Deutsche Bank
Deutsche reshuffles institutional FX sales management
Deutsche Bank has appointed four institutional sales heads in Europe under global head Kenan Altunis, following his recent promotion
FX Week Asia: Emerging markets FX moving electronic, say bankers
Client demand for electronic trading in emerging market currencies has risen in recent years, but more progress must still be made, according to senior traders in Asia
Basel and Iosco under pressure to exclude FX from margin rules
Industry response to proposals released in July on margin for uncleared swaps put pressure on regulators to carve out FX swaps and forwards
Trading places, October 15, 2012
New appointments at Westpac, Icap, HKSI and LGIM, while Goldman Sachs loses in FX sales and regulatory expert departs Deutsche Bank
BAML appoints Deutsche veteran to head Asia global markets
Loh Boon Chye, formerly head of corporate and investment banking for Deutsche Bank Asia-Pacific, is to join Bank of America Merrill Lynch
More FX platforms to come, says Celent
A new research report from Celent predicts more platforms will launch in the FX market, and that the single-dealer platform will continue to gain in popularity
JP Morgan’s Rohrbaugh appointed chair of global FX division
Troy Rohrbaugh, JP Morgan's head of FX and rates, succeeds Zar Amrolia as chair of the industry's global FX division
Institutional Liquidity hires five in Chicago
The new team in Chicago will operate under Greg Cieply, formerly a senior vice-president at Fixi
BNP Paribas hires sales head for North America
Former Nomura salesman has joined the French bank in New York, reporting locally to George Nunn
Credit to remain a dominant theme in FX, says Traiana’s Coyne
Closer scrutiny of credit relationships has become a major trend in the FX market, leading to initiatives such as the Kill Switch, which has already been used to shut off the activity of a prime broker’s client, reveals Traiana chief executive Andrew…
Trade reporting pressure increases as CFTC deadlines loom
DTCC data repository has received provisional CFTC approval, just three weeks ahead of mandatory reporting for credit and rates, with FX reporting due to begin in January
Trading places, September 24, 2012
New sales hires at BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank, while RBS loses its head of FX sales for North America
The platforms of 2012: TraFXpure
When it launches next year, TraFXpure hopes to become a primary trading platform in the FX market, alongside EBS and Thomson Reuters. While that’s a tall order in today’s environment, Tradition’s Daniel Marcus, Campbell Adams and Roger Rutherford believe…
Who picks up the tab for regulation costs?
Many buy-side firms expect their banks to absorb the costs associated with clearing and reporting of non-deliverable forwards and eventually forex options. But banks have other ideas, with some already quantifying fairly substantial hikes in…
Deutsche Ceemea sales head departs
18-year veteran of Deutsche Bank will leave in late October, after completing a handover to his successor
Deutsche creates cross-asset platforms business under Amrolia
Deutsche Bank's Zar Amrolia runs a new business focused on electronic platforms across fixed income, while Kevin Rodgers has stepped up to become global head of FX
RMB is gaining traction with corporates, Deutsche survey finds
Smaller companies can realise savings of nearly 5% when dealing with Chinese businesses by transacting in renminbi, says Deutsche Bank
Nomura appoints new global head of FX
Jai Rajpal, formerly head of fixed income for Asia ex-Japan, is promoted to head of foreign exchange at Nomura, reporting to Steve Ashley
Morgan Stanley e-commerce head joins RBS
Jeremy Smart last week joined Royal Bank of Scotland as global head of electronic distribution
HSBC hires from Deutsche to fill hedge fund sales role
Appointment is the latest in a series of hedge fund sales moves after JP Morgan hired Michael Spencer from HSBC earlier this year
Deutsche merges structuring teams across asset classes
As part of a broader structural reorganisation, Deutsche Bank is bringing its structuring teams together into a single business headed by Ram Nayak
Spotlight on: Nick Beecroft, Saxo Bank
Saxo’s newly appointed UK chairman and FX industry veteran Nick Beecroft talks to Robert Mackenzie Smith about his priorities in seeking to grow the Danish bank’s presence in the UK, as well as the challenges facing the FX market
Deutsche’s FX volumes continue to grow, despite tough Q2
Deutsche Bank’s profits fell from €1.4 billion to €661 million during the second quarter, but the bank’s FX revenue recorded only a small year-on-year decline
Morgan Stanley poaches trading head from Citi
Citi's co-head of FX auto trading has left the bank to join Morgan Stanley