Asia
360T hires three for senior FX roles
Randy Rupan, Robin Nicholas and Paul Lonsdale join the trading venue
Dah Sing Bank to use Fenics for FX options
The regional bank will use Fenic’s services to run its FX options pricing and distribution
Asian flows bloom post-Mifid II, TR's Penney says
Trade flow patterns are also changing, leading TR to launch a direct THB/JPY cross sometime this year
Colt partners NPL on timestamping
Mifid II requires that reportable events are traceable to coordinated universal time
Blanchard switches ANZ for Crédit Agricole
Dominique Blanchard has joined Crédit Agricole as the regional head of the global markets division for Asia-Pacific
FRTB threatens dynamic FX hedging of capital ratios
Industry says recent Basel proposals are unclear and retain burden of pre-approval for hedges
FX veterans launch Global Code consultancy
Nick Downes and Julian Gladwin form Axiom Global Advisors to independently assess firms’ preparedness for adherence
CloudMargin secures $10m to fund growth
Provider of collateral and margin management deepens relationship with IHS Markit
TickTrade partners Applied Financial
The move opens the Canada-based trading technology firm to markets in Asia, Europe and the US
Apac investment bank revenues at five-year low
Australasia was the best performing region across Apac in 2017, with Ficc and equities revenues remaining stable
BNY Mellon launches FX trading room in South Korea
The bank aims to improve pricing and liquidity for regional and global market participants
FXSpotStream adds State Street as LP
Execution venue records highest-ever average daily volumes in January
Integral expands market data service to 14 cryptocurrencies
Financial technology firm hopes to provide a more accurate reference price for major cryptocurrencies
HSBC to pay $101 million to settle with DoJ
UK bank enters into deferred prosecution agreement and agrees to pay criminal penalty over Cairn Energy and other FX conduct
Spiteri joins 360T
Lisa Spiteri started her new role on January 15, switching from Nex-owned EBS, where she worked for more than 13 years
FX hiring prospects to pick up in 2018, study says
Options Group expects many traders and sales people to move this year
State Street: voice trading to stay for Apac clients
Official institutions such as sovereign funds still tend to opt for voice execution due to security and confidentiality concerns
CIB revenues set to drop slightly in Asia – Coalition
Survey finds corporate and investment banking revenues are expected to be 4% lower in 2017 than the year before
Differentiate between emerging markets, urges Rabobank
The Dutch bank is “cautiously optimistic” about the Russian ruble, but keeps its long-held bearish view on the renminbi
Cboe FX boosts market share in October
Volumes up, driven by activity in European and Asian trading sessions
Crown Agents Bank launches FX trading platform
UK-regulated bank provides a link between developing markets and OECD governments, financial institutions, NGOs and corporates