Global macro
Senior G10 trader Agaisse leaves Barclays
Agaisse previously held top FX spot roles at Deutsche Bank, Mizuho and UBS
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Amid a whirlwind of geopolitical and macroeconomic events, EBS saw a substantial pickup in non-deliverable forward trading activity on its Clob in 2022
Credit Suisse shakes up top line in new-look FX division
Swiss bank draws on electronic macro business for FX leadership roles
CME eyes retail growth with new weekly FX options
Exchange hopes to capture massive demand from the sector
Nomura hires Leng for dual global FX trading roles
Hire comes as Nomura looks to significantly bolster its FX and macro trading division globally
Hu joins Morgan Stanley in macro sales
After eight years at JP Morgan in London, new role in Hong Kong beckons
Tenengauzer heads markets strategy at BNY Mellon, Derrick to retire
Daniel Tenengauzer will lead the bank’s Aerial View market commentary platform and strategy efforts for BNY Mellon Markets
Sharma joins Tudor Investment Corporation
Nikhil Sharma started his career as an equity derivatives trader at Merrill Lynch in 2007
Record boosts presence in North America
Specialist currency manager bolsters on-the-ground presence as it eyes market opportunities in region
Rokos hires new risk chief
Gianluca Squassi is replacing Nick Howard as the $8 billion hedge fund’s CRO
NatWest hires Amann as FX sales director
Martin Amann joins from BNPP and is based in Stamford, Connecticut
Zafar joins Credit Agricole from Barclays
The veteran banker moves to the French firm after spending 13 years at Barclays
Gkionakis moves to Lombard Odier
Vasileios Gkionakis turns to private banking after seven years on the sell side
BNY Mellon adds Velis to FX strategy team
John Velis joins the bank from State Street
Barclays names Fabio Madar as global head of G10 FX
James Hassett moves into newly created role in emerging markets
Goldman Sachs widens e-FX coverage in Asia
Nelson Wong joins the e-FX sales team in Singapore as the bank seeks to mirror client clusters
Barings hires Smart for research role
Barings has named Christopher Smart as the head of the newly created macro and geopolitics research unit
Saywell to lead institutional market research sales at BNP Paribas
In this newly created role, he will focus on the French bank’s top institutional clients
Molly Duffy moves to Standard Chartered as head of sales
Duffy, who was previously at Credit Suisse, will also serve as co-head of financial markets in the Americas
European Union dissatisfaction remains a risk for markets
Economists question whether France and the EU have surmounted their eurosceptic hurdles
Macroeconomic impact of Trump presidency still questionable
Global markets reacted with euphoria in the wake of the US election, but real economy repercussions may be less positive