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CME calls for circuit breakers across FX platforms
The Chicago exchange wants pauses similar to those on its futures market for OTC FX platforms
Further liquidity crunches on horizon – FX Invest North America
Buy-side participants raise concerns over euro weakness and how easily investors will be able to exit positions
John Taylor resurfaces to launch FX Concepts News
The New York-based research and advisory business is on the rise
Wider fix window raised costs for buy side
NewChange FX finds window-widening of WM/Reuters fix pushed up costs by about 37%
Jefferies merges FX operations with Faros Trading
The US bank has taken on FXCM part-owned Faros Trading naming chief executive Ray Kamrath as global head of FX in New York
Chinese appetite for euro debt ‘just the beginning'
Chinese companies are issuing more debt in euros as country's external debt grows, but figures remain tiny compared to largely ‘undisclosed' asset portfolio
McKenzie to cover for Bond as she goes on maternity leave
Bond to take time out of the market at State Street
Hotspot acquisition to be transformative for Bats
New Bats chief executive outlines ambitious plans for Hotspot in open letter
Circuit breakers divide opinion in FX
The ability to successfully implement exchange-style trading breaks in the event of a big market move might be hard to achieve
LCG deploys smartTrade FX platform
Broker chooses LiquidityFX
FX regulator probes AUD spike prior to policy announcement
Australia's authorities look into sudden moves in the Aussie's value ahead of RBA monetary policy announcements
EBS Select goes live with beta
March 24 sees first trade completed on the broker's third liquidity pool
BAML promotes Tonkin to head of FXPB
The US bank consolidates futures, options, OTC clearing and FX prime brokerage into one role
Currenex loses global head of sales
Twenty-year FX market veteran leaves the platform after 12 years
StanChart launches FX spot intermediation
New service aims to fill the gap left by other providers turning their focus back to ‘core markets'
Citi committed to being PB leader
The firm's global head of prime brokerage tells FX Week's supplement, FX Focus
Trading Places 06/04/2015
New York Fed appoints first vice-president; LCG rejigs board
Koslowske and Bogue join FastMatch
Koslowske and Bogue join the ECN as it separates operations from FXCM
ACI appoints regional presidents for Middle East and Europe
Al Hashemi and Langfritz join the managing board
Global FX reserves down, dollar allocations up
Valuation effects push USD portion of allocated reserves higher while EUR slips
Feldman exits Citadel
Leaves portfolio manager role after less than two years at the hedge fund
DeCamp joins Hutchin Hill as portfolio manager
Leaves role as FX options trader at Credit Suisse after five years
Wemyss replaces Ellery at JP Morgan
The global head of FX options stepped down at the end of March
Benchmark criminalisation ‘irrelevant' to current enquiry
FCA to regulate seven additional financial benchmarks from today