BNP Paribas
Scottish referendum set to spur cable volatility
The increasingly unpredictable result, long rally against the dollar and current low volatility levels favour the rise
Trading Places, April 21, 2014
Moves at Morgan Stanley, Mitsubishi UFJ, BAML and the European Commission in this week's Trading Places
Senior FX spot trader Tollit returns to BAML
Ryan Tollit is the latest senior person at BNP Paribas to leave in FX this year after the departure of Bartosz Pawlowski
BNP Paribas emerging markets strategy head departs
Global head of emerging markets strategy is moving to the buy side after nearly five years at BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas hires in e-FX sales
Amish Naik joins the French bank in New York, having previously been at Citi for more than three years
BNP Paribas sees changes in FX sales and trading
Alistair Carter and Pavel Vintin have joined BNP Paribas while Maria Riedel leaves to join JP Morgan
Deutsche hires Zinkin to co-head electronic trading
Martin Zinkin has joined the bank this month from BNP Paribas, reporting to markets electronic trading head Robert Mandeno
BNP Paribas hires senior FX trader from Commerz
Kevin Wilson joins the French bank in New York; other personnel changes at ACT Currency Partner and UBS Global Asset Management
Rising cost of credit drives corporates back to voice trading
Corporate treasurers have been facing up to the increased costs of hedging as their bank counterparties deal with regulation, but some say rising credit charges are driving them to revert from electronic platforms to voice trading. Joel Clark and Miriam…
Mifid rules could force FX swaps onto OTFs
Trialogue negotiations on Mifid II are expected to conclude by February, but traders fear they could include a mandate for FX swaps to be traded on organised trading facilities
FX market participants express concern and confusion over Sef trading
Trading on swap execution facilities in the US was introduced in a cloud of confusion and uncertainty. The market seems to have recovered from the initial shock, but there are concerns that Europe’s take on Sef trading will do longer-lasting damage. By…
SEB hires spot trader in Asia
Commerzbank spot trader joins SEB in Singapore; other moves from RBS, BAML and Barclays
BNP Paribas loses e-FX strategy chief
Martin Zinkin departs the French bank after little more than a year
BNP Paribas embarks on three-year hiring spree in Asia
The French bank has plans to hire 1,300 staff in the Asia-Pacific region by 2016, with the aim of bolstering revenue by at least €1 billion
Economies of scale create two tiers in FXPB
The high cost of operating in prime brokerage is the biggest challenge for less-established players looking to gain market share
Chaotic birth of Sefs drives NDF trading off platforms
The first two weeks of Sef trading have seen some trading volume in non-deliverable forwards migrate to single-dealer platforms and voice brokers to avoid the rules
US political gridlock puts EM currencies in stasis
EM currencies could still be badly affected by US default, say traders
RBI's shift in monetary policy welcome, say traders
The central bank’s reduction in its marginal standing facility is positive for India’s growth, but the rupee is still exposed to external risks
FX Week Forum: Central banks and FX reserves
In the latest in the FX Week Forum series, Joel Clark talks to Steven Saywell, global head of FX strategy at BNP Paribas, about trends in central bank reserve management and the IMF's latest set of reserves data
BNP Paribas hires e-FX sales head for Asia-Pacific
Ex-Citi product manager Ashvin Parkash is the third senior hire made by BNP Paribas in recent weeks
Reserve managers seek alternatives to USD and EUR
Following the IMF’s publication of its FX reserves data for the second quarter, Steven Saywell assesses why reserve growth has slowed and central banks are looking to diversify
US government shutdown impacts on dollar expectations
The timetable for tapering of quantitative easing and the performance of the US dollar could both be impacted if the shutdown continues, say strategists
Dovish FOMC risks losing market trust
Federal Reserve's communication over tapering adds to market's growing mistrust of central bank information
Goldman Sachs hires ex-Citi salesman
New hire in FX sales at Goldman Sachs; other moves at Barclays, RBS, UBS and Credit Suisse