Communication
Bloomberg deploys new chatbot tool to Terminal
Offering allows users to surface data and notifications from internal systems without leaving Instant Bloomberg chatrooms
BLTs and glitchy Wi-Fi: lockdown life for FX execs
With traders transacting trillions from their living rooms, currency markets are adapting to new normal
A gradual return from shorts to suits
Market moved to home-working for resilience – it may linger for convenience
Mellor swaps Nex for Refinitiv
Nex Group’s former chief marketing officer joined the firm earlier this month
FX surveillance gets personal in hunt for market abuse
Algorithms underpinning today’s platforms are learning traders’ habits – even their voice won’t escape detection
Want to catch misbehaviour? Watch the electronic chat
“It’s amazing how many people have arguments on chat” – BNP surveillance executive
Where prosecutors stumbled in Bogucki and Cartel cases
Courtroom losses suggest failure to read the FX industry correctly before jumping into action
FireApps: digitalisation of financial markets will accelerate
Banks are no longer just talking about digitalising their business; they have allocated hundreds of millions to it, says Wolfgang Koester
GFXC to publish disclosures, cover-and-deal findings
Global Foreign Exchange Committee holds two-day meeting in Paris on November 29-30
Bloomberg adds real-time market data service to cloud
Its front-office solution, B-pipe, is available via Amazon Web Services
Barclays gives Specs to FX participants
The client portal originally launched for equities in 2015 is now available for foreign exchange
DTCC partners Symphony for exception management
The integrated product could be available in early 2019
US attorneys deny ‘shielding’ Cartel witness
US antitrust attorneys say they were merely discussing how to proceed with its case
Cartel lawyers zoom in on government witness
They claim their clients are entitled to understand precisely what the government did to mitigate such risks for its witness
Bank of Japan commits to FX Global Code
Central bank signs formal statement of commitment to principles of good behaviour
FCA sees 'serious risk of harm' in CFD products
In a letter addressed to the chief executives of CFD providers and distributors, the UK watchdog highlighted several areas of concern
Central banks to stay dovish, but messaging is key
Paying attention to what central banks say is the way to anticipate their moves in 2018
Fed fines HSBC $175m for unsafe FX practices
Bank ordered to improve practices
Nex Optimisation boosts Harmony as Mifid II deadline approaches
Traiana’s Harmony has been extended to enable participants to exchange additional information to assist with meeting a number of regulatory obligations under Mifid II
Thomson Reuters partners Symphony to take on Bloomberg
The partnership aims to create seamless integration of powerful communication and collaboration capabilities across markets
Symphony CEO: we help banks and regulators with compliance
Bank-backed messaging tool solves cyber-security and financial data-ownership issues