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ACI ramps up education initiative
"Individual accountability is a central facet of the market going forward," says Marshall Bailey, the association's global president
Market-makers encouraged to review last look
With regulators making headway and fining Barclays $150 million over its use of last look, corporate lawyers expect law enforcement to be just around the corner
Danino-Lewis exits BNP Paribas
Lisa Danino-Lewis joins Broadway Technology as head of Emea financial services sales
FastMatch slashes rates
New fee schedule takes effect on March 1, as the platform aims to double its market share this year
RBI and BIS gain access to China's interbank FX market
Second batch of official investors receive permission to trade FX spot and derivatives onshore; MAS and BoK are among them
Bank of China chooses smartTrade's LiquidityFX
The bank chooses the eFX platform to support growing trading volumes
Electronic FX options trading surges on Thomson Reuters
The electronification of FX options continues to gather pace
Renminbi slides to five-year low as FX reserves fall
China's reserves fell $108 billion in December as the People's Bank of China continues to intervene in the market
ANZ's Malin heads to FastMatch
The trading platform is working to provide Russian clients with an alternative to Micex
Sucden Financial creates multi-product execution team
Three members join from Jefferies Bache
Toland exits MarketFactory
Global sales vice-president Steve Toland will leave in February after a year in the role
Tougher cyber rules could hit third parties
With cyber threats on the increase, transferring the risk may not be the answer, especially if you are unsure of the strength of a third party's policies
Morphing threats keep financial services on alert
With proposed regulation looking to boost cybersecurity, financial firms change their hiring practices to deal with criminals
Currency spoofing probe could spell trouble for FX options
Enforcement action may hamper regulatory efforts and result in dark pool practices, an industry lawyer says
TradAir hires Blank as VP of marketing
Paul Blank's appointment comes ahead of a planned new products push
TradAir opens office in Singapore
The technology provider expands operations in Asia to serve its growing client base
FastMatch makes senior hire
Andrew Gibson joins the FX trading platform from technology provider TradAir
The Fed awoke; the dollar never sleeps
After 12 months of lingering, it finally happened in December and the greenback now seems unstoppable
FXSpotStream adds 12th liquidity provider
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ goes live on the trading venue's price aggregation service
Thomson Reuters targets corporates with FX Monitor
Thomson Reuters hopes FX Monitor will allow corporate treasurers to keep in touch with the fast-paced, time-sensitive FX markets
Parker FX: currency funds up in November
Following a lacklustre October, the index was back in the black
Outlook for Asian FX in 2016 looks bright
There is a 50/50 chance that China will scrap its dual-currency system in 2016, says one analyst; others worry about the impact of a strong dollar and uncertain trajectory of Fed rate hikes
RBC says ECB is done, focus on Fed
Adam Cole, head of G10 FX strategy, outlines the bank's expectations for 2016
Digital Vega puts efficiency at top of agenda
Efficiency, transparency and reducing costs will be the key themes in 2016, says Mark Suter