State Street
Refinitiv adds to buy-side offering with AlphaDesk acquisition
Deal lets vendor add OMS functionality to existing trading workflow
Liu rejoins State Street as e-FX quant trader
Former Bank of America and Morgan Stanley trader took up Hong Kong-based role earlier this month
Tsim joins Crédit Agricole in Hong Kong
Jim Tsim was previously an EMFX trader at State Street
Moore becomes founder and CEO of FX HedgePool
State Street and BBH veteran begins new buy-side to buy-side venture
Freeston and Flowerdew exit Currenex's Emea sales team
The two sales specialists left Currenex in April to pursue opportunities outside the FX industry
State Street provides CLSSettlement to Japanese pension fund
Unnamed Japan-based pension fund is part of pilot to mitigate pension funds’ FX trading risks
Wei Zhong Lim joins Nomura from State Street
The e-FX sales specialist continues to be based in Singapore
FX Connect platform gets a significant upgrade
State Street's revamps for interface and order tools lead in 2019 product overhaul
Martin becomes head of Apac at State Street
Ian Martin moves up, CEO Wai-Kwong Seck steps down
Leung joins State Street algo team
Mary Leung moves to the bank from Deutsche Bank
2018: mergers, name changes and having one’s day in court
Mergers and acquisitions were popular reads on FX Week in 2018, along with coverage of US FX-related court cases
‘You can’t game the fix,’ jurors hear in FX Cartel trial
Melvin says if the three traders wanted to game the fix, they couldn’t have chosen a worse time because the market is too liquid then
State Street’s Bond: BestX audit will guarantee independence
TCA provider BestX will retain independence and be subject to annual audits focused on data
Britko joins FlexTrade
Lora Britko moves to the firm from State Street
Plansky becomes new chief executive at Charles River
He joins as State Street’s acquisition of Charles River is finalised
State Street appoints co-heads of Emea global services
Ambrosius and Fontaine have worked at the US bank for more than a decade
State Street to buy BestX
The TCA provider is set to become a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street; financials undisclosed
FX Connect rolls out automated order routing
New functionality allows buy-side traders to automate execution according to pre-set rules
Irons joins State Street as head of sales for global exchange
Richard Irons brings more than 30 years’ experience in financial services and technology
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
Hardingham joins State Street
David Hardingham joins the US bank in London as a forwards trader
Kristin Zekis leaves FX sales role at Citi
Zekis joined the bank as a director of FX sales and trading in 2016
Bailey appointed FSCS chair
The FSCS is the compensation fund of last resort, protecting consumers in the event of an authorised financial services firm failing
Ullrich returns to State Street
David Ullrich will lead North American sales for FX Connect