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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
BNY Mellon loses global head of FX options
Sam Osterman joined in January 2018 and ran the newly launched FX options business
Freeston and Flowerdew regroup at DF Wealth Management
Former Currenex sales specialists set up business providing financial advice to UK-based private clients
Marsden becomes head of e-FX quant trading at NatWest Markets
Previously, he managed the e-FX Asia trading business in Singapore
Wallis promoted at Morgan Stanley, Hong Kong
New role follows 10 years in prime brokerage sales at the bank
Tsim joins Crédit Agricole in Hong Kong
Jim Tsim was previously an EMFX trader at State Street
Former astrophysicist to overhaul BNY Mellon macro strategy products
Brought in from State Street, John Arabadjis will also supervise the bank’s analytics team
Scanlan opts for TD Securities role
Tim Scanlan joins the Canadian bank’s EM sales team in London
Darryl Hooker sets up Harperdan Consulting
Former co-head of EBS Brokertec Markets advises on emerging markets, disruptive sales and FX Global Code
Vogel leaves SocGen, goes to buy side
After two decades as a bank FX options trader, Will Vogel moves to asset management space
SocGen promotes two as it restructures
Sylvain Cartier heads to Paris as head of fixed income and currencies
Record boosts presence in North America
Specialist currency manager bolsters on-the-ground presence as it eyes market opportunities in region
Declan Clements sets up FinFX Consulting
Standard Chartered veteran was formerly Dubai-based head of financial markets e-commerce
Former Nex exec Wren rejoins Spencer at IPGL
Move follows CME cutting several senior staff at electronic trading arm
Amari joins Sucden Financial in e-FX sales
Former analyst moves to the firm from Parabellum Markets
Gupta promoted to head e-FX trading, Apac at NatWest Markets
Formerly of RBS and Banc of America Securities, Sudeep Gupta also worked at NatWest for three years
Gunter Grimm becomes FX strategist at Credit Suisse
Appointment follows institutional FX sales role at UBS
Ashton lands at Corellian Global Investments
After successfully fighting price-rigging charges in US, Christopher Ashton educates market participants on conduct issues
John Carrion heads to Millennium Partners
Former Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan trader ventures to buy side after nearly three decades on sell side
Alasdair Macdonald heads to ED&F Man
Newedge veteran will focus on sales for the Mena region
CME prepares to cut several Nex executives
Senior managers including Tim Cartledge and Jim Iorio said to be exiting
FlexTrade hires two to grow sell-side Emea presence
Lak Loi and Vahid Shirani will be based in London
Moore becomes founder and CEO of FX HedgePool
State Street and BBH veteran begins new buy-side to buy-side venture
Crédit Agricole appoints Mignucci as director of e-sales and strategy, Emea
Former head of e-business Americas, FX, rates and credit started working for the bank in 2010