Articles by Laura Matthews
Puth: FX must repair its reputation
The BIS global code of conduct needs to be strong enough to close the gaps, but members need to find a consensus
Scope of FX suit against banks widens
Co-operation from banks that chose to settle is helping investors
Colt launches PrizmNet in the US
The network provider has now set its sights on cities in Canada, with the aim of accelerating market connectivity
Sucden adds three to senior management
The derivatives broker positions itself for further growth and an expected increase in regulatory obligations
StanChart's Knight exits
Chris Knight has worked at the bank for more than a decade, serving as chief dealer in FX in Hong Kong before taking the helm in the east for FX, rates and credit
RBS lands top spot with on-target EUR/USD call
Projections of the FX market entering a holding pattern in the short-term prove true
Buy side demands new relationship with sales
Firms want more market colour and a change in the role of salespeople
LCH.Clearnet taps retired NY Fed VP for board post
Christine Cumming brings bank supervision and risk management knowledge to the role
BMO hits cable jackpot on strengthening dollar
Risk-off supported dollar rather than a Fed rate hike
Deutsche Börse completes 360T acquisition
Key features of the deal include a new ECN-type trading venue for FX spot with derivatives instruments a possibility
Spotex integrates Azul's Zing in its ECN
Zing helps to boost Spotex's performance by eliminating the shortcomings in Java-based trading applications
FCA introduces new whistleblowing rules as clean-up continues
Regulators, looking for additional ways to clean up the scandal-prone financial industry, are forcing banks to make it easier for employees to report wrongdoing in all parts of the business
Saxo appoints three to board
Saxo, which continues to diversify its business and revenues, said regulatory compliance is a core focus for the bank
FastMatch completes first disclosed trade on its platform
Market makers using the venue for disclosed trading can customise FX solutions for customer's needs
Central bank view gives Informa top spot
The firm rightly foresaw a stronger dollar and a weaker yen
FXSpotStream targets Asia-Pacific region with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi addition
There are now 12 contributing banks in the aggregator's diverse pool of liquidity providers
Deutsche Bank launches FX positioning indexes
The indexes, published every Wednesday, will provide information on the particular positions investors take on certain currencies
FXCM investigates scope of hacking incident, maintains silence on details
Tightlipped about much of the details of the recent system breach, FXCM said it is investigating the scope of the cybersecurity incident with a leading cyersecurity firm
Scotiabank makes on-target call on greenback's strength
Diverging monetary policies and gauging the willingness of central bankers to act relative to their counterparts helped Scotiabank to nail down the appreciation of the dollar against some of its peers
Market volatility drives FX revenue
Macro-volatility is the driving force behind the increase, as it prompts clients to hedge
Orca SMT unveils FX product to help salespeople
Orca SMT has launched a new FX trade execution interface that aims to provide a tool for salespeople to better price their clients at the point of trade
Northern Trust targets investment managers with CompleteFX platform
Geared at investment managers, CompleteFX allows for the outsourcing of FX processing and execution
Galy heads to Deutsche Bank
He leaves Societe Generale to become FX strategy director at the German bank in New York
Monex Europe wins with dollar call
A fundamental case exists for dollar strengthening, but downside risk is building over the short term for the greenback