Electronic trading
Hamilton joins BNPP as Emea e-FX sales head
London-based Nick Hamilton started his new role three weeks ago and reports to Joe Nash, BNPP's global head of e-FX sales
DFS hits Credit Suisse with $135m fine
Department of Financial Services issues consent order, listing FX misconduct and abuses that potentially affected customers for years
BayernLB selects smartTrade’s FX platform
The German bank will use LiquidityFX to meet its connectivity, aggregation, pricing, execution and risk management needs
FastMatch expands with Connecticut sales office
The FX trading venue draws closer to major hedge fund clients
ECU and HSBC clash over data
ECU wants the bank to hand over data relating to three stop-loss orders, executed in 2006, in a pre-action disclosure application
Bank of China HK signs up for Thomson Reuters FX Trading
FXall and Electronic Trading are now available on Thomson Reuters’ desktop platform, created in 2015
Ed Monaghan to retire from RBC
The global head of FX at RBC Capital Market is set to retire from the bank where he spent 25 years, with Sian Hurrell taking over his role
Salmon warns of algo risks
BoE's Chris Salmon cautions against lack of transparency brought in by automated high-frequency trading
Nex Markets launches new analytics tool
Nex Quant Analytics will use benchmark data from the EBS ecosystem to deliver real, measurable insight for clients
Bevan switches Citi for ING
Simon Bevan has resigned from Citi after more than six years to become lead electronic quant trader for FX at ING
FMSB warns of Ficc market vulnerabilities
In its annual report, the body representing the global Ficc market, highlighted areas of concern still needing attention
US super-regionals step up FX game
Citizens Bank and SunTrust Bank have been expanding and investing more in their FX platforms and talent
Bogue and Hamilton exit FastMatch
The head of operations for the trading platform and the head of sales for Emea leave the recently-acquired venue
GTX to launch full-amount trading on its ECN
Gain Capital’s trading venue offers full-amount execution as it seeks to reduce market impact
Watson joins Tradition as global head of market data sales
The former chief executive of ADS Securities Europe moves to broker Tradition in London
FX e-trading near saturation, says Greenwich
But the next stage in the success story is due, the financial consultancy says
Pragma launches triangulation algo for crosses
New functionality will enable clients to achieve better execution when trading illiquid currency pairs
India’s public-sector corporations adopt Bloomberg FXGO
Firms include Gas Authority of India, Rural Electrification Corporation and ONGC Videsh
ECB: bulk of euro trading will stay in London after Brexit
In its annual review of the single currency, the central bank says any shift from the UK to the EU will be gradual
Asia strongly supportive of Global Code of Conduct – GFMA
Backing from local central banks for the principles will filter down to participants, says John Ball
IPC brings Unigy to small buy-side firms via the cloud
Unigy 360 is targeted at companies for which on-site solutions are impractical