Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)
Vanguard extends forwards dominance as Citi dips
Counterparty Radar: Fund giant responsible for more than a third of total forwards volumes and half of EUR/USD in Q4
Hunter Lloyd takes BNY Mellon FX sales director role
The hire complements recent advancements in its FX business
BNP Paribas hires Carly Lam in FX sales
Lam joins New York team, covering real-money clients
Patrick Pisapia lands at CBA
Pisapia and Nomura parted ways in summer 2018
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
Greenback to ease again after recent lift – CBA
But both the euro and sterling are set for appreciation due to policy tightening and dollar weakness
Hardingham joins State Street
David Hardingham joins the US bank in London as a forwards trader
Lacklustre dollar will help EUR/USD climb – CBA
EUR/USD is expected to trade at $1.20 by mid-2018 and hit $1.30 on a longer time horizon
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
Australian regulator finds NAB and CBA culpable of inappropriate conduct in spot FX
Both banks will develop a programme to detect and prevent such conduct by its employees
R3 connects 11 banks via distributed ledger
The firms complete mock trades in a series of experiments that could determine blockchain's application in the finance industry
Banks unite to explore blockchain
Ex-EBS CEO Rutter leads project with new firm R3
Weaker dollar buoys CBA to the top
Australian bank wins this week
Spot trader Graeme King returns to market
Ex-RBC spot co-head joins CBA in London
Chat room bans could drive traders back to the phone
Several banks have banned the use of chat facilities in response to the FX fix investigations, but some believe the ban may only make communication less transparent
Long-term bet on euro and yen lands CBA on top
The Australian bank accurately forecast at the start of 2013 that the euro would strengthen and the yen would weaken in the long term, putting it at the top of the 12-month rankings
CBA appoints spot FX trader in London
Industry veteran Andre Katz joins from Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Best trading technology vendor: Barracuda FX
Niche vendor Barracuda FX wins trading technology vendor of the year, having cornered the market for FX-focused order management technology
Bearish yen forecast puts CBA in top spot
Commonwealth Bank of Australia tops the three-month forecast rankings with a weakening yen view that it expects to continue after a brief blip last month
Traders surprised by Australian rate cut
Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to cut interest rate to 2.75% came earlier than traders expected