Articles by Laura Matthews
BIS commits to FX Global Code
The institution says it is committed to conducting its FX market activities in a manner that adheres with the 55 principles
Weller joins Saxo Bank as Mena chief
Steve Weller headed the FX business at Sberbank CIB before resigning and taking a break from the industry
OTC derivatives values fall to 10-year low – BIS
The most recent slump continues the retreat from gains witnessed in the first half of 2016
360T hires three for senior FX roles
Randy Rupan, Robin Nicholas and Paul Lonsdale join the trading venue
TP Icap appoints head of institutional services, Americas
New York-based Pieter van Vredenburch takes up the role
Bogucki hearing scheduled for May 23
Defence lawyers are set to argue that the charge is time-barred and not applicable to this case
Johnson sentenced to two years in prison
Johnson was taken to prison immediately after the hearing, but lawyers are preparing for appeal argument
Colt partners NPL on timestamping
Mifid II requires that reportable events are traceable to coordinated universal time
Former Wells Fargo FX trading head sues for wrongful termination
Simon Fowles claims he was fired days before he intended to alert regulators of a payment-incentive plan that fostered greed
FX veterans launch Global Code consultancy
Nick Downes and Julian Gladwin form Axiom Global Advisors to independently assess firms’ preparedness for adherence
CLS volumes dip in March, but it’s a record Q1
The settlement utility records average daily volumes of $1.87 trillion for Q1 2018
Pragma commits to FX Global Code
The vendor says it wholeheartedly supports the aims of the 55 principles
Mark Yallop joins OpenFin
He is appointed as a non-executive board director
Cboe Sef adds more currency pairs
The platform offers NDF trading in USD/RUB and USD/PEN
More than 100 participants commit to FX Global Code
Global Foreign Exchange Committee plans to launch Global Index of Registers before June meeting
Exegy launches FX market data and order-entry solution
Trade Port FX allows market participants to organise FX market access through a single vendor
Millennium Global partners ACI on Global Code adherence
Currency manager links up with trade association ACI FMA to train its team on the principles
Johnson's attorneys seek home confinement
US digs in heels over prison term; family and friends say former trader’s punishment began at his arrest
JP Morgan invests in AccessFintech
The risk management services firm, led by Roy Saadon, will work with the bank to test its technology
Saleh joins ADS Securities to run Mena retail FX sales
Nael Saleh joins from GKFX where he was director of operations for Mena
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
Fortex Technologies hires Hendrix
Victor Hendrix will create and lead its newest division, XCloud, a global server grid providing trading infrastructure as a service
StanChart considers adding two members to FX team
It is understood the bank is looking at Haskins from HSBC and Tretola from Nomura