European financial regulators may consider the global FX giant fully immune from any penalties whatsoever as a result of assistance with inquries into the FX rigging probe The days when traditional banking practices in which customers paid for the service that they received on a per-transaction basis are a distant memory to most European corporate…
Read moreBritish financial markets regulator announces plans to reduce possibility of rate manipulation by traders The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced plans to look into how firms can reduce the risk of traders manipulating key benchmarks as a central part of its Business Plan for 2014/15, which was published yesterday. Together with several London-based financial institutions…
Read moreKai Lew is the first female senior executive to have duties curtailed among 30 traders across several banks as a result of high-profile FX rate manipulation probe More casualties of the global FX rate manipulation are taking place as Deutsche Bank, one of the many financial giants which affirmed its commitment to cooperation with worldwide…
Read moreCanada's RBC Capital Markets sees Graeme King depart as co-head of FX spot trading. The revolving door continues to swing in the executive suites of major banks. Last week we reported on the departure of Anil Prasad, Citigroup Head of FX. Well the weekend has brought more changes, with Canada's largest bank RBC announcing that its co-head…
Read moreInternal investigation is suspecting benchmark manipulation of Argentinian Peso rates Deutsche Bank is the latest amongst heavyweight players in the foreign exchange industry that is parting with a trader on suspicion that benchmark forex rates have been manipulated. Sources close to the German daily newspaper die Welt have reported that the currency trader worked in…
Read moreThe bank failed to keep some instant messages from Bloomberg Terminals, FX fix investigations related? On the second day of Christmas… FINRA settled with Barclays for systematically failing to keep proper records of emails and instant messages for 10 years. The company did not abide by securities laws that mandate companies to keep and protect…
Read moreNext steps? Banks likely to line up to be the first to tattle, to get the best deal with regulators The passing year will remain in history as a dire one for the financial industry. First it was the Libor fixing rate, it was closely followed by the foreign exchange markets fixing probe and concluded…
Read moreAs 4pm fix investigation continues, industry calls increase to change the way FX benchmarks are set In yet another twist, yesterday’s Bloomberg piece titled “FX Dealers Said to Use Day Traders to Make Personal Bets” is shedding some light on the FX manipulation practices surrounding the 4 pm fix saga. The trio of authors have…
Read moreRegulators turn their attention to traders' personal accounts Another week goes on and more troubling events for the big banks are reported by the media. While regulatory investigations of FX fix manipulations are ongoing, the USA Today reported yesterday that South Korean semiconductor company Simmtech has filed a class action lawsuit against seven major banks.…
Read moreIn the wake of forex rates manipulation investigations, senior management patience runs thin Following our report last week that several pairs were affected in the alleged currency rates manipulation of the 4 pm fix.Some new information was sourced in a report by Reuters titled "Banks consider ban on chat rooms after rigging probe" shed light on…
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