Foreign exchange
Trading Places, August 1, 2011
CLS appoints CTO, SG CIB loses its head of institutional FX sales
Wilson-Taylor departs e-commerce role at UBS
Swiss bank loses its US-based head of e-commerce, an ex-State Street e-FX pioneer
Greece’s second bailout met with relief
Traders and strategists believe latest rescue package is a positive development, but expect further pain ahead as it is implemented
Iranian public votes to switch currency name from rial to parsi
Early indicators from a survey on currency reform show Iranian public favours a change in the Iranian currency's name and denomination, senior official tells Central Banking, FX Week's sister publication
Credit Suisse recruits Amanti to run FX structuring in Asia
Amanti joined Swiss bank in Singapore earlier this month after leaving Barclays Capital
FX Week USA: Prime brokers braced for change under mandatory clearing regime
FX prime-brokerage heads at BAML and UBS confirm their intention to ease operational challenges for clients under new regulations by offering a single point of entry both for cleared and non-cleared trades
Multibank options platforms proliferate
Alpari’s Daniel Skowronski admits sourcing liquidity has been a challenge since the firm’s options trading platform went live in March
Hungarian regulator suspends iForex licence
Hungarian FSA raises concerns over iForex's risk-reporting to clients and strips licence for six months
Wells Fargo hits the spot with rates-based prediction
Technical analysis on impact of diverging rate hike strategy on currencies puts Wells Fargo at the top of the three-month rankings
Icap hires Mark Price as COO
Ex-Deutsche chief operating officer will join Icap on October 3, replacing Mark Yallop
EBS signs smartTrade for streaming liquidity
Icap will use LiquidityConnect platform to allow users to more efficiently stream prices into EBS
DTCC/Swift win FX repository mandate
Both vendors will now move forward to develop the specifications of the FX repository, after winning an eight-month selection process, Afme announced today
FX Invest: Newedge hires in prime brokerage
Four join multi-asset brokerage to build prime-brokerage offering
FX Invest: Deeper markets, broader opportunities
The foreign exchange industry could be set for a shake-up. But with all things new come great opportunities.
Aussie dollar: up or down?
The Australian dollar has been on an upward curve ever since the financial crisis, but there is little consensus about where the currency is likely to go next. Miriam Siers talks to currency strategists about the main factors likely to influence the…
SG CIB anticipated euro recovery
The prediction that a political solution to the Greek crisis would strengthen the euro lands French bank at the top of one-month rankings
Nigel Khakoo to leave Citi
US bank's global head of G-10 options trading has been made redundant
JP Morgan’s Choussy prepares bank for FX clearing
Newly appointed global head of FX clearing explains how he is preparing for the advent of mandatory central clearing requirements for some FX contracts
White labelling preferable in retail FX, says Aite Group
White-label solutions will reduce tech spend for new entrants, says senior analyst Javier Paz
AUDIO: QE3, China and trendless markets
Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank in London, says the risks of crisis 2.0 have just gone up.
Time for a single reserve currency is over, warns Gulliver
HSBC chief executive expects renminbi to become a reserve currency within 15 years and shares the bank’s outlook for the Chinese currency
Steve Toland departs EBS
Head of sales for Europe and North America departs as Jeff Ward promoted to global head of EBS sales
Regulation will hurt FX liquidity, says Deutsche
Research warns reporting and exchange trading requirement will restrict liquidity in the market
Banks welcome launch of CNH fixing
Treasury Markets Association launches USD/CNH spot fixing today, with quotes provided by 15 banks and the rate calculated by Thomson Reuters