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SEB makes three senior promotions in FX
Shaun Barham is relocating from Singapore to London, while Erik Bauer moves from Stockholm to New York to run FX, fixed income and equities
Participants encouraged by Thomson Reuters’ FX management changes
Phil Weisberg, who has been appointed global head of FX at Thomson Reuters, is widely seen as a strong appointment but will face challenges in his new role, say senior traders
Beware of bad news in the eurozone, warns Thomson Reuters
An accurate forecast that the eurozone crisis would calm during 2012 lands Thomson Reuters - IFR Markets at the top of the 12-month rankings, but further roadblocks may lie ahead for the euro
The year of threats, or opportunities?
The maelstrom of strategic changes that have come to pass at EBS and Thomson Reuters now poses a threat to incumbent platforms that had previously capitalised on their reluctance to deviate from their core business
SNB to open Singapore branch to support FX activity
Swiss central bank has diversified its reserves into a number of Asian currencies in recent years and will open an office in Singapore by mid-year
Saxo appoints new Amsterdam chief
Job Barth is to run the bank's operations in the Netherlands after former co-heads depart next month
Knight Capital and Getco merger to close in Q2
The merger of the two firms, which was announced on December 19, will see FX trading platform Hotspot FX fall under new management
CBA hires head of FX for the Americas
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has hired Joe Cardello from Jefferies Bache in New York
Weisberg to head FX at Thomson Reuters as Singh departs
Phil Weisberg, FXall's chief executive, has been appointed global head of FX at Thomson Reuters, while FX architect Jas Singh is to leave the company after 10 years
Advanced Markets expands in institutional FX sales
Karma Tenzing joins Advanced Markets to work in FX sales, just months after the vendor entered into the FX market in September
FX Week Europe 2012: The five-year plan for the FX market
Speaking at the FX Week Europe conference in London, four senior market participants made their predictions about how the FX market will evolve over the next five years
Global co-head of spot to leave Deutsche
Greg Knight, Deutsche Bank's global head of FX spot, is leaving the bank and will be replaced internally with immediate effect
EBS volumes down in November
Average daily spot volume on EBS was $103.8 billion, down 28% year-on-year
Bank of England must promote RMB trading, warns Chinese official
A swap line between the central banks of the UK and China would be a key step towards the growth of offshore renminbi, a former official of the People's Bank of China said yesterday
Head of spot trading exits CBA
The Australian bank has parted company with its London-based head of FX spot trading after 23 years
EBS a ‘natural fit’ for ClientKnowledge, says CEO Trenner
EBS has acquired FX advisory firm ClientKnowledge and chief executive Justyn Trenner will become global head of EBS liquidity optimisation services
Saxo Bank appoints new head of FX
The Danish bank has promoted internally to fill the role of global head of foreign exchange, following the departure of Ted Voorhees
Thomson Reuters revamps Matching platform
Thomson Reuters has made a string of changes to its flagship trading platform, enabling greater depth of book in four of its most liquid currency pairs
Questions remain on clearing and collateral
While confirmation of the US Treasury exemption came as a welcome development last month, further issues must be resolved in the coming months on the clearing of FX options and margin for uncleared trades
FXall expands in London with three hires
FXall has made three appointments to its sales team in London, all reporting directly to James Watson, head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Thomson Reuters beefs up post-trade business with senior appointment
Former Bloomberg product manager for FX e-trading has joined rival vendor Thomson Reuters to head post-trade product strategy
FX Week Europe: Aggregation here to stay, say tech providers
The growing fragmentation of trading venues and liquidity streams means the demand for aggregation is as strong as ever, say speakers at FX Week conference
Margin for longer-dated uncleared FX would be unpopular, FSA official admits
While the idea behind a maturity threshold for FX collateral requirements makes sense to regulators, FSA speaker at FX Week Europe recognises the industry's opposition
Low volatility driving FX turnover down, says Bank of England FX chief
Speaking at the FX Week Europe conference, Michael Cross explains why turnover in FX spot is declining for the first time in a decade