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Interactive Brokers Group Slated to Reveal Next President, CEO
- Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (IBKR) has finally clarified what investors were hoping for, announcing their new president and CEO to succeed Thomas Peterffy during the Q3 earnings call on October 13, 2014.
Friday, 19/09/2014 | 15:04 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
BAML Slims down FX Business, Parts Ways with Two FX Heads
- The FX industry continues to face an upheaval in the institutional realm, this time culminating in the departure of FX Heads Doug Horlick and Sowen Ng from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML).
Friday, 19/09/2014 | 00:03 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
London FX Traders Face Dwindling Bonuses in Wake of Scandal
- Bonuses awarded to FX traders in London, a long held perk of the position, are slated for a massive decline of -43% this year, in wake of lingering scandals and regulatory crackdowns that have engulfed the industry.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 07:06 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Alpari Group's Trading Volumes Decline -6.8% MoM to $165bn in August
- The Alpari Group’s has seen its trading volumes dip -6.8% MoM to $165 billion in the month of August, as geopolitical drama has helped drive aggregate volumes in commodities such as gold and oil.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 06:00 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Invast Financial Services Fined by ASIC for Providing Misleading Information to Clients
- A Sydney-based broker is fined $20,400 for two infringements relating to marketing services to clients. The penalty indicates ASIC is stepping up its vigilance of financial services offered to retail customers.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 04:53 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
HSBC Fortifies APAC FX Team, Adding Peadar Ward as Sales Head
- HSBC has just appointed Peadar Ward as its newest Head of Institutional FX Sales for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, following a yearlong absence from the market after his departure from Goldman Sachs.
Thursday, 18/09/2014 | 00:03 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
State Street’s Head of Forex Spot Trading Hasn't Been ‘Spotted’ at His Desk for Weeks
- With the banking industry’s reputation already tarnished by the LIBOR and mortgages related probes the companies are rushing to “fix” the fixing problem before they lose market share in electronic trading.
Wednesday, 17/09/2014 | 14:17 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Global Head of FXPB Peter Klein Parts Ways With BofA Merrill Lynch
- Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch has a key vacancy to fill, following the departure of Peter Klein, its Global Head of FX Prime Brokerage (FXPB), continuing an industry-wide trend of personnel turmoil.
Wednesday, 17/09/2014 | 00:02 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Warning: Extreme Volatility Coming
- For those who have been wishing for more volatility, your wish is about to come true.
Wednesday, 17/09/2014 | 00:01 GMT by
Jeff Wilkins
Lloyds Bank Names Veteran Rhodri Hughes As London FX Sales Director
- Longtime industry veteran Rhodri Hughes has left Deutsche Bank to join rival Lloyds Bank as its newest Foreign Exchange Sales Director in its London branch, ending a three-year tenure.
Wednesday, 17/09/2014 | 00:01 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
IG Group Launches Stockbroking in the UK and Ireland
- Stockbroking gets launched in the UK and Ireland by IG Group. The new platform offering follows earlier statements from the broker of their intention to launch real stock trading and increase their product base.
Monday, 15/09/2014 | 09:30 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Ex-Citi FX Head, Rohan Ramchandani Heads to LCG Despite Investigation
- Ex-Citigroup FX Head Rohan Ramchandani, the first individual fired during a global string of probes for FX manipulation has just been appointed as Chief Advisor for FX Spot and Risk Management at London Capital Group (LCG).
Friday, 12/09/2014 | 00:01 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
ParFX Launches New Prime Service - Aims to Harmonise Institutional Spot Foreign Exchange
- A new prime brokerage service for buy-side customers claims to level the playing field for all institutional traders by removing latency as an advantage and disclosing counter-party identities post trade.
Thursday, 11/09/2014 | 05:46 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
Shift Forex’s Anthony DiSanti Talks US, Latin American FX Growth
- Forex Magnates checked in with Anthony DiSanti, Chief Marketing Officer at Shift Forex during a stateside visit to discuss the group’s regional diversification and FX prospects in Latin America.
Wednesday, 10/09/2014 | 00:15 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
FX Director, Trader Nat Payne Leaves UniCredit for Credit Agricole
- Longtime FX specialist Nat Payne has left UniCredit, relinquishing his position as its FX Director and senior trader to take up employment at Credit Agricole, where he will assume a similar role.
Wednesday, 10/09/2014 | 00:13 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
CySEC Launches New Regulatory Directive against Market Abuse
- The Cypriot regulator has launched a series of mandates and edicts policing against unregulated entities, including a recent push to curb market abuse (MAR). The new amendments will take effect in 2016.
Tuesday, 09/09/2014 | 11:23 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Monex Slated to Terminate MT4 Service, All-in on tradable
- Japanese FX stalwart Monex Group, has announced it will be terminating its service for the Metatrader 4 (MT4) platform by the end of October, having shifted its focus and backing behind tradable’s platform.
Tuesday, 09/09/2014 | 07:51 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
John Miesner Parts Ways with KCG Hotspot Following Lengthy Tenure
- KCG Hotspot has a key vacancy to fill, after it was recently announced that John Miesner would reportedly be parting ways with the forex firm after a period of 14 years with the company in a variety of senior roles.
Tuesday, 09/09/2014 | 06:48 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
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