Asset Management
The new FX equation
Firms are scrutinising expenses more than ever, but despite hard times, one market participant believes innovation will drive down costs and "our best days as a market are ahead of us"
Comparing apples and apples
With clients expecting more transparency, it is vital for firms to be in control of costs. The key is determining the true all-in price of execution
Banks are still vital for FX
Liquidity provision may increasingly be a non-bank play, but credit remains a bank business
Credit remains the biggest headache in FX
FXPB adjustment pressures clients as service providers tackle rising costs
Houston understood to be seeking exchange role
Deutsche Bank's former FXPB head is believed to be eyeing a senior role at a major exchange
Currency managers end 2015 on downbeat note
Parker FX Index shows negative returns of 0.51% for December
SocGen hires O'Hara as PB sales director
Formerly of Credit Suisse, John O'Hara will be responsible for promoting Societe Generale's FX prime brokerage offering to hedge funds and institutional investors
Price of credit and connectivity to be 2016 focus
Relationship between the cost of credit and third-party connectivity will be key
More contraction in PB and market-making ahead
Banks' retrenchment from market-making and credit provision will be key themes
FX will shine amid hunt for absolute returns
In the hunt for yield, investors are waking up to the idea there is more to currencies than hedging
The best of 2015: the top 10 stories on FX Week
FX Week looks back on the year's most popular articles
Power shifts to PBs in new credit landscape
"My utmost concern is to make sure my prime broker is happy," says ADS Securities' chief operating officer
FX can protect the portfolio during shocks
While not always providing spectacular returns, holding foreign exchange as part of a wider portfolio can be extremely valuable
Culture Wars: how long can David keep saving Goliath?
As the FX market mulls over the implications of FEMR, Ed Eger, chief executive of Oanda, argues why smaller players can no longer be the fall guys for the unethical behaviour of major institutions
Grand redesign
Non-bank market-makers are increasingly being viewed as serious players as they set about building customer franchises amid a wide-scale bank pull-back
Evolution of FXPB landscape isn't over yet
Cost of capital and risk control will shape the conversation in 2016
Best Banks Awards: Citi wins nine awards, including top prize
Citi voted Best Bank Overall and gains eight other accolades
Best Bank for FX Post-Trade Services: RBS
Success down to focus on relationships and risk management
Currency fund returns turn negative in June
According to the Parker FX Index
Credit Suisse pulls out of FXPB
Swiss dealer the latest to exit prime brokerage business
Currency funds flat in May
Returns rebound from April's –0.8%, the Parker FX Index shows
Banks need greater FXPB differentiation
In the post-SNB world, niche players have the advantage, says RBS's head of FXPB services
Changing landscape of the FX brokerage world
SNB Thursday brought home the extent of changing FX liquidity