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Newedge appoints co-heads for commodities and currencies
Franck Borgel and Francois Combes appointed to lead the firm's currencies and commodities business, following the departure of John Fay
Morgan Stanley veteran joins SG CIB in sales
Matt Miller moves to the French bank in New York, having been most recently at UBS after 23 years at Morgan Stanley
BAML's Bae promoted to top e-Ficc role
Christopher Bae becomes head of electronic trading for fixed income, currencies and commodities, with Denis Manelski stepping up to become global head of G-10 currency trading
HSBC expands in FX sales with senior hire
Mathijs Peeters joins HSBC as a director in FX sales to northern Europe after three years at Nomura
Revolving doors at Brevan Howard as Craignou joins
Ex-HSBC head Vincent Craignou joins Brevan Howard as a portfolio manager, while Neilan Govender returns to Credit Suisse after a short stint with the hedge fund
BBVA hires Horowitz from Marex Spectron
Sam Horowitz will split his time between trading emerging markets FX and developing BBVA's e-FX offering
RBS hires global FX options head from Santander
Simon Manwaring has joined Royal Bank of Scotland in London as global head of FX options, reporting to James Pearson
Nomura hires ex-SG CIB structurer
Benoit Duhil de Benaze has joined Nomura in London, where he reports to Tim Owens
BAML hires Asia FX trader in London
Andrew Young started at Bank of America Merill Lynch this week, reporting to Gavin Cook
FX clearing a priority for 2014, vows CLS chief
Working with banks and CCPs to facilitate central clearing of OTC FX options is 'high priority strategic initiative' for CLS this year, says chief executive David Puth
Offshore RMB market booming in London, report finds
A study by the City of London Corporation reveals the City's efforts to become a global hub for renminbi business are paying off, with daily spot value reaching $4.8 billion last year
Citi appoints institutional FX sales chief
Warsaw-based Misbah Shah is set to relocate to London to take over Okan Pekin's former role as global head of FX institutional sales in January
Extent of Sef-driven fragmentation revealed in Isda survey
Almost 80% of respondents indicate that Footnote 88, which required all platforms to register as Sefs by October 2, has resulted in fragmentation of liquidity in FX options and NDFs
Industry bets on clearer FX trends for 2014
As banks and investors cast their bets on the major currency movements to watch out for in 2014, FX Week presents the highlights of forecasts for the dollar, euro, yen and EM currencies
Citadel hires ex-BAML options chief
Guillaume Huteau has moved to the buy side as risk officer at Citadel after leaving Bank of America Merrill Lynch earlier this year
Inequality and deflation will be key trends in 2014, Saxo predicts
Danish bank publishes its 10 'outrageous' predictions for 2014, mooting the possibility that five fragile EM currencies could fall by as much as 25% against the dollar
Deutsche promotes Vos to senior Fic role
Adam Vos, formerly global head of FX forwards, has been promoted to co-chief operating officer of fixed income and currencies
EBS to consider latency floor extension within weeks
Analysis of the randomised pause applied to AUD/USD and USD/CHF is almost complete, allowing EBS to consider an extension to other currency pairs, says platform chief
Head of FX structuring exits Citi
Michele Ghidoni has left Citi after eight years, most recently as global head of FX structuring, while FX structurer Francesco Tonin has also left in New York
Integral to roll out second-by-second FX benchmark rates
New product is to be introduced in January amid the international regulatory probe into alleged manipulation of the FX benchmarks by traders at top-tier banks
Thomson Reuters ‘considering’ randomisation on Matching platform
The largest FX trading platform by volume could be the latest trading venue to apply randomised pauses, following EBS and ParFX
FX trading chief leaves Nomura in New York
Brent Donnelly has left Nomura in New York after two-and-a-half years, while Jose Aloisio Teles has also left the bank
Former EBS Prime head Faulkner takes R5FX role
David Faulkner has joined R5FX as head of open market, following recent hire of Stuart Crooks, Ed Nelson and Anne Pounds
Dealers losing exclusive role in FX, BIS report notes
A new analysis of the 'anatomy' of the FX market notes the increasing influence of non-dealer financial institutions, following this year's triennial survey