Europe
Bjurgert joins Jump Trading
Bo Bjurgert will be part of the NBLP's European business development team
Connors swaps FX Connect for Nex
Client acquisition and retention is key part of her responsibilities
Monex Europe: bearish dollar outlook continues
But analysts are looking out for potential upside risks in US rates and inflation
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
Esma proposes crackdown on CFDs and binary options
Esma considers ban on binary options and tighter leverage limit rules for contracts for difference
CLS hires Danino-Lewis and Scott
The infrastructure provider gears up to broaden its range of services
Markets underpricing impact of tax reform, says BAML
“I think the market is not appreciating the risk of growth,” says David Woo, head of global rates and FX
Nudel joins Societe Generale in FX sales
French bank is understood to be building out its FX sales team
SmartTrade opens Milan office as client base grows
The company has onboarded new clients in several places, including Germany, Italy, Japan, North America, South Africa and Switzerland
Lucera hires Van Zegveld to lead European growth
Frank Van Zegveld was previously head of sales and business development at Solid Trading
Central banks to stay dovish, but messaging is key
Paying attention to what central banks say is the way to anticipate their moves in 2018
EU sparks hopes of securitisation margin reprieve
Optimism over EU Council amendment, but Parliament will still have to approve
ECB and 14 peers commit to the Code
Bank of England and rest of the European Union central banks set to follow suit in early 2018
Convergence could ignite volatility, says TD Securities
As convergence of macroeconomic conditions gathers pace in 2018, rotation of capital will favour non-dollar assets
European Commission backs FX forwards margin exemption
Need for change is “undisputed”, official says, but short-term relief expected to come via forbearance
Banks reportedly preparing to settle EU FX probe
Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, JP Morgan, RBS, UBS and two other institutions set to pay out billions of euros, according to Financial Times
Nielsen, Wandhöfer and Weisberg join B2C2 advisory board
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, B2C2 is a privately held crypto-currency liquidity provider
Hamilton joins BNPP as Emea e-FX sales head
London-based Nick Hamilton started his new role three weeks ago and reports to Joe Nash, BNPP's global head of e-FX sales
Cboe FX boosts market share in October
Volumes up, driven by activity in European and Asian trading sessions
Matherne joins BNY Mellon as global head of FX forwards
Paul Matherne is the latest staffer to make the switch from Deutsche Bank to BNY Mellon
Robson joins Goldman Sachs in sales
He was formerly a vice-president in AES FX sales at Credit Suisse
ECU and HSBC clash over data
ECU wants the bank to hand over data relating to three stop-loss orders, executed in 2006, in a pre-action disclosure application