces multi-asset trading capabilities, officials tell FX Week.
29West upgrades Gateway
CHICAGO – Messaging technology provider 29West, which was recently acquired by California-based integration software vendor Informatica, is planning to release a new version of its Gateway message-routing product to early adopters this quarter, which…
Ta Chong Bank to implement FinIQ structured products solution
TAIPEI - Ta Chong Bank, Taiwan (TCB) is going live with technology from FinIQ to manage currency-linked investment products sold through its treasury and branch network.
Currenex loses CTO
Gilman heads to pastures new
StanChart goes 24 hours for e-African currencies
Standard Chartered has extended its online coverage of African currencies to 24 hours daily, with tenors of up to one year for liquid and unrestricted currencies.
HotspotFX reports rise in February volumes
ECN sees further pick-up in trading
CME puts brakes on FX clearing
CME Group delays FX clearing; awaits regulatory clarity
FXall gets big break in Japan
Quick rolls out white-label version of multibank platform
Isda delays FpML version 5.0
Isda is running behind schedule in releasing version 5.0 of its financial products markup language (FpML).
USD in the long run
Marc Chandler, global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman in New York,steps back from the markets to take a look at the bigger picture
Conlan brings Cognotec into the First Derivatives fold
Brian Conlan, chief executive at First Derivatives, talks to FX Week about plans for the merged company
First Derivatives pays $4.7 million for Cognotec IP
First Derivatives is paying $4.7 million to snap up the key assets and intellectual property of bankrupt Irish FX software provider Cognotec. The deal was signed last night (February 14), just two weeks after Cognotec was placed into receivership on…
Slow but steady
Naomi Fink, Japan strategist in global markets sales and trading at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, thinks Japan is on the road to recovery
Trend followers suffer in January
RBS simulations of currency strategy results