FX Markets - 24 Oct 2016
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Fluent rolls out EBS Live Ultra connectivity
The low-latency provider starts connecting EBS BrokerTec clients to the data feed it launched last month
Oanda rolls out its fastest trading engine
The improved v20 packs an execution speed of 1.3 milliseconds
Colt hires North America sales head
The firm also appoints head of capital markets solutions, North America, as it expands in the region
Thomson Reuters is making its Matching data feed 10 times faster
Frequency of updates on currency pairs to rise to 25 milliseconds
Powell exits Thomson Reuters
Data industry sales and management veteran Mike Powell leaves 20-year role
RJ O'Brien hires Staniford to lead institutional development
Chicago-based broker appoints Daniel Staniford from Citi
Saxo Bank recruits Kalyanswamy as CIO
He brings more than 20 years' experience of working in senior technology roles
Corporates still hesitant to engage with fintech
Survey finds substantial issues must be addressed before fintech is widely adopted by treasurers
Edgewater launches matching engine in Mexico City
Another sign that the institutional FX liquidity provider is moving forward with its expansion in emerging markets
Mahar joins Edgewater as COO
Based in New York, Imran Mahar will manage the firm's daily global operations
Ratner leads FX at Noble Markets
Lee Ratner has held several senior roles in foreign exchange
CFH Systems buys Capital Market Automation Provider
CFH to acquire CMAP’s 49% stake in its organisation, following last year's joint venture
Buyuksolak leaves RBS
He was an emerging markets FX trader at the UK bank
Barchart appoints Petersen as head of strategy
Keith Petersen joins from CME Group, where he focused on business development for equity index and FX products
Shanghai Futures Exchange rolls out market surveillance
The new system will be powered by Nasdaq's Smarts Trade Surveillance
HSBC: global acceptance of redback is rising
Figures come from the bank's 2016 renminbi internationalisation survey, conducted with 1,600 corporates across 14 countries
LMAX may seek registration in Ireland in the event of a hard Brexit
The platform believes other firms will follow suit as they seek to maintain access to the single market
Prepare for variation margin rules now, urges Massad
CFTC chairman talks margins, capital requirements and automated trading at FIA Expo
Brexit and Mifid II cause anxiety for exchange operators
"The outcomes are going to be interesting," says CME Group chief executive Phupinder Gill
BoE could cut rates again this year, says StanChart
Nick Verdi, FX strategist for the UK bank in New York, sees sterling ending 2016 at $1.20