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Bond Outlook December 19th

The central banks are doing all they can to resolve the liquidity crisis, but they can do so little about underlying solvency problems. Only time can solve them.

December 19, 2007

BANKING

Citi for dinner, a duet and an alphabet of alphas

Citi is proof of the adage: “You can’t be all things to all men.” A mole confided: “I’m all for breaking it up.” In my first column, published in April 2006, I queried the strategy and investment validity of Citigroup. Eighteen months later, I’m still asking the same questions.

Abigail Hofman, December 18, 2007

Foreign Exchange

Cognotec’s Maccaba still has hopeful expectations

The buzz around the market suggests Cognotec, the Irish-based technology provider, is looking for new funding, which may be in part a long-term consequence of losing out on a deal to supply UBS with a retail trading platform.

December 14, 2007

Foreign Exchange

Another year, another dollar

Some of you will no doubt be pleased to hear that this is the final weeklyFiX of 2007.

December 14, 2007

Foreign Exchange

BIS explains market growth

The Bank for International Settlements has explained what it sees as the factors behind the robust growth in the FX market. I won’t regurgitate the whole of the latest BIS Quarterly Review – I’m paid by the word and my editor won’t wear such a blatant attempt to get a Christmas bonus. If you want to see the whole thing, follow this link: http://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt0712.htm.

December 14, 2007

Foreign Exchange

RBS saves on golf clubs

RBS has been offering a golf driver to new clients signing up for its spread betting service in the UK, provided by CMC Markets. However, word reaches me that so far this has not cost too much money. In fact, I hear that all of the clubs it’s given away could quite easily fit into one golf bag.

December 14, 2007

Foreign Exchange

Craig Donohue: Once a dealer, always a dealer

I had a small chuckle at a recent profile in Crain’s Chicago Business of CME chief executive Craig Donohue.

December 14, 2007

Foreign Exchange

NFA acts again

US regulator the National Futures Association (NFA) really seems to have the bit between its teeth. This week it has permanently barred another dodgy dealer from NFA membership.

December 14, 2007

Foreign Exchange

Icap does it all for charidee

It was off to Icap’s head office in London on Wednesday to see what was going on at the company’s 15th annual charity day. Approaching the building, I couldn’t fail to notice a motley bunch of brokers running around in fancy dress.

December 14, 2007

Foreign Exchange

People moves: Goldman poaches from Barclays

Moneybags Goldman Sachs, the institution that pays out more in bonuses than many other banks are capitalised at, has poached Tom Robinson and Myles Bullock from Barclays. I’d like to say that Robinson sang, “Two, four, six, eight, I just can’t wait,” when I contacted him, but that would be complete Bullocks, so to speak.

December 14, 2007

Foreign Exchange

People moves: Quod Financial appoints head of global sales and marketing

Algo provider Quod Financial has appointed Andy Menzies as its executive vice-president, sales and marketing. Menzies was formerly vice-president of worldwide sales at Apama, the algorithmic trading division of Progress Software.

December 14, 2007

Foreign Exchange

People moves: Changes at Credit Suisse

Simon Meadows has apparently moved across from his senior role in fixed income sales to Credit Suisse’s FX operations. No details as yet of what this means for the bank’s structure. Credit Suisse declined to comment, although separately it has confirmed that Grant Scott Douglas, who joined the bank earlier this year in hedge fund sales, left this week for an unknown destination.

December 14, 2007

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