Joe Parsons
Deputy editor – Markets
Joe Parsons is deputy editor on the Markets desk. Joe was formerly deputy editor at Global Custodian, and prior to that he was at The Trade.
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Morgan Stanley shoots into FX options dealer top spot
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds added $11.1 billion in new positions in Q1
Keys to the kingdom: dealers open doors to passive trades
Banks provide entry to internal exchanges and principal trading desks
MMF margin adoption needed to boost tokenisation efforts
Instruments must be more widely accepted as initial margin for new tech initiatives to take off, says JPM exec
FX automation plans focus on predictive analytics – panel
Panellists suggest banks could explore AI tools for foreign exchange pricing
BNPP and BofA top this year’s FX Markets Dealer Rankings
Both banks prospered with US mutual funds, while Morgan Stanley remained top counterparty for life insurers
SpectrAxe fires up OTC FX options Clob
Go-live marks first electronic all-to-all venue for buy-siders trading the instruments
Are market-makers better at dealing with central bank intervention?
Lack of pain following BoJ intervention suggests dealers are better at handling event risk
Europe’s FXPBs take advantage of margin rule carve-out
Some large FX options users have switched to dealers capitalising on regulatory mismatch
Hedge funds’ pricing often trumps other buy-siders – SNB
Research shows “advantageous” prices result in outperformance of 139bp trading USD/CHF
BestX founder Jerome joins Deutsche Bank
Oliver Jerome joins the German bank as head of European FX product
Natixis turns on the taps in flow trading
French bank boosts flow business, balancing structured solutions capabilities
Execution algos evolve to make buy-side liquidity providers
Latest range of FX spot algos could give new roles to banks and buy side
JP Morgan’s new way to trade FX overlays
Hybrid execution method allows clients to put dealers in competition via a single trading agreement
Nomura names new global head of FX structuring
Rana Dasgupta will have dual responsibility for global FX structuring and Asia-ex Japan structuring
Vanguard begins clearing NDFs on LCH
Addition of mutual fund giant gives big boost to client-cleared activity on ForexClear
RMB vol returns as hedge funds take barrier trade profits
Unwinds of exotic positions saw vol jump 72% after surprise PBoC move last week
FX algo firms see rise in matched principal trading
FX Markets Asia: Users more willing to trade passively in low-vol environment
Banks face tough choices over single-dealer platforms
Costly upgrades and shifting execution methods by corporates could challenge SDPs
SocGen hires Estrada as global head of FX
John Estrada previously held the same role at Credit Suisse prior to his departure last year
JP Morgan leads US banks’ FX trading revenues
Only two dealers recorded growth last year as Goldman Sachs reports 75% drop
Dealers inch closer to clearing of FX forwards
LCH’s ForexClear aims to ease capital charges and margin constraints on banks, but will it kick-start clearing?
Westpac fined over interest rate swap pre-hedging
Court finds against Australian bank for “unconscionable” behaviour, amid calls for broader guidance around the practice
Kings and kingmakers in the Ucits FX forwards market
Counterparty Radar: First look into European retail fund data reveals HSBC and Vanguard as top dealer and manager
Citi appoints new global head of FX product amid MD cuts
Ayesa Latif will oversee end-to-end delivery of FX products and services, as well as its electronic FX distribution platforms