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Citi, Goldman FX Heads Leaving In "Entirely Unrelated To FX Probe" Departures
When Reuters reported earlier today that Anil Prasad, the global head of foreign exchange at Citigroup, the world's second largest currency trader, is leaving the bank, our ears perked up. The reason is the news overnight that according to the British financial watchdog, Martin Wheatley, the allegations for FX manipulation, "are every bit as bad as they have been with Libor" which supposedly means they are taking them seriously. Could this departure have anything to do with a probe that has already snared head FX trades at JPM, Deutsche and countless other banks? Well, Reuters promptly clarified that Prasad's departure is not related to the global investigation into allegations of currency market manipulation, a source familiar with the matter said. "Anil's decision is his own and entirely unrelated to the on-going FX investigations," the source said.
So we had little reason to believe that Prasad's departure is tied to the probe... Until we read this:
- GOLDMAN SACHS HEAD OF FX TRADING STEVEN CHO TO LEAVE, DJ SAYS
Specifically, Cho was the global head of spot and forward FX trading.
And right on its heels, this:
- LAWSKY SAID TO OPEN CURRENCY PROBE OF MORE THAN ONE DOZEN BANKS
- LAWSKY SEEKING DOCUMENTS FROM BANKS INCLUDING DEUTSCHE BANK, GOLDMAN SACHS, BARCLAYS, CREDIT SUISSE-SOURCE
- BANKS IN LAWSKY PROBE INCLUDE LLOYDS, STANDARD CHARTERED, SOCIETE GENERALE, RBS-SOURCE
And while we are willing to believe for now that these two shocking top-level departures by the key FX traders at the two most important banks have nothing to do with such chat rooms as the "The Cartel,” “The Bandits’ Club,” “One Team, One Dream” and "The Mafia", we sadly have our doubts.We will reserve judgment until the final Lawsky report is released of course.
One thing is certain: manipulating the USDJPY and its most important derivative: the S&P 500, suddenly became much more difficult.
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Man overboard (on purpose)!
Off Topic...but...Jesse Ventura kicks CNBC in the balls.
http://youtu.be/sk_rh26OtRk
This sinking ship has a lot of rats!
So these doods get to leave alive, while Broeksmit (Deutsche Bank), Magee (JPMC, London) and Dueker (Russell Investments, formerly Fed-St. Louis) are offed?
http://wallstreetonparade.com/2014/02/a-rash-of-deaths-and-a-missing-reporter-%e2%80%93-with-ties-to-wall-street-investigations/
http://wallstreetonparade.com/2014/02/top-uk-regulator-people-have-good-reason-not-to-trust-currency-rates-set-by-big-banks/
If they had balls they would report news not just broadcast propaganda.
If CNBS were a gardening show their "green shoots" would have been poison ivy (or brugmansia which zombifies victims)
"Entirely unrelated". --Rick, I'm shocked, shocked I say, to find that gambling has been going on here.
You got to hand it to the banksters. Those boys can literally get away with murder. I wish I was smart enough to go to Harvard Business School. Then I could throw my wife off a bridge and call it downsizing. Bastards.
By "leaving" don you mean "suicided"?
Why are they not headed to jail instead of being allowed to gracefully resign with their millions?
Too big to jail?
See. Jon Corzine.
FREE CORZINE!
fify
They are not in jail because they were/are doing exactly what they have been told to do. Keep the S&P up and FX under control is the only way the CB's have been able to hold this monstrosity together.
'He will dedicate himself to his stamp collection which is in dire need of attention...'
I'm sure you're right. "Entirely unrelated". Just a co-incidence. of course, of course.
Whoops, game is up, Cho- disappear.
It's funny how the CEOs never ever know about these rogue traders. I guess they are too busy doing God's work to mess with those pesky details.
Yep SOX achieving all it's goals for those US stockmarket purchasers. Having the CEOs and CFO sign off has achieved responsibity in the E ranks....
Shocked, shocked there is gambling going on here.
Caught? Fixing? You don't say! Pay fifty dollar fine and retire with millions. Job well done boys...if you keep your mouths shut. Or else.
The great thing about a fall from heights is it destroys the bump to the back of the head.
they're just leaving so they can spend more time with family you know, to these guys family is important
We wish him well in his future endeavors...
A catch him if you can pic would be in place :)
I heard Citi and Goldman have a corporate team building exercise that has a 4' fence and 40' embankment.
Don't forget the London Gold Market Fixing Limited (SocGen, Barclays, Scotia, HSBC and dddDeutsche) and the London Silver Market Fixing Limited (Scotia, HSBC and dddDeutsche)
The 3pm Fixes are in boys.....
Wonder how long before they wind up dead.
Everytime I see the phrase the 'London Fix' re Gold I smile. Never a truer saying...
ONE THING IS FOR SURE. NO OF THEM WILL BE GOING TO JAIL. not small time enough.
Feds next move:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/7-die-in-fire-destroying-argentine-bank-archives/2014/02/05/7c489abc-8e70-11e3-878e-d76656564a01_story.html
They can't all commit suicide.
Where the goon platoon criminal banksters goona hide all the bodies? One nation under fraud! Saw it long ago!
ANIL GETS THE PROBE!
... and Cho gets ho'ed
Now that was waaaay tooo clever!
I don't see a problem...
as long as they're leaving via a window above the 20th floor.
I say : superb !
Better to be retired than suicided. For them.
For me, I would rather they are all suicided.
So, like the generation of banking crooks before them, they get to leave their jobs with their stolen pile of cash and just fade away... good thing they did not steal a loaf of bread to feed their family, host a birthday party for kids or install a rainbarrel or they would be doing hard time.