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Hotspot set to charge for connectivity from July 1
London matching engine half the price of New York as venue seeks to build European presence
Sydney-based Smoker lands top job at Saxo
Ben Smoker joins from Gain Capital, while Kit Kritikos, formerly of JP Morgan, heads institutional business for Australia
Equinix to double capacity in Europe
The increase follows its acquisition of data-centre company TelecityGroup
FXSpotStream's Schwarz eyes FSS model roll-out away from FX
No concrete plans yet, but rates and credit 'would make most sense', Schwarz says
TradAir and Elysium partner to launch front to back FX solution
Post-trade services provider Elysium and e-FX front-office specialist TradAir enter into alliance
April CLS volumes point to higher BIS figures
Bumper month will be basis for BIS triennial survey; ticket sizes likely grew as instruction number fell but value rose
Fed refrains from intervening in Q1, but valuations push reserves up
Despite the Fed not intervening, US FX reserves rose on the back a weakening US dollar
Icap announces post-merger name
Once the interdealer broker sells its global broking business to Tullett Prebon, the new company will be called Nex Group
FX volumes inch higher in April
Over-the-counter volumes were up on the whole, but FX trading on-exchange was generally down
Global Code of Conduct creators take questions on May 26
BIS FXWG leaders will discuss the implications in New York
Non-bank LPs boosted by TCA developments, study finds
Financial consultancy Greenwich Associates sees counterparty diversification as a strong trend
MahiFX launches buy-side execution tool
MFX Vector and e-FX Engine Room are the latest roll-outs from David Cooney's company
Lucera reshuffles senior ranks
Loveless heads into consulting while Lucera plans Asia expansion
FXSpotStream reveals traded volumes for the first time
The trading venue’s numbers for 2016 are looking good
Sucden promotes Davies
Davies becomes head of eFX sales for Emea
Yallop appointed chairman of FMSB
The former COO of Icap and Deutsche Bank will take up his new position in July
Otkritie Capital to join IPC's markets network on the cloud
The move will facilitate market participants' access to the firm's services in the Russian market
Pierce exits Goldman Sachs
The FX veteran is understood to have left the industry
FX piques interest of institutional investors
Volatility in currency markets keeps asset managers busy as clients question the impact of FX on investments
Broadridge acquires Dojima to boost derivatives clearing
Capping what Broadridge calls its "best-of-breed" offering for exchange-traded derivatives
Bloomberg's BFix judged Iosco-compliant
The benchmarks cover spot, forwards and NDFs for about 50 currency pairs
ThinkLiquidity partners FX Bridge
Deal aims to strengthen risk management offerings for brokers
Saxo appoints Jakobsen as co-head of global sales trading
Steen Jakobsen will work alongside division head Theo Papathanasiou
DTCC and KRX sign memorandum of understanding
The companies express their intent to forge a successful trade-repository solution in South Korea