Morgan Stanley
FXCM hires Middle East head
Other people moves at CLS, Morgan Stanley and Portware
US government shutdown impacts on dollar expectations
The timetable for tapering of quantitative easing and the performance of the US dollar could both be impacted if the shutdown continues, say strategists
BNP Paribas hires UBS sales veteran
Sally Francis has joined UBS as head of FX investor sales for Emea, based in London
Asia is a focus for FX research, says Morgan Stanley's Redeker
Hans Redeker, global head of FX strategy at Morgan Stanley, talks to Miriam Siers about the objectives of his team and their expectations for the coming months
Currenex hires from Morgan Stanley FXPB
Robert Sagurton, who was part of the Morgan Stanley FX prime brokerage team that saw a recent reshuffle, has joined Martine Bond at State Street
Morgan Stanley hires ex-Nomura FX strategist
Geoff Kendrick relocates from London to Hong Kong to join Morgan Stanley as head of Asian FX and local rates strategy
Morgan Stanley restructures FX prime brokerage
Global co-heads of FXPB have both left the bank and relationships with several clients have ceased following an ‘extensive review’ of the business
Rupee sell-off continues, despite repeated RBI efforts
Efforts by the Reserve Bank of India to stabilise the currency's depreciation have failed, as the rupee falls to a record low
State Street's Bond fixes sights on new initiatives
Appointed as Cliff Lewis’s deputy last year, Martine Bond has since stepped up to run trading and clearing within State Street’s Global Exchange business, managing both Currenex and FX Connect
Morgan Stanley re-hires FX salesman from Deutsche
Chris Hewitt is returning to Morgan Stanley in real-money sales, after a four-year hiatus at Deutsche Bank
BNP Paribas hires ex-Morgan Stanley sales head
Nick Strain has joined the French bank's institutional sales team in Singapore, having left Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong earlier this year
Consensus lacking on optimal length for randomised pause
The concept of applying a randomised pause to FX trades as a means of deterring disruptive behaviour has garnered support from the users of both EBS and ParFX. But how long should the pause be in order to be effective but not damaging to genuine…
CFTC misusing Dodd-Frank to expand its role, says CME's Duffy
CME chief accuses regulator of overreaching, as line-up of industry figures attacks Dodd-Frank rules
Banks beef up in real-money sales
Westpac sales head Corinna Wong joins Morgan Stanley, while Craig Weiner moves from JP Morgan to Standard Chartered
EBS Direct begins beta testing with four liquidity providers
Icap's push into disclosed FX liquidity takes a further step as EBS Direct enters beta testing
Trading Places, May 10, 2013
Citi hires in options sales, Morgan Stanley's Marfat joins BNP Paribas, while Oanda appoints a new chief executive in Asia-Pacific
Morgan Stanley loses global head of FX product strategy
Neill Penney, who before joining Morgan Stanley was product strategy head at FXall, has left the bank in London
TD Securities hires head of European FX
Management hires at the Canadian bank continue as Perry joins from Morgan Stanley in London
Banks beef up quant solutions for FX in response to buy-side demand
Morgan Stanley and Commerzbank are investing in quantitative offerings as a part of their FX strategy, but other banks are pulling back from the business
Trading Places, April 8, 2013
Morgan Stanley loses strategist to Goldman Sachs while money-manager ParamountForex.com hires in sales
Morgan Stanley emerging markets trading head retires
Jens Andersen leaves Morgan Stanley this month, after 15 years at the bank
UBS becomes eighth liquidity provider on FXSpotStream
Swiss bank scheduled to be live by late in the second quarter as the aggregation service continues to gain traction, with plans to expand into new products
StanChart hires Darwell from Morgan Stanley
Eric Darwell will join Standard Chartered in New York next month to head up Asian FX trading in the region