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Nomura names Ashley as global head of fixed income
Steve Ashley has been promoted to global head of fixed income at Nomura, with Georges Assi as his deputy
Review of 2011
As 2011 draws to a close, FX Week looks back on a year in which the decisions of politicians increasingly came to define the direction of major currencies, while the progress of regulatory reform was stunted by missed deadlines and challenging technical…
Chad Smith joins Faros Trading from RBS
Former bank sales head joined Faros on December 1 and reports to Brad Bechtel
Euro: Staring into the abyss
As forex market participants prepare for a possible break-up in the eurozone and politicians increase the pressure to save the single currency, Miriam Siers talks to strategists and academics about the likelihood of a split and the implications for the…
Thomson Reuters restructuring hits FX as Glocer departs
A number of senior changes have been made to the vendor's foreign exchange matching business as part of a broader restructuring
Spotlight on: Alan Bozian, CLS
The chief executive of CLS talks to Joel Clark about the transformation agenda he has been pushing since taking the top role in 2010, as he seeks to position CLS as a more robust infrastructure with greater currency coverage and broader participation
Best Banks 2011: Deutsche Bank and Citi top poll
Deutsche Bank is voted best bank overall for FX for the third successive year, but Citi and UBS have powered back up the rankings to claim second and third place
Trading places, November 28, 2011
Changing roles at Nomura, Deutsche Bank, Citi and the FOA
Lloyds appoints Coote head of spot
UBS's former global head of spot will join Lloyds on December 1
UBS transformation in FX reaps rewards
UBS rises to third place in this year's rankings and picks up four awards, having expanded its FX capabilities in several key areas over the past year
Japanese corporates count costs of further yen strength
Japanese companies have been hit hard by the strength of the yen and are now revising down their profit forecasts in anticipation of further appreciation
Credit Suisse layoffs claim Nick Barker
London-based head of FX e-commerce is made redundant from Credit Suisse, having joined from UBS in March 2010
Credit Suisse hires head of FX trading
David Tait will join Credit Suisse from UBS in January, reporting to global head of FX Todd Sandoz
European banks report tough Q3 in Ficc
Q3 results at Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas suggest a difficult third quarter in Ficc, offset by strong FX performance
Record FX profits driven by volatility and hedging, say Deutsche and UBS
A perfect storm of volatile currency moves, intervention from the SNB and frenetic hedging activity have contributed to unusually high FX revenues and volumes in the third quarter, say Deutsche Bank and UBS
FX Week Asia: High-frequency trading practices defended
Edward Blair presents detailed defence of high-frequency trading practices at FX Week Asia
Trading places, October 17, 2011
Read about hires at Lloyds, UBS, Société Générale, Anello Asset Management
Bourget to join UBS from SG CIB
Regis Bourget will join the institutional sales desk in December, reporting to Richard Longmore
Profile: Credit Suisse Advanced Execution Services
Credit Suisse is one of a number of banks to have invested heavily in its algorithmic trading capabilities over the past decade. Clive Davidson talks to the bank’s algo trading team to find out how it plans to leverage its success in equity and FX…
Trading places, October 10, 2011
Appointments announced last week at London Stock Exchange, UBS, GFI and Société Générale CIB
Reynolds leaves SG for asset manager
Adam Reynolds leaves Société Générale to join The Cambridge Strategy in Hong Kong
Prediction of yen stagnation puts UBS on top
Accurate view on USD/JPY lands Swiss bank at the top of the one-month forecast rankings