Foreign exchange
Bloomberg Tradebook claims algo award after enhancing client support
The vendor launched a new set of support services, Execution Consulting, earlier this year, to help clients better understand the intricacies of algorithmic trading
Thomson Reuters wins best dealing technology award
Vendor picks up award for best dealing technology, having made a significant investment in expanding its capabilities and preparing for regulation over the past year
Barclays Capital maintains FX lead in the UK
Despite dropping two places in the overall rankings, Barclays Capital has maintained its leading position in the London market as well as in GBP/USD, EUR/GBP and e-trading
Icap, Tullett Prebon and Thomson Reuters come out on top in broker awards
All three brokers have invested in emerging markets as well as capacity and resilience, rendering them more successful in challenging market conditions
ANZ holds top spot for Aussie dollar
The Australian bank has invested both in people and technology over the past year, with a focus on growing its operations in London
4Cast wins research award with intuitive delivery mechanism
Vendor started beta testing a new website in November to allow clients to navigate research in real time
BMO displaces RBC as best bank for Canadian dollar
Bank of Montreal has benefited from the two-way demand for CAD, both domestic and non-domestic, says head of Canadian dollar trading
Deutsche scoops top FX award for third successive year
Having carefully tailored its product innovations to the challenging market conditions, Deutsche Bank picks up six awards in the 2011 Best Banks survey
RBS adds bank sales to US e-commerce role
Matt Thomas, head of Ficc e-commerce in North America, is to take on responsibility for aligning the bank’s electronic product with the needs of bank clients
RMB diversification is ‘strategic’ says Nigeria’s central bank governor
Lamido Sanusi explains why he made the decision to convert 10% of the country’s reserves into renminbi
Defining excellence in currency forecasting
FX research is fast becoming a key differentiator in determining success in the business. In our inaugural FX Week Currency Forecast Awards, we acknowledge those leading the field
Exploring relative value
A rebound in risk assets in late October appears to have been short-lived and the foreign exchange market continues to be affected by lower-then-expected growth and a swinging pendulum between risk-on and risk-off. Callum Henderson argues relative value…
Babich departs HSBC as cuts hit FX
Dean Heiden, Chris Bolton, Ted Mermel and Lily Han have also left FX sales roles in London and New York as part of HSBC cuts
Gold-i partners with Vision Solutions for disaster recovery
Systems integration vendor has started to resell Vision Solutions' disaster recovery technology, Double-Take Software
Spotlight on: Collin Crownover, SSgA
State Street Global Advisors’ head of currency management talks to Joel Clark about investor appetite for G-10 and emerging market currencies, and how his global team has managed the volatility and political uncertainty that has characterised the foreign…
FX sales focus: Banks go multi-asset in growth markets
Both top-tier and second-tier banks opt for dedicated FX sales forces in locations where they have a large presence, but tend to go multi-asset in countries where they are seeking to grow
Accurate yen view lands Nomura and 4Cast in dead heat
Nomura and 4Cast jointly top this week’s one-month rankings after accurately predicting intervention would weaken the yen
ADS expands sales effort with senior hire
Ex-HSBC Hassan Hannouf joined ADS Securities in Abu Dhabi last month
Credit Suisse layoffs claim Nick Barker
London-based head of FX e-commerce is made redundant from Credit Suisse, having joined from UBS in March 2010
The eurozone is not 'Hotel California', says BNY Mellon strategist
Simon Derrick stresses eurozone membership is not interminable and believes the likelihood of Greece leaving the eurozone is now the most plausible option following the events of last week
European banks report tough Q3 in Ficc
Q3 results at Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas suggest a difficult third quarter in Ficc, offset by strong FX performance
Trading places, November 7, 2011
New appointments at State Street, Deutsche Bank and the US Treasury, while Lloyds loses a trader
UniCredit hits top with spot-on euro forecast
Strategists at the Italian bank took an accurate view at the end of September that EUR/USD would rise to 1.40, landing it at the top of the one-month rankings