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BoE appoints new deputy governor
The central bank's chief operating officer will replace Minouche Shafik from March 1
ADS granted investment banking licence in Hong Kong
Type 6 licence allows the firm to act as a financial adviser to corporates
Choussy exits and Davidson steps in at JP Morgan
Andres Choussy decides to pursue other paths
Traiana's head of FX quits
Jill Sigelbaum is leaving the Nex Group-owned post-trade services provider after 13 years
Politics heightens FX risk for sterling and yen investors
Risk models show the yen to be the riskiest developed currency
HSBC's Zaimi ditches Asian FX for equities
Hossein replaces Patrick George as global head of equities
Bindler, Citi's global head of G10 FX, to retire
James began his career at Midland Bank in New York in 1982, before joining Citi in 1990
FXCM hit by two class action complaints
At least 14 law firms start investigating FXCM; CFTC order provides backbone for lawsuits
Stater Global Markets appoints new head of compliance
London-based David Dohmen will report to Ramy Soliman, chief executive of the prime-of-prime brokerage
Hotspot hires two, promotes two in sales
Vickerman and Bowry join; Leit and Watras to lead sales in Europe and Apac, respectively
Effex used last look tactics to cheat FXCM clients, NFA states
NFA names Effex Capital as FXCM's preferential market-maker, which used 'hold timer' and 'previous quote' practices
Law firm starts recruiting clients for case against FXCM
Securities law firm calls for shareholders and those with information to get in touch
Evans takes post at UBS
She joins the bank from Citi's FX sales team
Deutsche FX traders move on
Navandar goes to BlueCrest while Lewer joins Nomura
FastMatch replaces Niv and Ahdout on its board
Their places are taken by Brian Friedman and Jimmy Hallac of Leucadia National Corporation
Nex appoints new TriOptima CEO as Sjöberg leaves
Co-founder exits after 17 years, to be replaced by Stuart Connolly, head of client product development
FXCM’s US story ends: no-dealing desk claims false
FXCM, Niv and Ahdout banned from CFTC registration, and also by the NFA, effectively closing the broker in the US
Digital Vega launches execution and workflow solution
FX options specialist promises to bring significant efficiencies for execution desks through Intelligence Execution engine
Currency headwinds cost companies $11bn
North American firms report more losses than their European counterparts, but the amount is falling
Tippell flits from Swift to Droit
He will oversee the firm's business development in Europe
DTCC promotes Shuman to general counsel
Ann Shuman replaces Larry Thompson, who will now serve full-time as vice-chairman
Eurex tees up OTC forex clearing with CLS
Net settlement at CLS could slash liquidity risks for CCPs
McDermott joins StanChart
Former FCA acting chief executive starts her new role in March
Heslop to depart SEC
He leaves his post as chief operating officer next month, replaced by Kenneth Johnson as acting COO