Europe
Funda Bor joins Solid FX
Bor moves to Solid FX from ABN Amro’s prime brokerage business
BoJ yield cap a risky move, says Saxo Bank
Bank of Japan shift drives biggest bond-yield jump in two years
Record’s Wood-Collins: more disclosures needed
The UK-based currency manager’s chief says some asset managers appear to use only one counterparty for FX trading
Peso volatility pulls millennials to currency trading
Interest is incentivising local and international companies to invest in education initiatives to meet budding demand
Awards: smartTrade
SmartTrade gains a highly commended mention for Best Liquidity Aggregation System Provider at the 2018 FX Week e-FX Awards
Katz’s sentencing adjourned until January
Jason Katz is the first trader to admit to wrongdoing
Global slowdown is a growing worry, says CMC Markets
Signs of softening growth are accumulating, while trade tensions drag business confidence down further
Flow Traders goes live to make FX splash
With 700-plus approved counterparties and significant in-house flows from its ETP business, Flow Traders prepares to realise its FX ambitions
CIBC remains bearish on dollar for medium term
Canadian bank’s currency strategist reckons the issue of twin deficits will thwart the greenback’s march
European corporates hit by FX in final quarter of 2017
Currency losses at their highest for corporates in Europe since Q3 2015
Krueger joins Saxo from Barclays
Eric Krueger will take up newly created role of global head of client services
Bowerman takes Hudson's role at BAML
Daniel Bowerman becomes global head of FX e-commerce at the bank
Dollar to run out of momentum, CBA says
Commonwealth Bank of Australia thinks the euro has larger upside potential than the US dollar
DoJ asks for discovery stay in benchmark case until ‘Cartel’ case ends
US tries to balance need to protect ongoing criminal investigations and lawsuits with civil attorneys’ desire for additional testimonies
Solid FX firms up expansion plans
New chief Patrick Fleur tells FX Week about the platform’s priorities for the year ahead
Nex eFix adds Bloomberg benchmarks
Nex chief Seth Johnson says the platform has seen significant customer demand for BFix rates
FX under one umbrella – the Kölzer plan
Carlo Kölzer, 360T’s chief and Deutsche Börse’s head of FX, tells FX Week about his plans and ambitions for the venue
FX lawsuits: the roundup
The number of cases related to conduct in foreign exchange markets has multiplied. Here is our handy guide to developments so far
Tolat becomes TradAir chief executive
Viral Tolat, former CTO of EBS and Integral, becomes chief executive of the technology firm
ECB and RBA warn on Global Code adherence
Representatives from the central banks tell delegates at two FX Week events the transition period is almost over
Solid FX commits to Global Code
Statement of commitment will show up on the public registers of CLS and Nex
Butbaev rejoins Saxo Bank as CEE chief
Vitali Butbaev brings extensive international experience in the financial industry
Broadway taps Evelina Rosenstein as head of Emea sales
Rosenstein joins from FXSpotStream where she handled sales and new business
DoJ indicts another FX trader on price-rigging charge
US says Akshay Aiyer conspired with other New York-based traders at rival banks to fix prices in Ceemea currencies