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Sucden hires Gillies to head e-FX sales
Kirsty Gillies ran the e-FX sales team at UBS in London for eight years
Johns swaps Nomura for Capula
William Johns worked at the Japanese bank for seven years
BoE appoints Morzaria to chair sterling working group
Tushar begins his tenure at the start of 2019, replacing François Jourdain
Bogucki asks court to bar argument on fiduciary duty at trial
Judge will hear the matter later this month, ahead of February trial
European FX lawsuit may follow soon, says source
Institutional investors filed a lawsuit in NY against 16 banks on November 7, which could be followed by European complaint
Agarwal heads to BNP Paribas in sales
Anupama Agarwal will focus on FX hedge fund sales
Rayner heads Cobalt’s sales team
Anoushka Rayner joins technology firm ahead of its launch later this year
Stater appoints Agha as strategic adviser
Ashraf Agha spent eight years at Saxo Bank and co-founded CFH Markets
BCS Global hires five senior analysts
Firm begins expanding analytical coverage to central Asia and Caucasus
FX Cartel traders found not guilty
“We all came to the conclusion that we didn’t think the prosecution had enough evidence,” a juror tells FX Week
Jurors begin deciding fate of FX Cartel
UK nationals face 10 years in prison if convicted of alleged price-rigging
Flow Traders to open London office
Amsterdam-based liquidity provider says new premises are part of Emea expansion strategy
Judge denies FX Cartel mistrial request
Judge Berman reserves making decision on defence’s motion for acquittal due to lack of evidence
Societe Generale gains two in institutional FX sales
Neel Mehta and Susan Henschel join New York office
Morgan Stanley hires Haber and Falkovitch in sales
Mark Haber joins in New York while Simon Falkovitch is based in London
US attorney: all avenues exhausted for Scott’s extradition
UK Supreme Court denies appeal on behalf of US to consider overturning decision to let Stuart Scott stay in country
‘You can’t game the fix,’ jurors hear in FX Cartel trial
Melvin says if the three traders wanted to game the fix, they couldn’t have chosen a worse time because the market is too liquid then
Timmons set for UK return
Laurence Timmons is due to finish his two-year secondment to Asia and head back to London
HC Tech recruits Puma and Powers
Richard Puma joins as COO and Eric Powers as head of infrastructure
FX Cartel defence seeks mistrial after Gardiner’s testimony
Counsels claim “highly prejudicial” line of questioning from US has created “irreparable prejudice”
Gardiner faces cross-examination
Defence uses data and audio calls to show the accused men traded independently – piercing holes in Gardiner’s testimony
Rossi and Sellwood join Barclays
The two men will work in FX hedge fund sales
Barclays hires two for Asian NDF trading team
Bengco and Parameswaran join the bank in Singapore
Gardiner: FX Cartel had ‘gentlemen’s agreement’
Matthew Gardiner, a co-operating witness for the government, says the group co-ordinated trades for profit