Royal Bank of Scotland
Hassan departs RBS corporate desk
William Hassan, head of UK large-cap corporate FX sales at RBS, has left the bank
Trading Places, July 2, 2012
RBS loses EM research head, BAML appoints new EMEA investment banking co-heads and the New York Fed promotes Potter to markets group head
RBS loses FX UK corporate coverage head
Andy Stocker understood to be moving to Santander, alongside two other sales staff
Banks continue to ramp up in offshore RMB
Top-tier banks are continuing to invest in their offshore renminbi trading capabilities, despite the recent dip in Chinese growth and the challenge of persuading clients to use the new currency and boost liquidity
Chinese yuan tracks regional sentiment, despite fixing
Spot onshore Chinese yuan (CNY) and offshore yuan (CNH) tracked regional sentiment despite USD/CNY fixing coming in at 28pip higher at 6.3233 today (May 17).
Forex markets absorb political chaos in Europe
Participants reacted relatively calmly to political developments in Europe last week, and the absence of credible alternative currencies prevented a major sell-off
Westpac continues FX hiring spree
Blake Jensen, formerly of RBS, has joined Westpac in institutional sales as the latest in a number of key hires across sales and trading globally
Offshore renminbi bond market to take off in 2012
A maturing market combined with deregulation is sustaining demand for offshore renminbi bonds in the face of slowing RMB appreciation. Saima Farooqi reports
The year of the dim sum bond
A maturing market combined with deregulation is sustaining demand for offshore renminbi bonds in the face of slowing RMB appreciation. Saima Farooqi reports
Ex-Credit Suisse e-FX head joins RBS
Nicholas Barker, who left Credit Suisse in November 2011 and had previously worked at UBS for 10 years, has joined RBS
Barclays hires former RBS FX sales head
Lisa Francis, Royal Bank of Scotland’s former head of FX sales for the UK and northern Europe, is due to join Barclays later this year
Credit Suisse loses head of FXPB
Paul Houston, Credit Suisse's London-based global head of FX prime brokerage, has left the bank
Veteran EM trader exits RBS for the buy side
Eric Lieberson has left Royal Bank of Scotland after 17 years, to join Civic Capital, a New York-based advisory firm set to launch a hedge fund later this year
Young joins Lloyds as FX options trader
Russell Young joins UK bank from Royal Bank of Scotland in London
Trading places, March 26, 2012
New appointments at Citi and Deutsche Bank, and departures from RBC Capital Markets and RBS
Juhlin leaves Morgan Stanley sales role
Glenn Juhlin has left Morgan Stanley in New York
Curran departs hedge fund sales head role at Nomura
Cost-cutting measures at Nomura hit forex sales and structuring, claiming Louis Curran, Mark Stafford and Peter Larsson
Cable stagnation forecast moves RBS to top
Royal Bank of Scotland’s February 3 forecasts for the euro, sterling and Swiss franc were spot-on, putting the bank at the top of the one-month rankings
Marex Spectron continues FX expansion
New hires include Willie Sim as head of FX for Asia-Pacific, as well as ex-Lloyds pair Kelvin Jouhar and Hetal Patel
Nomura expands in Dubai
FX traders Hyeonmuk Mun, Hatem Jerad and Ali Debbagh join Nomura to focus on Mena region
UK banks ramp up RMB resources in London
Both RBS and HSBC have made senior appointments to prepare for the growth of renminbi in London. The new business heads talk to Chiara Albanese about their priorities
Singapore’s FX exemption welcomed as a sign of global consistency
A proposal by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to exempt FX swaps and forwards from mandatory clearing is seen as a positive move to harmonise treatment of FX with the US
ITG hires FX analyst to boost TCA effort
Jim Cochrane joins the vendor from Thomson Reuters, having also worked at a number of banks
Faros Trading continues hiring spree
Tom Doyle joins the Stamford-based firm from Morgan Stanley in New York