FX Markets - 8 Feb 2016
Articles in this issue
Currency managers end 2015 on downbeat note
Parker FX Index shows negative returns of 0.51% for December
Singapore grants LCH.Clearnet clearing house recognition
Clearing house expects tremendous demand once mandate kicks in
Moon joins Eurobase as group financial chief
Jonathan Moon leaves PayPoint, where he worked for more than 19 years
Premier League pays 10% more for players due to FX
The euro's rise against the pound forces UK football clubs to overpay
Former Citi trader points finger at bank execs at tribunal
Carly McWilliams tells London court the alleged offences were "encouraged, condoned, required and indeed rewarded" by management
DoJ requests information on TP-Icap broking deal
Tullett Prebon is set to acquire Icap's global hybrid voice-broking business
Corporates more concerned about currency moves
Firms are increasing their hedging and trying out different products
Stronger dollar leaves Westpac victorious
Australian bank expects Federal Reserve to deliver another hike by June
FXCM study underlines segregated pricing advantages
Retail clients gain better or equal prices than on interbank and futures platforms more than 90% of the time
FXCM to stop offering Hong Kong dollar on February 26
Mindful of last year's SNB shock, the US broker decides to stop quoting HKD amid fears over peg
On-Sef FX volumes slump to year lows in December
End-of-year numbers down a quarter from the highs of March
China relaxes QFII limits amid calls for capital controls
FX regulator lowers the ‘lock-up’ period, during which foreign investors must wait before repatriating funds, from one year to three months, as analysts warn of renminbi devaluation
Houston understood to be seeking exchange role
Deutsche Bank's former FXPB head is believed to be eyeing a senior role at a major exchange
Brandon-Bravo quits GTX
FX veteran with more than three decades of experience leaves the ECN after six years
FCA expands accountability to HFT traders
New rules published by the UK watchdog aim to strengthen individual accountability in the financial industry