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Review of 2012: October - December
FX Week looks back on the biggest stories of 2012, concluding with the fourth quarter. To read the original stories, click on the links in black
Review of 2012: July - September
FX Week looks back on the biggest stories of 2012, continuing with the third quarter. To read the original stories, click on the links in black
FX Week Europe 2012: The five-year plan for the FX market
Speaking at the FX Week Europe conference in London, four senior market participants made their predictions about how the FX market will evolve over the next five years
Global co-head of spot to leave Deutsche
Greg Knight, Deutsche Bank's global head of FX spot, is leaving the bank and will be replaced internally with immediate effect
Photo gallery: Best Banks Awards, November 2012
Photos from FX Week's Best Banks Awards dinner, held in London on November 21
Saxo Bank appoints new head of FX
The Danish bank has promoted internally to fill the role of global head of foreign exchange, following the departure of Ted Voorhees
FX Week Europe: Op risk requires greater focus in FX post-Sandy
Investment in business continuity and the robustness of electronic platforms is increasingly important in the light of Hurricane Sandy, say conference speakers
Euro will survive and RMB will be convertible by 2017, say industry leaders
Speaking in the final panel discussion at the FX Week Europe conference, senior market participants made their predictions about how the FX market will evolve over the next five years
Deutsche creates Fic division under Amrolia and Felson
Zar Amrolia and Wayne Felson have been appointed co-heads of a new fixed income and currencies division at Deutsche Bank
Taking HFT to task
As a small group of high-frequency traders (HFTs) rise to prominence as market-makers in spot FX, the reliability of their prices during times of market stress has been called into question – so much so that electronic trading platforms are taking steps…
Integrate to accumulate
Increased volatility, lower availability of credit and emerging market expansion is accelerating the integration of cash management and FX, says Laurence Neville
Confirmation of US Treasury FX exemption brings relief to dealers
After two years of consideration, the US Treasury confirmed its decision to exempt FX swaps and forwards from mandatory clearing and exchange trading on Friday evening
Best Banks 2012: Kevin Rodgers talks to FX Week
Kevin Rodgers, global head of foreign exchange at Deutsche Bank, the winner of this year's Best Banks Awards survey, talks to Joel Clark about the challenges the bank has faced in 2012
Doing more with less volatility
The winners of this year's Best Banks awards are those that have proven themselves capable of winning business even when markets are less volatile
Best Banks 2012: Deutsche holds top spot for fourth year
Deutsche Bank and Citi remain in first and second place in this year's market survey, while Barclays has risen to third place
Deutsche Bank takes first place as volatile market calms
As volatility diminished substantially in 2012, Deutsche Bank has held onto its top position in the Best Banks survey and clinched six additional awards this year
Citi hires Ceemea options trader from RBS
Citi has added Daniel Mitchell to its FX options team and made a number of hires in FX sales
Institutional FX salesman exits Deutsche
Deutsche loses an institutional salesman in Europe following a recent restructuring of the management of the institutional client group
The jewel in the crown
Despite sweeping changes at a number of investment banks to prepare for regulation and changing market conditions, FX remains a core business for most top-tier banks
Basel proposal to capitalise settlement risk ‘unnecessary’
In comment letters published this week, banks have taken issue with Basel Committee guidance that would capitalise post-execution exposure to settlement risk
Banks face up to fragmented clearing landscape in Asia
In preparing for mandatory clearing, the priority is to ensure all CCPs across Asia adhere to the same set of standards, says Deutsche's David Lynne
HSBC reshuffles institutional sales management
Claude Goulet promoted to head of institutional FX sales in Emea, as Chris Smith joins to head hedge fund sales
FX to remain a 'cornerstone' of streamlined UBS
Swiss bank admits FX revenues declined during Q3 but vows FX will be a core business in its downsized investment bank
China to widen RMB trading band again before end-2012
Further liberalisation of renminbi is on the cards in the near future, says senior RBS strategist