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Sefs face uncertain future amid regulatory delays
Basel III could be the next trigger, but costs are mounting
JP Morgan retains pole position in Coalition survey
First quarter of the year sees Citi and Deutsche Bank lose their joint first position
JP Morgan bolsters FX hedge fund sales
New role for Rob McCulloch and Jorge Gallardo hired as US bank seeks to strengthen its hedge fund client base
Sef-traded NDFs grow, but less than 20% of overall flows
NDFs traded on-Sef rose by 20% in March, according to FIA, but overall share of volumes remains small
IG customers make official complaint
Clients with negative balances due to the SNB move on January 15 involve the Financial Ombudsman Service
Gordon Craib joins Barclays FX options trading team
He moves to Barclays after nearly a decade at Goldman Sachs
Neilan Govender joins BNP Paribas
Credit Suisse senior FX trader has left to join BNP Paribas as a senior market-maker in CEEMEA fixed income
Platforms seek new ways to curb last look abuse
FX platforms see filtering out poor liquidity providers as a more constructive way of prohibiting bad behaviour in electronic markets
CME Group senior director exits
FX and interest rate director leaves to set up own business
TriOptima completes first USD/KRW compression
Eleven institutions save $8.8 billion of notional
GFMA appoints Americas managing director
Six months after Mandy Lam's departure, the GFMA appoints a replacement from CLS
FastMatch updates last look procedure
The ECN is the latest to re-examine last look, following FXall and Hotspot, while also updating its disputed trades procedure
EU revisions to uncleared margin rules address industry fears
European regulators roll back contentious elements of EU uncleared margin rules, including the treatment of cash collateral and third-country corporates
Mysis appoints new sales chief from SAP
Simon Paris moves from SAP to join Misys as chief sales officer
Panel speakers clash on last look viability
Panellists speaking at the FXIC conference in New York disagreed on current electronic trading practices in foreign exchange
e-FX Awards short list 2015
Now in its 12th year, the annual FX Week e-FX Awards champion excellence and innovation
Market participants cheer FEMR recommendations
Dealers, customers and platforms all welcomed the outcome of the long-awaited review
Industry welcomes UK's FEMR recommendations
Significant change likely in wake of UK's Fair and Effective Markets Review
BTMU forwards trader Carr dies suddenly
Neil Carr suffered a sudden heart attack while on holiday on May 25
Citi FX options trader passes away
Marcin Kania died at the weekend in a tragic accident
Spot FX to come under statutory rules – FEMR
The UK's Fair and Effective Markets Review recommends wide-ranging changes to certain FX business practices
HSBC hires Haskins in New York
Former Nomura managing director joined HSBC earlier this year
UBS rehires Goodman in London
Former Swiss banker rejoins the firm after five-year stint at SocGen
Last look is not dead, says 360T's Kölzer
The Frankfurt-based platform is the latest to weigh in on the last-look debate ahead of the FEMR report, due on June 10