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PoP goes FXPB: prime of prime fizzes, but isn’t to all tastes
Sources report ebullient growth among PoPs, despite lingering wariness around risk redistribution
EU funds shudder at Mifid transaction reporting plan
Repeated Esma recommendations would increase costs of single portfolio management services
Forex ‘last look’: how non-banks stack up
Research shows patchy disclosures, plus differences from banks on pre-hedging and rejected orders
People moves: Societe Generale makes senior changes, Mattatia moves to BNP Paribas, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
People moves: BAML loses two in exotics, BNPP’s global markets overhaul, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
People moves: Barclays’ equities hire, Dahlgren joins Wells Fargo, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
People: Andreasen quits Danske for new role at Saxo Bank
Also: Goldman welcomes Wecker; moves at BNP Paribas; LCH’s new chief; and more
Is wholesale banking disruption-proof?
Fintech threatens market-making, research and wealth management, writes eCo Financial Technology CEO
Who controls the oil price?
Market dynamics have changed profoundly over thirty years, says commodities luminary
People: Citi appoints new Asia-Pacific commodities head
Stuart Smith to join Citi; Nomura loses Apac fixed-income exec; Alder named Iosco board chair; and others
UK banking regulator adds to board, and other recent job news
Thorburn and Bryson join PRA as independent board members
SocGen names India chief, and other recent job moves
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia
Fixed income specialist Coherence Capital names senior portfolio manager
Coherence Capital Partners makes senior portfolio manager appointment as Legal & General Investment Management names two to its asset allocation team in tactical asset allocation research and strategy
Cyprus bail-out does not stop long-term problems for euro
The eurozone faces mounting political and social tensions. Its latest policy moves on the Cyprus bailout are likely to exacerbate the situation as longer-term problems remain, concludes Saxo’s Hardy
Saxo launches retail algorithmic trading tool
Saxo Bank, the Danish investment bank, will roll out an algorithmic trading product specifically designed for retail clients within the next three months.
Two leaving Icap FX team
Two members of Icap's spot FX team are to leave. Garry Munday, head of spot FX in London, will be joining WestLB later this month, and Rene Simonsen, based in Copenhagen, will be joining Nordea in December.
UBS takes 20% of active third-party CLS business with Saxo deal
UBS believes it has gained a 20% share of the third-party business conducted via the continuous-linked settlement (CLS) system. UBS said Denmark's Saxo Bank went live on the service today.
Saxo adds futures trading with Refco
Danish investment bank Saxo Bank has added futures coverage to SaxoTrader, its online trading platform, as part of a partnership with Refco Overseas, the European arm of New York-based Refco Group.
AIG makes senior FX appointments
AIG Trading Group has made four senior additions to its global foreign exchange operation over the past two months, a spokesperson in the bank’s Greenwich, Connecticut headquarters said.