UBS
Rival FX class claimants urge court to resolve dispute early
Judge says he won’t favour haste over quality and will consider claimants’ funding arrangements as well as the merits of competing cases
USC to kick-start trading of digital assets, says UBS
Chris Purves says first test trades using utility settlement coin likely in first half of 2020
Colombia culls external reserve manager to boost competition
From 2016–18, the central bank reduced the number of institutions from seven to six
Christopher Purves promoted at UBS London
After a decade at the bank, Purves becomes co-head of execution and platform, as well as co-head of digital
Rival FX class action suit complicates cartel rigging claims
Only one can prevail, says judge of O’Higgins and Evans suits
Rise of the algo wheel
How the buy side is embracing algorithm wheels and where challenges still remain
BNP Paribas to launch e-FX pricing engine in Singapore
BNPP is latest bank to set up Singapore pricing engine; readies Cortex Live launch with AI and data tools
Winners of the FX Week 2019 Best Banks Awards
The awards acknowledge excellence in foreign exchange
Best Bank Awards: UBS
UBS is voted the Best bank for the Swiss franc at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
FX cartel UK class action case receives nod to proceed
UK judge sets timetable of hearings to be heard
Macleod and Khan exit UBS
New York-based traders recently left the bank
Machines can save 20% on routing orders, UBS says
Machine learning is navigating the labyrinth of venues, figuring out how best to land the trade
Singapore’s e-FX strategy blossoms as Apac competition heats up
Euronext FX launches matching and pricing engine today, while JP Morgan is latest to announce plans in the city-state
Mellor swaps Nex for Refinitiv
Nex Group’s former chief marketing officer joined the firm earlier this month
Boehler joins UBS as global head of FX distribution
BNP Paribas’ former co-head of FXLM and commodity distribution moved this month
Winners of the 2019 FX Week Asia Awards
The awards acknowledge the growing importance played by market participants in Asia-Pacific in FX
FX class action could run into billions – UK class representative
Given London’s share of the FX market, the damages sought could be greater than those received in the US
Standard Chartered fares best in mixed Q2 European Ficc results
Client activity remains muted as low volatility and geopolitical uncertainties weigh on sentiment
BCS Global appoints Richards as director of prime services sales
Andrew Richards will target small- to medium-sized hedge funds
UBS developing customisable client pricing engine
Swiss bank wants to give individual clients fully customised price without affecting system performance
Collective UK action brought against FX cartel banks
Banks targeted are those that took part in the ‘banana split’ and ‘Essex Express’ cartels
LMAX to launch matching engine in Singapore
London-based firm is latest to join plans to transform the island into global risk centre
Nayyar trades Deutsche for Segantii Capital
Varun Nayyar will trade rates, FX and short-term interest rates for Hong Kong-based firm
Tariq Haider heads to Drax
Former BAML FX salesman returns to New York for post