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ITG hires FX analyst to boost TCA effort
Jim Cochrane joins the vendor from Thomson Reuters, having also worked at a number of banks
Emir clearing rules agreed, but calls grow for extension to Esma deadlines
Delays in the adoption of Europe's new clearing rules have eaten into the time Esma has to meet its June 30 rule-writing deadline
Afme liquidity conference: Costs of FX clearing will be punitive for all
The cost of implementing FX clearing and reporting services will be too high for more than a handful of top-tier banks to do it effectively, creating the possibility that demand might not be matched by supply, FX bankers warn
Spotlight on: Simon Watkins, Bank of Montreal
The Canadian bank’s head of FX for London talks to Joel Clark about the expansion of his team over the past five years and the bank’s ambition to become a recognised FX provider in London and across Europe
ACI FX committee adds corporate members
Representatives from Google and Ericsson join the FX industry association
David Knott departs SG CIB
Co-head of flow fixed income and currencies is to leave the French bank, according to memo circulated this morning
What’s in store for 2012?
At the dawn of a new year, FX Week speaks to senior traders, strategists, technologists and lobbyists about their expectations for 2012. The eurozone crisis, implementation of regulation and technology upgrades top the agenda for many participants…
Markets braced for tough 2012 in FX
Market participants share their expectations for a challenging year ahead in the foreign exchange industry
Review of 2011
As 2011 draws to a close, FX Week looks back on a year in which the decisions of politicians increasingly came to define the direction of major currencies, while the progress of regulatory reform was stunted by missed deadlines and challenging technical…
Banks dare to hope for calmer FX markets in 2012
Barclays Capital expects greater stability in the eurozone in Q1, but believes the euro will continue to depreciate
Trading places, December 5, 2011
New appointments at Deutsche Bank, Barclays Capital and CME Group, while UBS chief risk officer steps down
Best Banks 2011: Deutsche Bank and Citi top poll
Deutsche Bank is voted best bank overall for FX for the third successive year, but Citi and UBS have powered back up the rankings to claim second and third place
Trading places, November 28, 2011
Changing roles at Nomura, Deutsche Bank, Citi and the FOA
Unlocking alpha from currency managers through multi-manager platforms
Forex allocations are getting larger for many pension funds and asset managers, but accessing currency funds can be difficult. Two new currency manager platforms hope to grow the investor base by making access easier. By Michael Marray
Deutsche scoops top FX award for third successive year
Having carefully tailored its product innovations to the challenging market conditions, Deutsche Bank picks up six awards in the 2011 Best Banks survey
Political crisis in Europe brings volatility back to FX options
Volatility returned to eurodollar last week as FX traders priced further downside risk into euro options
European banks report tough Q3 in Ficc
Q3 results at Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas suggest a difficult third quarter in Ficc, offset by strong FX performance
Trading places, November 7, 2011
New appointments at State Street, Deutsche Bank and the US Treasury, while Lloyds loses a trader
Record FX profits driven by volatility and hedging, say Deutsche and UBS
A perfect storm of volatile currency moves, intervention from the SNB and frenetic hedging activity have contributed to unusually high FX revenues and volumes in the third quarter, say Deutsche Bank and UBS
Pace of renminbi appreciation will slow, says Deutsche
Jens Scharff-Hansen, co-head of FX and short rates trading for Asia at Deutsche Bank, talks to Farah Khalique about the growth of offshore renminbi trading, recent dislocations in the onshore and offshore markets and how corporates can take advantage
Morgan Stanley multi-manager platform goes head-to-head with Deutsche and Citi
FX Gateway, launched this week, will leverage Morgan Stanley’s prime-brokerage and distribution capabilities and give institutional investors direct access to up to 20 currency managers
Madar promoted global head of corporate FX sales at Deutsche Bank
Fabio Madar takes global head of corporate FX sales role
Deutsche Bank rolls out FX swap orders on Autobahn
New swap order functionality went live for all users of Autobahn on September 19
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