Deutsche Bank
FX industry creates lobby group
BRUSSELS - The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) is establishing a representative group for foreign exchange participants, amid the threat of increased forex regulation.
Gaitame.com chooses Integral for liquidity aggregation
Tokyo-based retail trading company Gaitame.com has replaced its single-bank platform with a software-as-a-service liquidity aggregation system developed by Integral, to improve pricing and risk management.
BarCap beefs up in the US, but loses in Europe
NEW YORK - Barclays Capital has boosted its sales coverage in the US with the hires of Mike Testa, Marlena Demenus, James White and David Weiss in New York and San Francisco.
Trading Places, May 31, 2010
Read this week's Trading Places to catch up on the latest people moves across the FX world.
German short-sell ban snares long euro FX derivatives
Long euro derivatives positions caught up in proposed legislation, while doubts remain over the exemption of market-makers
Naked euro currency swaps face same fate as CDSs in Germany
Germany broadens shorting ban scope
FXall targets Japan expansion
TOKYO – FXall continues to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, with a key hire from Deutsche Bank in Tokyo.
Dealer withdrawal sparks record volumes on traditional forex systems
LONDON - Citi, Deutsche Bank, Barclays Capital, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Natixis were among dealers that pulled liquidity from external platforms on May 6, sparking a record trading day on traditional liquidity hubs, EBS Spot and Thomson Reuters.
Chinese forex regulator warns against 'hot money'
BEIJING - Xiaoyi Wang, deputy governor at the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) has warned against the inflow of 'hot money' into emerging markets, as the risk of a worsening asset bubble continues.
BAML woos David Woo and more…
LONDON & SINGAPORE – Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) is adding to its sales and rebuilding its research capabilities with five hires made globally.
Progress releases single-bank portal FX adapter
NEW YORK - Complex event processing (CEP) platform vendor Progress Apama has introduced a suite of single-bank portal adapters for its Apama Capital Markets Framework, which are available today (May 3).
Prime brokers switch on to SAS 70 checks
Prime brokers have focused on bolstering asset security for clients after billions of dollars of client assets were caught up in the administration of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE).
Deutsche fined for Hungarian FX swaps
BUDAPEST - Deutsche Bank has been fined $455,441 by the Hungarian regulatory authorities for manipulating the forint to profit from foreign exchange swaps trades entered with local banks.
JP Morgan in e-FX build
LONDON – JP Morgan is continuing to build up product capabilities on its internally developed single-dealer system, MorganDirect, after switching off the pre-existing AVT-based system JPex last month.
Mass exodus from BarCap in New York
NEW YORK - Barclay Capital (BarCap) continues to haemorrhage forex sales staff as below-average compensation makes the bank’s employees prime recruitment targets, according to market sources.
Trading Places, April 26, 2010
This week's people moves across Europe, Asia and the US.
HSBC adds to spot desk in London amid growth
LONDON - HSBC has hired Frank Cahill as director on the G-10 spot desk in London.
Trading Places, April 19, 2010
People moves
RBS to go live on CLS/Traiana JV
Royal Bank of Scotland is set to become the fourth bank to go live on the CLS/Traiana joint-venture trade aggregation service by early May, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Nomura to launch multi-asset trading
Nomura plans to add trading in interest rates swaps, credit and cash bonds onto its upgraded proprietary trading platform this year, as it introduces multi-asset trading capabilities, officials tell FX Week.
Trading Places, April 12, 2010
This week's people moves in the global FX market.
Morgan Stanley: Prioritising FXPB
Competition in the foreign exchange prime brokerage market remains competitive, as new businesses fill the vacuum left by the withdrawal of incumbent providers and clients spread counterparty risk following the 2008 credit crisis.