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Citi’s Jeff Feig: “We are E”

ACI 2010 Conference Preview

OTC Derivatives in the Spotlight as WFE Lists Reform as Priority

On the Way Back... Just: FX volumes on the rise

RBS Creates FICC Model

First Derivatives Buys Cognotec

 
Recruitment

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Mover Shift

Changes at the Top of Barclays e-Commerce

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

Barclays Capital has shifted responsibilities within its global e-commerce team

Mover Exit

DeGroot Trades Citi for BNP Paribas

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

Bob de Groot has left Citi where he was managing director and chief dealer

Banks

Deutsche Creates Nordic FX Team

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

Deutsche Bank has unveiled a dedicated FX sales team for the Nordic region

Events

New York Fed Welcomes Latest OTC Processing Commitments

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has welcomed a letter from a group of market participants from all sides of the industry

Market Data

Market Volumes Higher

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

Market volumes continued to recover strongly in February, with Icap, Thomson Reuters and CME Group all reporting higher average daily turnover

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Events

ACI Congress Opens to the Buy Side

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

ACI Australia, which hosts the 49th Congress of ACI – The Financial Markets Association from March 25-28, is breaking new ground for the association’s global events by providing free access to a limited number of qualifying buy side members

Events

ISDA, IIFM Set Global Islamic Hedging Standards

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

The first global standardised documentation for privately negotiated Islamic derivatives was launched last Monday, paving the way for much greater use of hedging in Islamic finance

Market Data

Turnover in FX Exchange-Traded Derivatives Hits Record Level: BIS

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

The recovery in activity on international derivatives exchanges continued “at a modest pace” in the final three months of 2009, although turnover in foreign exchange derivatives hit its highest level on record

Hedge Funds

Parker FX Down in January

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

Currency funds posted losses in January as the US dollar and Japanese yen appreciated against the rest of the G-10 currencies

Technology

RCP and 360T Link Up

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

Trading platform 360T and post-trade provider RCP have created an alliance to launch a new service for 360T’s clients

Technology

Gain Capital Teams with StreamBase for Trading Algorithms

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

Gain Capital has teamed up with complex event processing (CEP) technology company StreamBase Systems

Mover Shift

On the Move

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

The latest people moves at Bloomberg, HSBC, RBC, JP Morgan, and more...

Technology

Tech Corner

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

A round up of the latest technology news…

Around The World

Around the World

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

A massive “mine”; Don’t try this at home; and now we know where we went wrong…

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And Finally...

Monday 8th March 2010 00:00:00

Regular readers will be unsurprised to hear that this week I plan to link my (reluctant) visit to see Tom Jones in concert, with trading platforms