Credit Suisse
Trading Places, July 25, 2011
Appointments at TwoFour, SecFinex, DealHub, Berenberg and Alexander Forbes, while Credit Suisse reshuffles private banking heads in Asia
Credit Suisse recruits Amanti to run FX structuring in Asia
Amanti joined Swiss bank in Singapore earlier this month after leaving Barclays Capital
Trading Places, July 18, 2011
Departures from RBS and BNP Paribas in London and New York as Credit Suisse hires in AES sales in London
Jawitz joins FXall to lead options
Eric Jawitz has joined FXall from Calypso to head the firm's options business
FX Invest: New indexes trade volatility
Nikki Marmery reports on the emergence of indexes looking to trade event risk
FX Invest: Rise of the super-Sefs
The Dodd-Frank Act created a multitude of would-be swap execution facilities (Sefs) – trading platforms that will aggregate dealer liquidity. Now, dealers want to hoover up the Sefs by building their own aggregation services, but it’s a strategy that…
Hiring frenzy
After a typically busy hiring season during the first half of the year, Chiara Albanese takes stock of some of the biggest appointments and talks to headhunters about the trends driving FX recruitment in 2011
HSBC recruits Thursfield in EM spot
Emerging market FX trader joins from UBS
Ex-BarCap Wise to join Credit Suisse
Danny Wise will start as global head of FX spot trading in August
Westpac recruits Townsend and Cameron in FX forwards
Townsend joins from Commerzbank and Cameron from Barclays Capital
Revolving doors in Credit Suisse sales
Gary Dhami joins Swiss bank as Graeme Henderson departs
Elliott quits BAML in London
Ex-Credit Suisse options head’s plans unknown
Sandoz to replace Yanez as Credit Suisse FX head
Steven Yanez will retire from the Swiss bank next month after 18 years
Swiss franc: safe-haven currency?
With banks widely recognising US dollar weakness and uncertainty over the eurozone as an ongoing trend in FX markets this year, Miriam Siers talks to currency strategists about the prospects for the Swiss franc
Credit Suisse hires Lawes from BAML
Spot trader joins Swiss bank as Oleg Grishin hired in Singapore and Magda Rakita departs in London
Top European banks see Q1 Ficc revenues fall
Deutsche, Barclays, UBS and Credit Suisse all saw some fall in Q1 revenues compared with the same period last year
Progress Software extends FX connectivity on Apama platform
Vendor has added connectivity to FX platforms of Nomura, JP Morgan, BNP Paribas and Commerzbank through its Progress Apama Capital Markets platform
Credit Suisse appoints prime-brokerage sales head in Asia
Patrick Marchesi joins Swiss bank from Barclays Capital, relocating from London to Singapore
CBA hires four in London and Sydney
Héritier and Hellard join in London sales, while Loong and Pruscino join in Sydney
Morgan Stanley loses two FX traders
Morgan Stanley has lost two senior foreign exchange traders in London, Steve Jennions and Steve Winder. Jennions is understood to be considering a new position with a European bank. Winder’s plans are unknown.
Trading Places, March 14, 2011
Read this week's Trading Places to catch up on people moves across the FX world
Algo trading could benefit from Sef rules, say participants
Algorithmic trading has gained traction in the FX markets in recent years and some providers say their platforms might comply with the criteria for swap execution facilities in the US. Could they face a growth opportunity when the regulations come into…