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Oanda lands in London
Managing director Antony Broadbent tells of plans to continue a move into institutional FX
Crunch time for the US dollar, says Barclays Capital
US economic issues overshadowed by the eurozone crisis will return to the fore in Q3 and push US dollar depreciation, according to quarterly report
Three CCPs per asset class optimal, say market structure experts
IntercontinentalExchange representative declines to comment on the possibility it will compete with CME and LCH.Clearnet in FX clearing
Cudmore out of Nomura
FX salesperson expected to join Commerzbank
Ex-BarCap Mosseri-Marlio joins UBS
FX sales head left Barclays Capital in London in January
Icap hits record CNH volumes
Average daily volumes on EBS in June double those in May, with a record $92 million traded on June 17
Moorhouse joins FXall from Thomson Reuters
Will focus on EMEA sales for the active trading business
Gu to retire from BAML
Gerhard Seebacher appointed head of global rates, foreign exchange and structured credit trading
Trading Places, June 20, 2011
Senior FX departures from Santander and HSBC, while Caplin appoints general manager for new Hong Kong branch
DTCC and Swift eye FX trade repository
New York-based group set to develop trade repository for every other OTC asset class and has pitched for FX in partnership with Swift
Kx Systems targets FX participants with database technology
Client talks of the importance of thorough data cleansing and analysis in an environment of increasing FX volumes and tougher regulation
Alior’s new ECN off to a flying start in Poland
Alior Trader already seeing daily turnover of $100 million per day
Lack of liquidity could hinder offshore RMB centres
Former US Treasury official cautious on prospects for offshore renminbi
SmartLive Markets introduces new price feed index
Application developed through partnership between technology vendors Swissrisk Financial Systems and Gold-i
Australian regulators suggest clearing exemption for FX
Reserve Bank of Australia discussion paper commits to harmonising rules with US and Europe
European corporates wary of RMB settlement
UK government pushing for London to become a centre of offshore renminbi trading, say conference speakers
Maasland to chair Saxo’s London board, amid flurry of promotions
Torben Kaaber to become London CEO as Danish bank makes a string of senior organisational changes in Copenhagen
Webster quits BAML
Head of FX sales understood to be a possible candidate for senior FX sales vacancy at RBS
King to co-head spot trading at RBC
Ex-BAML spot trader will co-head RBC’s spot desk, reporting to Ed Monaghan
Revolving doors in Credit Suisse sales
Gary Dhami joins Swiss bank as Graeme Henderson departs
Silver quits Morgan Stanley for Deutsche
Co-head of North American FX sales to begin senior sales role at Deutsche Bank in September
Quintela to head distribution for new Morgan Stanley platform
Executive director joins from UBS in London
E-platforms must expand product range or lose out, say banks
Webinar participants from banks and technology vendors discuss the implications of regulation for single-dealer electronic platforms
Yuan set for reserve currency status, Bloomberg finds
Respondents to a foreign exchange market survey cite quantitative easing, reserve currencies and regulation as their top priorities