Standard Chartered
New lows in FX volatility prompt funds to retreat from options
Volatility in the FX market is plunging to record lows in the fourth quarter, leading to changes in the composition of the options market
Trading places, October 8, 2012
Departures at Barclays, BNP Paribas and JP Morgan, while Standard Chartered hires an ex-UBS salesman
StanChart options duo joins ANZ
Two senior forex options traders that left Standard Chartered in July have joined ANZ in Singapore and New York
BNP Paribas former forex options head joins StanChart
Standard Chartered has appointed a 17-year veteran of BNP Paribas as head of FX options for Asia
Spotlight on: Nick Beecroft, Saxo Bank
Saxo’s newly appointed UK chairman and FX industry veteran Nick Beecroft talks to Robert Mackenzie Smith about his priorities in seeking to grow the Danish bank’s presence in the UK, as well as the challenges facing the FX market
Cautiously optimistic on EM currencies
While FX markets remain constrained by weaker-than-expected growth, a savvy combination of emerging market currencies offers the potential for strong returns, argues Callum Henderson
Saxo appoints Nick Beecroft to chair London board
Saxo Capital Markets UK has appointed market veteran Nick Beecroft as chairman in London to replace Albert Maasland, who quit in May to join Knight Capital
Faros appoints Campbell & Co trader to replace Borthwick
Douglas Borthwick, head of trading and strategy at Faros Trading, has left the firm and will be replaced by Michael LaVina
StanChart’s bearish call on majors wins out
Standard Chartered took a bearish three-month outlook on three major currencies in March, landing the bank at the top of this week’s rankings
StanChart appoints capital markets head from Credit Suisse
Carsten Stoehr joins Standard Chartered as global head of capital markets, reporting to Lenny Feder
StanChart boosts CNH liquidity in European timezone
Landmark issuance to drive up liquidity out of London
Darbari quits senior options role at StanChart
Both Singapore-based Rahul Darbari and New York-based colleague Ragu Santhalingam have left their FX options roles at Standard Chartered
Why the Q1 risk rally was a glass half empty
Following a risk rally in foreign exchange markets during the first quarter, several of the positive drivers of that rally have now dissipated. Looking ahead to the rest of the year, Callum Henderson explains why investors should continue to short…
Trading places, April 23, 2012
FX sales and trading departures from Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Credit Suisse and Standard Chartered
City’s top brass throws weight behind London RMB initiative
London will become the next offshore centre for RMB trading, vows UK chancellor George Osborne, supported by banking chiefs from Bank of China, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered
A spot of bother
Traders exploiting the spread between CNH deliverable forwards and CNY NDFs got a nasty surprise in September last year, when the basis trade blew up amid a reversal of the spread. Georgina Lee looks at what investors can learn from this turn of events
Frontier currencies gain traction with investors
FX strategists and currency managers report growing interest in frontier currencies such as the Kenyan shilling, Ugandan shilling and Nigerian naira
ITG hires FX analyst to boost TCA effort
Jim Cochrane joins the vendor from Thomson Reuters, having also worked at a number of banks
Mandell quits Standard Chartered
US institutional sales head has previously held senior FX roles at RBS and Bank of America
Standard Chartered to roll out enhanced core custody platform
STANDARD CHARTERED IS upgrading its client offering by developing an enhanced core custody, settlement and safekeeping system. According to Standard Chartered, the core platform will give greater automation, customisation, direct market interfaces and…
StanChart scoops double whammy for Asia-Pac
Asian bank picks up awards for FX in Asia-Pacific and for emerging Asian currencies, up from second place in both categories last year
StanChart’s global head of Ficc departs
Remy Klammers has left Standard Chartered and is understood to be starting his own business
Tracking the effects of QE on cable
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Wells Fargo and Standard Chartered take top position for GBP/USD forecasts through accurate analysis of the effects of central bank policies on the two currencies
Exploring relative value
A rebound in risk assets in late October appears to have been short-lived and the foreign exchange market continues to be affected by lower-then-expected growth and a swinging pendulum between risk-on and risk-off. Callum Henderson argues relative value…