Standard Chartered
Benchmark overhaul brings substantial improvement, says Lenny Feder
In the aftermath of the Libor scandal, Singapore’s financial industry has opted to overhaul its existing benchmarks to focus on transaction data
StanChart hires FX salesman from Lloyds
Richard Turner has joined Standard Chartered's investor sales team under Declan McEvoy
Renminbi swap line expected to boost CNH liquidity
The recent agreement on a swap line between the UK and China will be a positive step for the nascent offshore renminbi market, although questions remain over how it will work
StanChart expands e-FX experience into credit and rates
Following a reorganisation of its electronic trading business at the start of 2013, Standard Chartered’s Chris Knight now has responsibility for e-commerce in the eastern hemisphere across three asset classes. He talks to Joel Clark about what credit and…
US dollar will continue to outperform, says StanChart
A prediction the US dollar would perform well against other major currencies during May lands Standard Chartered at the top of the one-month rankings
Local factors will decide carry trade winners
Weaker US data, coupled with the Fed's quantitative easing, supports carry trades generally, but particularly where local factors are favourable
RBS loses FX sales head to Standard Chartered
Mark Webster joins Standard Chartered as global head of FX sales
StanChart promotes Allington to global head of FX
Chris Allington becomes global head of FX at Standard Chartered in Singapore. Meanwhile, Neh Thaker joins as head of options and platforms
Dollar strength boosts Standard Chartered to top
Standard Chartered's accurate short-term dollar view based on expectations the US economy would outperform other major centres
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
StanChart revamps electronic trading management
New e-trading group for FX, rates and credit is headed globally by Raymond Koole, and regionally by Chris Knight in Singapore and Pascal Pipponiau in New York
Bank of England swap line expected to fuel RMB growth
The creation of a swap line with the People's Bank of China should lead to greater confidence in the offshore renminbi market, according to traders and strategists
C-View hires industry veteran to run new rates product
Nick Beecroft started at the UK-based currency manager today and will retain his role as non-executive chairman of Saxo Bank's London board
Trading places, December 10, 2012
New hires at Integral, the SEC, Chi-X Australia and the DTCC
Trading places, December 3, 2012
Commerzbank loses an options trader while StanChart hires in Asia and SEC's Schapiro announces she will step down next month
Integrate to accumulate
Increased volatility, lower availability of credit and emerging market expansion is accelerating the integration of cash management and FX, says Laurence Neville
Tullett Prebon hires ex-Faros trading head
The interdealer broker is expanding its resources as it seeks to use the Chapdelaine business it acquired to build an agency desk
StanChart launches offshore renminbi index
Dealer launches non-tradable index to track global adoption of offshore renminbi
Institutional FX salesman exits Deutsche
Deutsche loses an institutional salesman in Europe following a recent restructuring of the management of the institutional client group
TraFXpure accelerates as three more banks sign up
Bank-backed spot platform now has the support of nine banks as it reveals further details of its matching logic, which it believes will eliminate technology and latency arbitrage opportunities
Angling for the Asian frisbee
Regulation was top of the agenda at the FX Week Asia conference, with serious concerns voiced alongside some signs of positivity, writes Joel Clark
FX Week Asia: Emerging markets FX moving electronic, say bankers
Client demand for electronic trading in emerging market currencies has risen in recent years, but more progress must still be made, according to senior traders in Asia
FX Week Asia: Sefs and OTFs may be unworkable for NDF market
Speakers at Asia conference warn of the unintended consequences mandatory platform trading could have for non-deliverable forwards
Foreign exchange ticks all the boxes, says StanChart markets chief
Forex is becoming the most-sought after asset class for a markets business due to its high return on equity and clear demand, says Lenny Feder, Standard Chartered's head of financial markets