Trading
Mark Johnson to be sentenced on February 15
Johnson’s lawyers are asking the court to allow him to return temporarily to the UK before then
Clarifying the murky language of liquidity
Campbell Adams, founder of the Pure initiative that now operates as ParFX, has a grudge against misnomers
GFXC to push for more LP disclosures
Following the publication of the final version of Principle 17, the committee will establish three new working groups
Hotspot partners Celer Technologies
Celer’s bespoke trading GUI will enable customers to access Hotspot’s outright deliverable forwards liquidity
BNY Mellon zeroes in on FX
Newly hired James Taylor discusses the business transformation taking place in foreign exchange at the bank
Esma proposes crackdown on CFDs and binary options
Esma considers ban on binary options and tighter leverage limit rules for contracts for difference
Goldman Sachs: analytics pushes SDPs to fore
As clients ask more detailed questions about execution, deepening key relationships is high on the agenda
State Street: voice trading to stay for Apac clients
Official institutions such as sovereign funds still tend to opt for voice execution due to security and confidentiality concerns
Citadel Securities: understanding LP performance set to drive behaviour
As execution quality is better understood, clients will look to deepen relationships with good liquidity providers
XTX: transparency, clearing and relationships will dominate
In 2017, clients rediscovered the value of relationships, but priorities are likely to change in 2018
Thomson Reuters launches MTF
The new MTF will provide FXall and Forwards Matching users with a compliant source of liquidity
Shift towards futures inevitable, says Greenwich
To address the cost pressures associated with regulation, both buy- and sell-side participants have started analysing the impact of adopting futures in their trading habits
2017: the year of analytics, atonement and pants
Despite the raised level of personal responsibility and accountability, FX industry participants continued to make dreams come true
Sterling to roar back in 2018 – NatWest Markets
As Brexit uncertainty fades, the undervalued currency will gain ground against its peers
HSBC finds ‘non-existent’ ECU data
The bank must hand over trade data for three 2006 stop-loss orders to ECU Group by January 19 – four weeks earlier than planned
Pragma calls for flash crash definition
Technology provider Pragma says systematically tracking flash crashes according to a set of criteria could help regulators
LBC selects Bloomberg’s FXGO for treasury
Philippine logistic company eyes further expansion and looks for seamless trade execution
SmartTrade opens Milan office as client base grows
The company has onboarded new clients in several places, including Germany, Italy, Japan, North America, South Africa and Switzerland
CIB revenues set to drop slightly in Asia – Coalition
Survey finds corporate and investment banking revenues are expected to be 4% lower in 2017 than the year before
DuCharme joins Mesirow
The Russell Investments veteran joins as director of currency solutions
Citi raises $6.25 million through 'E for Education' campaign
The bank’s FX and local markets business raises more than $22.5m since the campaign's launch in 2013
TCA isn't a box-ticking exercise, panellists say
Mifid II has brought workflow and analytics to the forefront, delegates hear at FX Week Europe
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
BitFlyer launches US-based platform
BitFlyer USA is designed for professionals trading $100,000-plus in virtual currency each month