Former Citi FX prime brokerage head joins blockchain settlement firm
Alex Knight spent 18 years with Citi, most recently heading up global sales and client coverage of the bank’s FX prime brokerage.
Tag: FX
Global custodians hampered by China’s FX complications
Research from Standard Chartered highlighted that China's FX requirements for custodians is one of the last obstacles for foreign investment to take off.
JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs go live with same-day FX settlement service
Same-day FX settlement service CLSNow has gone live with JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs among the first to use the platform.
Blockchain settlement firm recruits former Traiana chief as COO
Baton Systems has hired former Traiana CEO, Andrés Choussy, who takes on the role of COO at the firm.
Hermes appoints Northern Trust for FX Solutions in Ireland
Northern Trust’s extends deal with Hermes to cover FX currency management services for its Irish fund range.
JP Morgan moves FX markets expert to new global investor services sales role
Former global co-head of FX trading moves to a new senior role for selling prime, futures and securities services.
Nomura Asset Management to provide Japanese funds access to CLSSettlement
The introduction of Japanese funds onto the FX settlement service follows a multi-year effort to onboard the Japanese buy-side community to CLSSettlement.
IHS Markit invests in blockchain firm Cobalt
Cobalt and IHS Markit have teamed up to produce post-trade services for FX using blockchain technology.
BNY Mellon chosen for prime custody services by frontier markets-focused hedge fund
Earlier this year, BNY Mellon launched a FX prime brokerage service, enabling clients to trade and margin their FX with a global custodian.
BNP Paribas promotes institutional sales expert to run global FX prime brokerage
BNP Paribas has made a number of senior hires to its prime services division this year, predominantly within sales.