News
Cürex launches pre-trade time-stamping
The new capability will allow Cürex’s customers to prove their compliance with Mifid II
Johnson’s lawyer brands trial a ‘governmental mistake’
On the tense first day of Mark Johnson’s trial, the prosecution claims he saw dollar signs
RBC Capital Markets partners BestX for TCA
The Canadian bank is the latest FX dealer to sign up for the transaction cost analysis service
Rodgers to testify in support of Johnson
Deutsche Bank’s former global head of FX believes Johnson followed industry practice when executing the large order
FCA: Mifid II enforcement will be proportional
While enforcement may not be immediate, participants need to show they have taken sufficient steps to meet requirements
CME to launch spot FX basis spreads
The CME FX Link will create the first central limit order book between OTC spot FX and CME FX futures
Last look consultation closes, outcome uncertain
Responses to GFXC’s consultation on last look will be published before the body meets on November 14
Goldman Sachs reshuffles FX sales
Rombouts becomes co-head of corporate derivatives for Emea with Alessandro Dusi; Crook and Murciano co-head FX sales
Hadingham swaps Societe Generale for Nomura
SocGen's former co-head of real money sales for Northern Europe is set to join the Japanese bank next year
Investec joins TraderTools liquidity network
Specialist bank gains access to more than 60 liquidity providers
BIS warns of $13 trillion hidden debt hole
Trillions of dollars of FX derivatives are not being accounted for when calculating the level of debt in the global economy
Ramirez joins Macquarie's FX sales team; Orefice swaps
David Ramirez joins from Citi while Michael Orefice exits to become MD at Fifth Third Bank in Nashville
BNP Paribas hires Shah as global head of G10 FX trading
London-based Shah will report to Adrian Boehler, global co-head of FXLM and commodity derivatives
London Stock Exchange Group boosts LCH stake
LCH’s activity has ballooned over the past 12 months, with its ForexClear platform clearing more than a trillion dollars’ worth of non-deliverable forward trades in August
Broadridge promotes Santangelo
London-based Santangelo will focus on Emea and Apac markets as president of international sales
CLS announces major strategy shift
The settlement utility will diversify into processing and data to become a business with three major service areas
Baggioli to exit ADS
The chief operating officer of Abu Dhabi broker ADS Securities is set to leave the company in three months' time
Citi appoints co-heads of trade business in Emea
In their newly created roles, London-based Peadar MacCanna and Murat Demirel will report to Ebru Pakcan and John Ahearn
Edgewater Markets opens office in South America
The new branch in Santiago is the seventh worldwide for the non-bank liquidity provider
US super-regionals step up FX game
Citizens Bank and SunTrust Bank have been expanding and investing more in their FX platforms and talent
LCH SwapAgent completes first trades
Citi and Deutsche Bank executed the first trades, a Swiss franc-denominated interest rate swap and euro-denominated inflation swap
TraderTools adds RMB and MXN to EM liquidity pool
The platform provider has launched 16 currency pairs in its Unique Liquidity Network in the last six months
Bogue and Hamilton exit FastMatch
The head of operations for the trading platform and the head of sales for Emea leave the recently-acquired venue
Dave Reid to join Deutsche Bank as global head of FXPB
He spent more than 10 years at Citi in a similar role