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Finn joins Citi as global co-head of FX options
Rob Finn will share the position with Nathan Venkat Swami
Currencycloud appoints Ziv as compliance officer
Tanya Ziv joins the international payments platform from UK mobile telecoms firm Lebara
Central banks to stay dovish, but messaging is key
Paying attention to what central banks say is the way to anticipate their moves in 2018
BitFlyer launches US-based platform
BitFlyer USA is designed for professionals trading $100,000-plus in virtual currency each month
EU sparks hopes of securitisation margin reprieve
Optimism over EU Council amendment, but Parliament will still have to approve
ECB and 14 peers commit to the Code
Bank of England and rest of the European Union central banks set to follow suit in early 2018
ECU claim for data is not speculative, says judge
The details of which data will be handed over have not been determined
CME launches analytics tool with Kalahari
Shows pricing of CME FX futures compared with OTC prices; can be broken down into spot, forwards and swaps
Barracuda FX launches OMS Cloud
New cloud-based OMS will include many FX features such as connectivity to Barracuda’s Order Hub service
AWARDS JP Morgan crowned best bank for FX in 2017
JP Morgan overtakes Citi as best bank overall for FX dealing at the 2017 FX Week Best Banks Awards. We list all the award-winners and links to their interviews
Court grants ECU’s data application in HSBC case
Judge rules that HSBC should hand over data to ECU group after the manager's pre-action disclosure request
Third-quarter FX revenues slide further at banks
G10 foreign exchange continues its two-year decline amid low volatility
European Commission backs FX forwards margin exemption
Need for change is “undisputed”, official says, but short-term relief expected to come via forbearance
Apostol swaps Credit Suisse for Olayan Group
Dmitri Apostol leaves Credit Suisse to become an investment manager at the Athens office
Banks reportedly preparing to settle EU FX probe
Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, JP Morgan, RBS, UBS and two other institutions set to pay out billions of euros, according to Financial Times
RationalFX appoints Chris Humphrey as CEO
He replaces Paresh Davdra, who will focus on sister brand Xendpay
Chappell becomes ACI education director
Paul Chappell steps into newly created role to promote the trade association’s education strategy
Nielsen, Wandhöfer and Weisberg join B2C2 advisory board
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, B2C2 is a privately held crypto-currency liquidity provider
FastMatch opens FX Tape to public
Data service attracts a monthly cost of €40
Oh swaps Mizuho for BNP Paribas
FX options specialist will focus on expanding the French bank’s Latin America footprint
Hamilton joins BNPP as Emea e-FX sales head
London-based Nick Hamilton started his new role three weeks ago and reports to Joe Nash, BNPP's global head of e-FX sales
Danske’s Kwant Daddy and Flyger join Saxo
Jesper Andreasen and Hans-Jørgen Terp Flyger move to Saxo Bank
Cboe FX boosts market share in October
Volumes up, driven by activity in European and Asian trading sessions
Geisker leaves Deutsche Bank in New York
His role has been taken up by new hire Winfield Sickles