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Refinitiv’s Barrow becomes global head of benchmarks index business
Industry veteran has 20 years’ leadership experience at Bankers Trust, Deutsche and State Street
Afme calls for pan-European crypto-asset taxonomy
Industry body urges EU lawmakers and stakeholders to become leaders in delivering common regulatory framework for digital assets
Wilkins promoted to Ficc Emea role at Goldman Sachs
David Wilkins was previously head of global e-FX sales
Chatroom dealings can benefit trading – Aiyer case expert witness
Academic finds 162 examples of traders matching each other in rand chatroom, generating savings of several thousand dollars per trade
CLS introduces first data product for FX forwards market
In the past, CLS only provided data products for the FX spot market
BNPP appraisal challenges Katz’s credibility
Former trader’s supervisor highlighted poor performance on FX swaps and bad risk management in 2011 review
Ramchandani: chatroom put interest of banks above greed and profit
Former Citi trader ready to drop US lawsuit if reinstated by Citi
Z.com Global Markets to launch prime-of-prime service
The firm will wind down its retail arm by the year-end
Katz pushed complicated trades off on Aiyer
Former Barclays trader lost large trade when defendant delayed pricing it for him
Ramchandani seeks reinstatement at Citi in unfair dismissal case
Judge says statutes require the court to consider such a request over compensation
Baggioli appointed COO at M-DAQ Group
Former global head of FX prime brokerage at BNP Paribas has been promoted
Benoît Coeuré to head BIS innovation hub unit
Senior ECB official is highly regarded for work on payments and has warned of need for change
Integral and Jefferies partner to cut buy-side costs with TrueFX
By centralising credit, liquidity and technology, costs could drop by up to 80%
Singapore develops multi-currency blockchain network
Prototype developed in tandem with JP Morgan and Temasek enables payments to be carried out in different currencies
R5FX: rupee NDF volumes will grow after CNH-type setup
Offshore rupee trading will increase despite RBI’s move to encourage onshore trading, it is claimed
Katz: 'I couldn’t compete with Aiyer'
Former trader said Akshay Aiyer had more resources and that he would sometimes quote the defendant’s prices
PBoC to rein in fintech firms after President Xi praises blockchain
Central bank will verify blockchain-compatible products in bid to ensure financial stability and curb speculation
Deutsche offers trade info to China FX clients via WeChat
The bank looks to extend this feature to other asset classes in the future
Lauerman joins Oanda as business solutions head
Saxo Bank's former global head of electronic distribution moves on after seven years
FX cartel UK class action case receives nod to proceed
UK judge sets timetable of hearings to be heard
ECB: Libra a “black hole” of legal certainty
But current global standards fit for purpose to underpin digital assets
Jason Katz: ‘I wasn’t ready to admit what I had done’
Taking the witness stand, former trader admits he was initially untruthful to DoJ
IMF praises Bank of Mexico for not intervening in FX market
Peso strengthens against regional peers
Hassan joins Nomura in sales
During an FX sales career spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia, Hassan has worked at Mirexa and StanChart