BNP Paribas
Two leave BNP Paribas sales
Hamoodi and Theodorakakos had worked at the French bank since 2012
BNP Paribas makes raft of senior appointments in the Americas
The senior appointments flow from the bank's desire to consolidate its position in the region on the back of significant growth
DoJ asks for discovery stay in benchmark case until ‘Cartel’ case ends
US tries to balance need to protect ongoing criminal investigations and lawsuits with civil attorneys’ desire for additional testimonies
DTCC adds two to the board
BNPP’s Claudine Gallagher and Virtu’s Joseph Molluso are the newest additions to the 20-member board of directors
G10 FX revenues hit two-year highs – Coalition
The first quarter of 2018 saw a reversal of revenue contraction seen in the last two years, with profits up 20%
FX lawsuits: the roundup
The number of cases related to conduct in foreign exchange markets has multiplied. Here is our handy guide to developments so far
DoJ indicts another FX trader on price-rigging charge
US says Akshay Aiyer conspired with other New York-based traders at rival banks to fix prices in Ceemea currencies
European banks face FX volatility on bail-in ratios
Use of funding in foreign currencies creates new risk, especially in non-eurozone countries
Citi reshuffles FX options team
Two options traders leave London and a new corporate salesperson arrives; Singapore office gains new options head
Zografos joins FastMatch in sales
Nicholas Zografos takes on sales role at FastMatch New York, swapping BNP Paribas for the trading venue
Lowe to join State Street as global head of trade services
She will report to Greg Fortuna, global head of GlobalLink Solutions, and David Newns, global head of GlobalLink Execution Services at SSGM
Barclays commits to FX Global Code
The UK bank joins the handful of top-tier FX banks to have adhered to the principles
JP Morgan dominates G10 FX revenues for 2017 – survey
Coalition’s investment banking survey shows the US dealer garnering the highest revenues in the space; HSBC jumps to second place
Antitrust attorneys prepare to depose UK traders
Despite the court extending a partial stay on depositions until June 8, lawyers have been granted access to interview some UK-based people
Digital Reasoning secures $30m in new investment round
The firm aims to enhance the capacity of its AI technology to understand human speech
Morgan Stanley hires Kristin Zekis
She will be running real-money sales from April
Antitrust claims deadline extended to May 16
Investors seeking to receive part of the $2bn-plus settlement have two more months to file a claim as the deadline is pushed back from March 22
European banks see Ficc revenues slip in 2017
In contrast to robust trading activity in 2016, Ficc trading fell across the board
Kristin Zekis leaves FX sales role at Citi
Zekis joined the bank as a director of FX sales and trading in 2016
Stipe switches from Citi to BNP Paribas
Jason Stipe was head of electronic trading product and trading services for Emea at Citi
FXSpotStream adds State Street as LP
Execution venue records highest-ever average daily volumes in January
BNP Paribas pleads guilty to FX price-fixing
French bank regrets the misconduct and will pay $90 million to resolve investigations into its currency trading practices
Goldman Sachs discloses max last look hold times in FX
Past behaviour may subject clients to a 200 millisecond hold period, as US bank tries to avoid losses
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