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HC Tech hires Chevalier
Mike Chevalier joins the Chicago-headquartered trading firm in London from Deutsche Borse
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
Record wins Sunsuper mandate
UK-based specialist currency manager gets AS$350m mandate as part of multi-strategy product
Broadway taps Evelina Rosenstein as head of Emea sales
Rosenstein joins from FXSpotStream where she handled sales and new business
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
FX Cartel loses bid to dismiss criminal case
Judge says SFO investigation was a sign the currency traders could be prosecuted somewhere
360T hires three for senior FX roles
Randy Rupan, Robin Nicholas and Paul Lonsdale join the trading venue
Dollar rebound on cards, but no respite long term – ABN Amro
The greenback's prospects remain negative in the long run, but sterling may have a positive 2019
RBC fights £13 million whistleblower claim
Ex-trader John Banerjee is suing RBC for unfair dismissal and aims to claim whistleblower status
Johnson sentenced to two years in prison
Johnson was taken to prison immediately after the hearing, but lawyers are preparing for appeal argument
M&G selects 360T for FX
The UK investment manager has chosen 360T as its workflow technology provider for FX order handling and execution
Colt partners NPL on timestamping
Mifid II requires that reportable events are traceable to coordinated universal time
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
Durrant joins GTX
Henry Durrant leaves Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ for GTX’s liquidity management team
Mike O’Hara joins Nex in buy-side role
O’Hara previously worked at Icap’s Truequote as head of sales
Mark Yallop joins OpenFin
He is appointed as a non-executive board director
More than 100 participants commit to FX Global Code
Global Foreign Exchange Committee plans to launch Global Index of Registers before June meeting
Brexit pain could weigh on pound, says Swissquote Bank
Hard US-China trade talks could influence Brussels to toughen its position on UK's exit from EU
Millennium Global partners ACI on Global Code adherence
Currency manager links up with trade association ACI FMA to train its team on the principles
Fresh Libor claims may follow PAG appeal, but the clock is ticking
Potential consequences of PAG decision are far-reaching in scope and scale, says Simon Bushell at Signature Litigation
Calypso taps Bouillard as chief executive
Didier Bouillard joins from Ullink
JP Morgan invests in AccessFintech
The risk management services firm, led by Roy Saadon, will work with the bank to test its technology
FX volumes dip in March
But trading activity on most platforms remains strong year on year
CloudMargin secures $10m to fund growth
Provider of collateral and margin management deepens relationship with IHS Markit