News
James Watson joins Pioneer Trader
London-based Emea FX transactions head James Watson leaves Thomson Reuters for new opportunity
Ex-Citi director joins Goldman Sachs
Former Citi e-FX sales director moves to Goldman Sachs under global head of e-FX sales, Tom Robinson
Icap revenue falls amid "difficult" market conditions
EBS Market volumes continue to decline as firm begins cost-cutting measures
Fed official reiterates FX options-clearing guidelines
Lawrence Sweet highlights industry discussions around FX options clearing as a key component of a private-sector solution
FSB seeks consultation on FX benchmark review
FSB to assess suitability of FX benchmark reforms
Best algorithmic trading technology provider: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Customers praise bank's efforts and improvements made in e-FX offering
Best white-label liquidity service: Currenex
FX white-label vendor Currenex takes the prize as its expanded liquidity service pushes ahead of competitors
Best liquidity aggregation system: TraderTools
TraderTools wins the award for another year, as the firm moves to complete significant changes it began making two years ago
Best non-bank market maker: GSA Capital
GSA Capital head of FX trading says the difference between bank and non-bank liquidity providers is artificial and focus should be on liquidity quality
Bank e-FX initiative of the year & Most innovative bank e-trading platform: BNP Paribas
Luke Waddington and Thomas Soede, global co-heads of e-markets, say resilience, security and customisation are keywords
Best e-FX platform for corporates: Citi
Citi was one of the first banks with an e-FX offering for corporates
Best provider of FX clearing: Citi
Citi tops the pile once again in FX clearing as the industry continues to be patient on expected NDF-clearing mandates this year
Best swap execution facility: GFI
Markets are going through a perfect storm as regulation, a cyclical downturn and low volatility dampen activity
Best retail platform: Saxo Bank
Technology, regulation and mounting operating costs challenge players lacking scale
Best transaction cost analysis technology provide: Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley wins with a TCA tool that covers all stages of the execution process
Best post-trade services provider: Traiana
Traiana warns impact of new reporting requirements could take market participants by surprise
E-FX initiative of the year: ParFX
ParFX scoops best e-FX initiative of the year
Best trading technology vendor: Caplin
The single-bank platform provider beats off stiff competition to take the 2014 crown for best trading technology vendor
Best professional e-trading venue: KCG Hotspot
KCG Hotspot wins best professional e-trading venue category
Commerzbank FX options head departs
The German bank has seen Richard Bailey leave after less than a year in the role
EBS reshuffles management team as volumes tank
EBS Market remains a key focus for the broker, chief executive Gil Mandelzis tells FX Week
Fx Focus - Q&A
Chris Concannon, president and CEO of Virtu Financial
FX Focus - Analysing potential
Transaction cost analysis is growing in importance in the FX market, supported by healthy interest from the buy side. But FX may be playing catch-up on TCA in other asset classes for quite some time
FX Focus - Look back in Anger
The use of last look orders by liquidity providers is coming under more scrutiny, as some participants allege banks are gaining unfair trading advantages over buy-side firms from the practice. Are these concerns justified, and how can the industry…