News
Edwards becomes head of Saxo UK
Andrew Edwards replaces Matteo Cassina, who stepped down last month
FastMatch expands with Connecticut sales office
The FX trading venue draws closer to major hedge fund clients
Barbados bar owner rolls out FX broker comparison site
Website targets SMEs seeking to obtain the best price for their international payment transfers
BoE hikes rates for first time in 10 years
Pound falls more than 1% against dollar and euro following long-awaited decision on interest rates
Oanda offers new core pricing model in Australia
Australian clients gain choice between spread-only pricing or reduced spread plus commission-pricing model
Wells Fargo says FX departures not related to front-running
Spokeswoman says executives' exits are unrelated to misconduct such as market collusion, market manipulation or front-running
R3 to unveil real-time payments prototype
The aim is to improve the speed and efficiency of global transactions
Canadian FX committee adds new members
It also renews the expired terms for four institutions
CME to launch bitcoin futures
Pending regulatory approval, the cryptocurrency will become available on the world’s largest derivatives exchange operator by the year-end
BestX launches reporting module, partners NAB
The Australian bank is the latest FX dealer to sign up for the transaction cost analysis service
New Change FX offers mid-rate in NDFs, forwards and restricted currencies
Announcement comes ahead of implementation of Priips rules on January 1
Horkan becomes chief operating officer at LCH
John Horkan will retain his role as head of LCH North America
Robson joins Goldman Sachs in sales
He was formerly a vice-president in AES FX sales at Credit Suisse
Wells Fargo appoints Sara Wardell-Smith as head of Americas
Former global head of FX sales and trading will lead the bank’s financial institutions group
‘So FX is now illegal’
Mark Johnson's guilty verdict and the decision to extradite Stuart Scott raises personal risks for FX market participants
ECU and HSBC clash over data
ECU wants the bank to hand over data relating to three stop-loss orders, executed in 2006, in a pre-action disclosure application
US Treasury declines to brand China a currency manipulator
In its second report on FX policies since Donald Trump took office, the US Treasury only criticises China, despite campaign promise
Renminbi payments lag Canadian dollar
China's currency loses fifth place as overall share shrinks again – Swift
China’s party congress hints at new PBoC chief
Contest narrows to Guo Shuqing and Jiang Chaoliang
Maguire becomes chief executive of LCH Group
He steps into his new post immediately, following Suneel Bakhshi's decision to step down
Cobalt chooses Solace for post-trade information processing
The move aims to guarantee incoming messages can be processed consistently, especially during bursts of heightened market activity
River and Mercantile opts for OTCX
Asset manager seeks to digitalise and optimise its OTC derivatives processes
Esma: FX derivatives market worth €112.3 trillion in European Union
Accounting for 19% of transactions, FX is second-largest derivatives market in EU
FCA fines Merrill Lynch £34.5m for Emir reporting failures
First penalty issued by FCA for breaching Emir reporting requirements