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Esma investigates whether middleware providers are venues
Aggregated FX liquidity offerings accused of masquerading as multilateral trading facilities
Paster resigns from corporate FX sales at BAML
New York-based David Paster joined the bank in 2013
Argentine governor rules out holding peso at unsustainable level
Guido Sandleris reaffirms commitment to tight monetary policy to tame inflation
Gavin Bambury appointed new Oanda CEO
Former Integral CTO replaces Narasimha, who stepped down in February
Bayle de Jesse appointed adviser to ECB executive board
He is set to become chief executive officer of CLS in December
David Ireland set to join XTX as CFO
Former CFO of Nex Optimisation starts his new role next month
Buy side continues with IM prep despite delays
Firms looking at custodian types, docs and trading strategies to optimise margin
Carney warns Germany and France of Brexit derivatives cliff edge
Bank of England governor says it is in “interest” of EU countries to ensure full viability of financial contacts ahead of Brexit
Danske overhauls FX technology to rebuff Tier 1 competition in Nordics
Bank inks partnerships on pricing engine, connectivity and algos; tests mobile solution for corporates
Brazilian central bank to sell dollars outright for first time since 2009
It remains committed to floating currency regime
FX volatility rouses from hibernation
Volatility picks up on back of fluctuating US-China trade tensions and central bank easing
MUFG eyes financial institutions, pension funds in expansion
Japanese bank wants to build a broader client base beyond corporates
Argentine central bank tries to halt peso’s slide
Peso falls after primary election results come as blow for President Macri
Asia awaits term SOFR solution for local benchmarks
Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines look at ways to replace Libor in benchmark calculations
Standard Chartered fares best in mixed Q2 European Ficc results
Client activity remains muted as low volatility and geopolitical uncertainties weigh on sentiment
Justin Klug becomes president of Capitolis
Klug, the firm’s current COO, previously led the US rates-structuring team at Credit Suisse
PBoC says new digital payment system almost ready
New electronic payment system will use double-layer framework for digital currency
China discloses FX portfolio for first time
Report shows ratio of US dollar-denominated assets declined to 58% in 2014, from 79% in 1995
Shekel’s strength clouds Bank of Israel’s inflation outlook
Economists ponder whether central bank actions contribute to lower prices and what priorities it should consider in the near future
CEO Fleur leaves Solid FX
Former PGGM trading head departed Dutch ECN last month
ECB to assess Croatian banks in euro membership prep
Croatia could join the eurozone by 2024
Trading volumes fall on most ECNs in July
FXSpotstream bucked the trend with yet another year-on-year increase
Chen joins State Street Hong Kong in EM FX trading
Previously at Cathay United Bank, he joined last month
Crédit Agricole nabs Chow as head of FX sales
Based in New York, Chow will focus on financial institutions in the Americas