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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
SEB appoints Bauer as global head of FX and commodities
While Svante Hedin takes on the newly created role of global head of electronic markets
Exchange launches asset-backed coins for asset managers
ABCs will be tradeable on the newly launched Abacas exchange
Thomson Reuters adds FXall liquidity to white-label venue
Firm upgrades its dealer-to-customer platform, Electronic Trading
Nasdaq seeks share of surveillance market
Nasdaq's Smarts Trade Surveillance aims to spot trading anomalies and help clients to avoid market manipulation
Platforms turn to pricing in fight for market share
The latest price offerings from currency platforms Hotspot and Integral may be the sign of a maturing market, say participants
The 800% boom – a look at volumes since 1989
As FX Week celebrates its 25th anniversary, we examine how the market has changed
FEMR will ban stop losses being offered for free
Review also set to ban use of last look without intention to trade
MetLife head of FX joins derivatives advisory firm
Twenty-eight year FX veteran Jason Leinwand switches firms in New York
Jefferies FX staff numbers down in London
The US bank is running almost all its FX sales and trading operations from New York