Former Barclays Capital Head of FX Strategy for Asia Olivier Desbarres has moved to London an started his own portal to showcase his thoughts on G10 currencies, two years after foul mouthed tirade put an end to his tenure at Barclays
Read MoreMind your language! Slang to be banned from inter-company messaging systems
A new global code of conduct is set to ban the use of traditional slang in an attempt to stem market abuse
Read MoreFired Bank of England chief FX dealer Martin Mallett used foul language and made serious misjudgements
Further information has emerged since the Bank of England’s chief currency dealer Martin Mallett was fired in November, including the uncovering of 20 accounts of misconduct, the use of inappropriate language and the finding that Mr. Mallett had given his personal opinion over the central bank’s policy
Read MoreFoul language and elevated egos: The chat room boasts of free money by rate-fixing bankers
Following the lengthy investigation into FX rate fixing which drew to a close yesterday, a series of chat room and instant messenger conversations between bank FX traders have been revealed, clearly demonstrating evidence of rate manipulation, with colorful language to boot
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