Trading
FlexTrade selects Pandya as COO
Vishal Pandya joins from Hewlett-Packard, and will be responsible for performance and development
Sterling strength expected after bottoming out – LCG
GBP/USD expected to trade at $1.25 in three months’ time and at $1.27 by Q1, 2018
Sterling shorts could see sharp unwinding on Brexit day
As the start of the negotiation process between the UK and EU approaches, an already weak sterling faces more tests
Coalition: JP Morgan still the top G10 FX investment bank in 2016
US bank maintains leadership position in Ficc space overall, with particularly strong showings in the Americas and Emea
Simple tax cuts best for dollar, says CBA
If Trump is able to slash corporate tax rate to 15% and achieve income tax cuts along with infrastructure spending, then the dollar and the economy will see a boost
Corvil serves up fixed-income surveillance tool
The product brings together information on client orders to provide insight into trading performance
Citi combines G10 and EMFX trading
The reorganisation follows the retirement of James Bindler, who previously headed the G10 FX business
SEB: all eyes on France
Political risk in the European Union will drive currencies for the foreseeable future
US traders most likely to boost algo usage and EM participation
Globally, 38% of 200 FX traders surveyed by JP Morgan plan to extend their use of algorithms
BMO expects modest dollar strength
FX strategist downbeat about tax-reform plan and expects a drag on the dollar
Lawyers to search files of 35 Deutsche Bank staff
Includes traders and others who were not part of the production of information given to regulators
Ficc revenues break downward trend in 2016
All US banks saw revenues grow, but results for European banks were mixed
Simon Jones joins 360T
He will lead the trading platform's product growth efforts and sit on the global executive board
Trump policy doubts may hit dollar – IGM
The firm expects EUR/USD to trade at 1.03 in Q2 2017, and at 1.01 by Q1 2018
Imperial FX secures investment
A £50 million injection from a European company will enable the money transfer firm to launch its online platform
Undervalued emerging markets remain attractive
But uncertainty and geopolitical risk may stand in the way
Global Prime Partners launches structured products business
UK clients will gain access to a range of issuers
Credit Agricole conducts FX forwards with Orchestrade
The bank is migrating all front-to-middle processing of vanilla and structured products to the platform
SEB: overvalued dollar to remain strong
With uncertainty dominant in other major economies, there is little to challenge the dollar's strength for now
ADS granted investment banking licence in Hong Kong
Type 6 licence allows the firm to act as a financial adviser to corporates
Forget Trump, 2017 is not the year of the dollar – Swissquote
The bank's head of strategy is not buying the Trump story and he's bullish on the euro
Effex used last look tactics to cheat FXCM clients, NFA states
NFA names Effex Capital as FXCM's preferential market-maker, which used 'hold timer' and 'previous quote' practices
Digital Vega launches execution and workflow solution
FX options specialist promises to bring significant efficiencies for execution desks through Intelligence Execution engine
City Index: political uncertainty will dominate in 2017
Central banks will need to remain attentive to the whims of political forces