Alex Buchler is a Managing Director in Mesirow Institutional Sales & Trading He focuses on a broad range of fixed income securities Alex has over 30 years of experience in fixed income sales covering both large and middle-market sized accounts Prior to joining Mesirow in 2024 he worked at InspereX (formerly 280 Securities where he was instrumental in building their cloud-based platform He…

Alex Foreman is a Senior FX Trader in Mesirow Currency Management He is a member of the trade execution team ensuring that all transactions are conducted on the most favorable terms significantly reducing costs Additionally Alex develops trading strategies that are instrumental in enhancing outcomes for our clients Prior to joining Mesirow Alex spent over a decade at Russell Investments as a…

Alex Gordon is a Wealth Advisor in Mesirow Wealth Management He is responsible for creating comprehensive financial plans for individuals and families to help them accumulate grow protect and distribute their wealth  Alex joined Mesirow in 2024 and has seven years of experience in the financial services industry Prior to joining Mesirow he worked as a Manager of Financial Planners and as a…

Alex Gracanin is a Client Relationship Specialist in Mesirow Wealth Management He is responsible for the day-to-day client service and communications as well as general administrative functions  Alex joined Mesirow in 2025 and has two years of experience in the financial services industry Prior to joining Mesirow he worked as a Client Service Associate at JPMorgan Chase  Alex earned a Bachelor of…

Alicia Verason is a Senior Vice President in Mesirow Integrated Marketing and Communications She leads the Capital Markets and Investment Banking marketing team and is responsible for overseeing brand alignment business line messaging and communications the creation and execution of marketing materials general marketing strategy and conferences She also partners with business development on lead…

Alison Montgomery is a Vice President in Mesirow Investment Banking She is responsible for leading the day-to-day transaction execution process across a wide range of industries including aerospace and defense business services consumer and eCommerce distribution and supply chain food beverage and agribusiness healthcare industrials packaging and technology among others Prior to joining…

September 12 2023 |, By, Mesirow Currency Management, Russia confronts the US dollar with so-so results, We’ve written about the US dollar dominance in global commerce and finance Many nations chafe under that global supremacy and countries such as China and Russia want to diminish the power of the US dollar The Ukraine – Russia conflict however has illustrated the difficulties trading when the US currency is unavailable because of economic sanctions Without the dollar Russia has found it…, Two-front war and the ruble, Russia is fighting a two-front war The first is the armed conflict against Ukraine That venture is faring poorly Sources estimate its troops under attack in a Ukraine counteroffensive have lost nearly 300000 killed or wounded from February 2022 to August 2023 The second front is an economic one Russia is battling a series of sanctions levied by a US-led coalition in response to the Ukraine…, End run around the US dollar, Some of the nations that abstained from the initial condemnation of the invasion and that did not participate in the sanctions began to trade with Russia supplying electronics machinery and other products and buying Russian energy products China and India have supported Russia with energy purchases in currencies other than US dollars Mostly that’s been Chinese yuan for about $603 billion in oil…, Future central bank digital currency, Russia has also sought to elude the omnipresent US dollar through the issuance of a central bank digital currency a digital form of a government-issued currency Russia had intended to launch a CBDC pilot program in April 2023 but that program was delayed while awaiting legislation authorizing the digital currency President Putin signed that bill on July 24 The long-range hope is that CBDCs can be…, Hey – things aren’t so bad, While Russia finds the sanctions and export situation challenging the nation’s economy is coping In early July Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin reported that gross domestic product for 2023 may exceed 2 percent The International Monetary Fund expects the Russian economy to grow 15 percent this year If Russia is successful in neutralizing the US-led sanctions other nations may be encouraged to…, Explore, USD and the BRICS threat, Sanctions on Russia lead to a call for a new currency to compete with the USD Is a common currency likely LEARN MORE, T+1 securities settlement cycle, Same-day security settlement is moving closer to reality Is the FX market ready LEARN MORE