Peter Williams to Leave Foreign Exchange Desk At Goldman Sachs
- According to sources close to the matter, Mr. Williams has left Goldman Sachs to pursue other career opportunities after spending the last seven years at the investment bank as an executive director.
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According to information obtained by Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term Magnates, one of the senior foreign Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term traders at Goldman Sachs, Peter Williamsת has left the company to pursue other career opportunities.
Information on Mr Williams' public LinkedIn profile states that he served at Goldman Sachs as an Executive Director since 2007 and moved from the company's London desk where he worked as EMEA Manager for Securities Lending Technology to New York in August 2013.
Forex Magnates' reporters reached out to Goldman Sachs to confirm the move, but at the time of publication the company had not provided an official comment.
Goldman Sachs and its foreign exchange traders have remained largely insulated from the FX fixing scandal which engulfed the industry last year. Despite being amongst the banks under investigation, the company has not been charged nor solicited to settle on manipulation of foreign exchange markets charges.
In January, Rob Drake-Brockman was appointed as the banks' co-head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Prime Brokerage unit.
(Photo: Bloomberg)
According to information obtained by Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term Magnates, one of the senior foreign Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term traders at Goldman Sachs, Peter Williamsת has left the company to pursue other career opportunities.
Information on Mr Williams' public LinkedIn profile states that he served at Goldman Sachs as an Executive Director since 2007 and moved from the company's London desk where he worked as EMEA Manager for Securities Lending Technology to New York in August 2013.
Forex Magnates' reporters reached out to Goldman Sachs to confirm the move, but at the time of publication the company had not provided an official comment.
Goldman Sachs and its foreign exchange traders have remained largely insulated from the FX fixing scandal which engulfed the industry last year. Despite being amongst the banks under investigation, the company has not been charged nor solicited to settle on manipulation of foreign exchange markets charges.
In January, Rob Drake-Brockman was appointed as the banks' co-head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Prime Brokerage unit.