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FX hiring prospects to pick up in 2018, study says
Options Group expects many traders and sales people to move this year
Miller joins LMAX Exchange in Singapore
Quentin Miller was previously part of the fixed-income, commodities and currencies e-trading team at Standard Chartered
Thomson Reuters updates Mifid II services
Mifid II-compliant data now available from 57 global exchanges, and eight new trading and reporting venues
Cartel lawyers to argue for case dismissal on January 29
The legal representatives of Ashton, Ramchandani and Usher will ask a federal judge to throw out the case against the three men
FCA sees 'serious risk of harm' in CFD products
In a letter addressed to the chief executives of CFD providers and distributors, the UK watchdog highlighted several areas of concern
Bjurgert joins Jump Trading
Bo Bjurgert will be part of the NBLP's European business development team
China reportedly tweaks yuan fix
Markets reacted by selling the yuan, which fell 0.5% against the US dollar to 6.5291 from 6.4968 on Tuesday – its biggest drop in two months
Connors swaps FX Connect for Nex
Client acquisition and retention is key part of her responsibilities
New records for LCH volumes in 2017
Strong growth driven by roll-out of new products, regulatory change and onboarding of new customers globally
ANZ signs up to FX Global Code
The Australian bank commits to the principles of good behaviour
China’s FX reserves reach highest level since September 2016
PBoC figures show $20 billion increase, bringing total reserves stockpile to 14-month high
Charles Randell becomes chair of FCA
He will replace Griffith-Jones at the helm of the UK regulator in April
Mark Johnson to be sentenced on February 15
Johnson’s lawyers are asking the court to allow him to return temporarily to the UK before then
Australian corporates pessimistic on Aussie
A survey by East & Partners shows Australian corporates preparing for their country's currency to weaken
Klausen joins Parabellum as head of sales
Soren Klausen will be based in London and head up sales for the boutique ECN and broker
GFXC to push for more LP disclosures
Following the publication of the final version of Principle 17, the committee will establish three new working groups
WMBA rebrands as Evia
Decision reflects changes at the industry association following the implementation of Mifid II
Hotspot partners Celer Technologies
Celer’s bespoke trading GUI will enable customers to access Hotspot’s outright deliverable forwards liquidity
LMAX Exchange Group separates MTF and broker businesses
On the day that Mifid II goes live, the exchange separates services it offers to comply
Renminbi payments jump in November
The currency overtakes Swiss franc and Canadian dollar as sixth most used for global payments – Swift
Esma proposes crackdown on CFDs and binary options
Esma considers ban on binary options and tighter leverage limit rules for contracts for difference
CLS hires Danino-Lewis and Scott
The infrastructure provider gears up to broaden its range of services
BNP Paribas signs up to FX Global Code
The French bank is the third lender to sign a Statement of Commitment after Barclays and Saxo Bank
GFXC publishes final word on last look
The GFXC has released the new and final version of Principle 17 and added two examples to illustrate best practice