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Trading Places 10.5.10
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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).
BarCap losses trickle on
LONDON & SINGAPORE - Barclays Capital (BarCap) has lost two more staff, following the mass exodus at the end of April.
Nomura wins three in global sales
LONDON & NEW YORK - Now the bonus rounds are over, the hunting season has begun. Nomura is reported to have hired sales staff from Barclays Capital in London and UBS in New York.
Trading Places, May 3, 2010
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US forex back on form in first quarter
NEW YORK & BOSTON - Most US banks reported strong forex revenues in the first quarter this year versus last year, as the global markets start to recover.
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.
Westpac targets real-money clients
LONDON & NEW YORK - Westpac is building up its coverage of real-money clients with two senior hires in London and New York.
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.
UBS continues to bolster FICC group
HONG KONG & SINGAPORE - UBS has continued to expand its fixed-income, currencies and commodities (FICC) team with the hires of Andy Kleeger and Frank Suen, and the promotion of Gerald Chan.
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.
Bonuses fail to match expectations
Bonus speculation is now over as the banks pay out, with the exception of Royal Bank of Scotland, which will not pay bonuses until June.
Anselmetti takes up BarCap offer
Goldman Sachs loses key sales personnel
Trading Places, April 5, 2010
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BarCap loses Mihocko-Tierney to BAML
BAML gains in electronic commerce and investor sales
Trading Places, March 29, 2010
People moves
Goldman Sachs runs low in Iberia sales
JP Morgan benefits from US rival
JP Morgan builds in hedge fund sales
Hires in London and New York
Goldman Sachs loses Sada-Paz
Mauricio Sada-Paz joins Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Trading places, March 8, 2010
People moves
Jerome departs StanChart
Global head expected to re-emerge at Morgan Stanley
Allington moves to StanChart
Allington trades up US investment bank to become senior risk manager