Articles by FX Markets Staff
US banks give poor performance in Q1
NEW YORK - Strong results in foreign exchange failed to offset a first quarter blighted by continued credit market turmoil, with US investment banks reporting significant declines in fixed-income revenues last week.
Top order changes at UBS
ZURICH & SINGAPORE - UBS has seen a reshuffle at the top of its FX business, after establishing a new FX trading unit at the end of January.
Forex is surviving the credit crunch
The Fed-backed sale of Bear Stearns to JP Morgan has sharpened focus on counterparty risk, with Lehman Brothers as the main target. Although the bank allayed concerns with better-than-expected results, the general crisis of confidence still remains.
Citi raids UBS to target banks
LONDON & ZURICH - Citi is hitting at the core of UBS's foreign exchange business with up to nine hires, which includes the Swiss dealer's banks team globally.
Credit Suisse sacks mispricing traders
ZURICH - Credit Suisse has sacked or suspended the traders behind the mispricing that cost it a $2.65 billion writedown last month.
All change in Singapore
SINGAPORE - Remy Klammers is set to take up the newly created role of global head of fixed-income trading at Standard Chartered in Singapore, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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Saxo increases spot FX margins
COPENHAGEN - Saxo Bank increased spot foreign exchange margins for 11 currencies on Wednesday (March 19) as capital was pulled out of certain emerging market currencies.
Nedbank signs up WSS
JOHANNESBURG - Nedbank Capital has begun deploying a real-time trade processing system, Wallstreet FX, to support developments in its forex and money markets operations.
CLS Bank sets record for payment instructions value
LONDON & NEW YORK - CLS Bank set a record for the value of payment instructions settled in a single day on March 19.
TCA low priority for FX traders
LONDON & NEW YORK - Transaction cost analysis (TCA) is unlikely to take hold in 2008, as the market prioritises access to liquidity, say senior bankers in London.
Oiling the FX wheels
The Royal Bank of Canada is offering capital protection with a new FX-linked product that is based on currencies from six countries, including two of the world's biggest oil producers
Lehman Bros comes under fire in Asia
SINGAPORE - Attempts by Lehman Brothers to quash rumours that DBS Bank, Singapore's largest bank, had ceased trading with it last Monday (March 17) failed to reassure traders in Asia.
Citi raids UBS to target banks
LONDON & ZURICH - Citi is hitting at the core of UBS's foreign exchange business with up to nine hires, which includes the Swiss dealer's banks team globally.
US dollar plummets against the yen
LONDON - Despite USD/JPY hitting 12-year lows last Thursday, traders are expecting a further collapse of the US unit versus the yen.
Retail FX might go down, but it's not out
Last week's turbulence in the currency markets certainly gave those considering a strategy to enter the retail foreign exchange market pause for thought.
Canada's pension funds ignore FX risk
GREENWICH, CT & TORONTO - More than a third of Canadian pension funds are still not hedging their currency exposure, despite large non-domestic investments, according to research released last week.
Citi reassesses forex options
LONDON - Citi has made three hires in foreign exchange options, under its new head of G-10 options trading, Nigel Khakoo, in London.
Small US retail forex firms set to "suffer"
NEW YORK - New legislation passing through the US government is likely to consolidate the retail foreign exchange industry, as proposals to dramatically increase minimum adjusted net capital requirements squeeze small operators from the market.
S&P launches real-time currency indexes
LONDON - Rating agency Standard & Poor's launched the industry's first real-time currency indexes, the S&P Chinese Renminbi index and Indian Rupee index, last week.
Volatility suits Tullett Prebon
LONDON - Favourable market conditions have seen interdealer broker Tullett Prebon increase revenue by 20% to £753.8 million on 2006, last year.
Calyon makes Nutland head of Asia forex
LONDON - Steve Nutland, London-based global head of foreign exchange trading for spot, options and emerging markets at Calyon, will shortly become head of FX for Asia.