Articles by Laura Matthews
Monex Europe: watch for further cracks in the dollar
US is slowing with the rest of the world, as trade uncertainty and external conditions begin to bite
Former JP Morgan FX trader faces trial for price fixing
New York resident Akshay Aiyer is accused of conspiring to manipulate prices in CEEMEA currencies
Chapin leaves Credit Suisse
Industry veteran worked at the bank for 15 years and oversaw New York sales
Macleod and Khan exit UBS
New York-based traders recently left the bank
Best price via disclosed trading questioned – survey
Half buy-side in new survey don't use TCA, so can't say with certainty dealing bilateral results in best ex
Euronext FX looks to derivatives for diversification
Euronext unveils new three-year strategic plan to invest in FX, data and analytics
JP Morgan traded $250 billion via NDF algos this year
A fifth of all the NDF algo volumes conducted by JP Morgan’s clients is being internalised
CFTC fines BGC, GFI $25 million for FX options fraud
Regulator says emerging markets FX options brokers used fake bids and offers to induce clients to trade
Institutional crypto interest awaits infrastructure
Start-ups and entrenched players aim to bring over custody, execution and post-trade capabilities
Informa: renminbi range trading likely the norm throughout 2019
Further escalation of trade tensions could send China’s currency to 7.25 in near term
Citi reshuffles FX management
Move intends to foster greater alignment of trading across the bank’s major product lines
Johnson loses appeal in HSBC frontrunning case
Case relates to $3.5 billion fixing transaction that HSBC executed on behalf of Cairn Energy
Spotex expands institutional offering with JP Morgan and NatWest
The banks’ prime brokerage desks seek diverse liquidity pools that could lead to better execution for their algos
Goldman Sachs shares algo analytics on FXGO
Bank teams up with Bloomberg for real-time algo order analytics to help client execution
Algo fears spark hunt for neutral checks on FX Code compliance
Banks seek third-party quantitative methods for confirming activities done in their names are aligned with the principles
Goldman Sachs to revive FX desk in Sydney
Superannuation fund growth attracts the bank, as Australia and New Zealand clients represent increasing proportion of regional FX flows
Monex: Fed can’t curb dollar strength
Only improvement in global growth will end the strong dollar dynamic
MUFG hires Paster in FX and derivatives risk management push
Paster’s newly created role aims to strengthen MUFG’s markets arm in Americas
Paster resigns from corporate FX sales at BAML
New York-based David Paster joined the bank in 2013
Danske overhauls FX technology to rebuff Tier 1 competition in Nordics
Bank inks partnerships on pricing engine, connectivity and algos; tests mobile solution for corporates
MUFG eyes financial institutions, pension funds in expansion
Japanese bank wants to build a broader client base beyond corporates
Crédit Agricole nabs Chow as head of FX sales
Based in New York, Chow will focus on financial institutions in the Americas
Tenengauzer heads markets strategy at BNY Mellon, Derrick to retire
Daniel Tenengauzer will lead the bank’s Aerial View market commentary platform and strategy efforts for BNY Mellon Markets
BCS Global appoints Richards as director of prime services sales
Andrew Richards will target small- to medium-sized hedge funds