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Gael de Boissard retires from Credit Suisse
Boissard has served as the Swiss bank's co-head since 2012
Connery's James Bond gained more sterling for his buck
He enjoyed more Martinis per pound than any of his successors
Buy side demands new relationship with sales
Firms want more market colour and a change in the role of salespeople
Balance liquidity providers' needs with transparency, says report
LMAX Exchange says over-the-counter will remain the primary trading model in FX, but it needs to adapt to fend off competition from exchanges
Former Barclays trader gains access to FCA evidence
The tribunal's decision could change how the FCA carries out investigations and publishes its findings
Financial Ombudsman rules against CMC Markets
The initial opinion by the FOS follows a complaint over a client's losses – CMC Markets has 14 days to respond
Bank of China launches renminbi-trading centre in London
The capital becomes the bank's second-largest offshore trading centre after Hong Kong
Fry joins Bloomberg FXGO in sales
She previously worked for Citi and Goldman Sachs
US banks see declining Ficc revenues in Q3
It is the second consecutive quarter to see falling revenues for fixed income, commodities and currencies
RBA exchanged $143bn in FX swaps last year, figures show
The Australian central bank uses tool to manage domestic liquidity and short-term reserves amid unprecedented exchange rate volatility; cuts euro from reserves
Thedéen heads Swedish financial regulator
The former president of the Stockholm stock market will oversee the Swedish financial system
Fotheringhame leaves Barclays
Barclays loses the head of automated flow trading for its eFicc business
Citi and Equiniti rejoin forces
The two companies sign a global payment mandate
CME and CCB sign memorandum of understanding
The two companies will offer offshore renminbi future contracts with physical delivery in London
Market abuse law could be extended to cover FX in South Africa
Its review of FX practices finds no evidence of manipulation though
LCH.Clearnet taps retired NY Fed VP for board post
Christine Cumming brings bank supervision and risk management knowledge to the role
US softens rhetoric on renminbi ahead of SDR review
The Treasury drops its "significantly undervalued" reference in its flagship report to Congress on foreign exchange rate policies ahead of next month's IMF review
Jackson named head of BoE's FX division
The UK's central bank appoints Rebecca Jackson as the new head of foreign exchange
Management shake-up at Deutsche Bank
The moves are part of a general reorganisation of the business divisions
Banks seek greater insight into their trading activity
Surveillance tools can provide firms with a better understanding of the activities taking place within their organisation
PBoC to launch RMB/CHF trading ‘very soon'
Shanghai-based head of renminbi trading at major western bank says reported move is primarily ‘symbolic' and is likely to feature other currencies as well
BNP Paribas loses emerging markets FX spot trader Shah
The emerging market trader is believed to have resigned from his post
Deutsche Börse completes 360T acquisition
Key features of the deal include a new ECN-type trading venue for FX spot with derivatives instruments a possibility
Spotex integrates Azul's Zing in its ECN
Zing helps to boost Spotex's performance by eliminating the shortcomings in Java-based trading applications