News
Spot volume retracts by one-third
Central bank surveys published on July 28, and public monthly data from EBS, Thomson Reuters and Hotspot highlight the decline
CLS appoints chief information officer
LCH.Clearnet CIO jumps ship after three years to take on a similar role at CLS
‘Artificial’ FX prime brokerage prices on the rise
Following a pullback from FXPB by some banks, prices are rising to reflect increasing capital requirements and CLS fees
FX treasurer exits Maple Leaf Foods
Risk manager at the Canadian food giant leaves his FX role and is understood to be looking for a new position in the industry
StanChart hires senior salesmen in New York
Recent hires at StanChart look to build on Kikis' new role in New York, following his relocation from Singapore in June
FX volumes up over six months, but down year on year
Spot and options turnover down significantly on April 2013, and are the main contributors to falling market volume
Pencil in a year-end parity party
Relative growth, commodity prices and valuation favour further declines in the cross, despite post-RBNZ knee-jerk spike
OTC market fragmentation rises in wake of Sef trading
Isda research highlights split between US and Europe in swaps trading
FX reserves hit historic highs
Growth in FX reserves continued last year, but at reduced speed
Reconciliation requirements threaten delegated reporting
Another regulatory deadline, another set of headaches for banks and buy-side participants
Nomura hires head of FX LatAm trading
Nomura hires former Barclays FX trader to head LatAm trading while Liran Blum leaves the bank in New York
Westcott-Hutton joins NAB as director
She heads bank's FX sales efforts to institutional accounts
Credit Agricole makes senior hire in sign of recovery
Tony Botting appointed global head of linear FX, reporting directly to Dmitri Shuster at Credit Agricole
RBC hires head of EM and global FX strategy
Canadian bank beefs up global research team
One in, one out in FX at BNP Paribas
French bank makes two changes to its FX sales force in New York
FX market doldrums hit Credit Suisse earnings
Private banking unit at Swiss bank struggles amid low FX volatility
Integral settles with Tolat, but gears up for appeal
FX vendor settles stock purchase with former CTO, but wants to pursue dismissed court allegations
UK SFO confirms FX investigation launch
SFO becomes the latest authority to join the probe into alleged collusion in FX markets
Andreyko and Wing join TradAir
Andreyko joins from MakoFX while Wing leaves his role at Currenex
Brics nations launch development bank
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa launch new institution to solve transaction settlement issues
UBS loses senior FX staff
Brian Jennings, Roger Boehler, Mel Hussain and Mansoor Mohi-uddin have all left the bank
Currenex hires North America FX head
Industry veteran will join the State Street-owned FX platform in New York under David Newns and Martine Bond
SuperDerivatives queries Sef RFQ rules
Tech vendor seeks clarity on chat room trading protocols from CFTC