Articles by Laura Matthews
Northern Trust: tailoring algos to suit client needs
Interest in algorithms is growing across the FX industry
US will not argue fiduciary duty in Bogucki case
Judge orders the issue is irrelevant and the US cannot attempt to prove its case on that theory
Fed’s room to hike spells trouble for EMs – Scotiabank
Central banks’ interest rate tightening will make it hard for emerging markets with large deficits
Northern Trust acquires BEx to strengthen FX capabilities
Acquisition follows successful two-year relationship that led to distinctive currency solutions for the bank
Asset managers hope for common FX tape
Monitoring and ensuring liquidity providers adhere to their own disclosure is difficult, but must be done
Investors eye Mexico and Brazil amid hopes in regime change
They believe a projected weakening in the dollar will support emerging markets
Volatility will not deter central banks
FX Week Europe panellists think central banks may see return of volatility as healthy mechanism that causes investors to recalibrate expectations
Morgan Stanley invests $15 million in Integral
Cash injection enables Integral to pursue platform expansion across broader set of currency participants
Bloomberg adds real-time market data service to cloud
Its front-office solution, B-pipe, is available via Amazon Web Services
Shterenberg to lead G10 and EM e-FX trading at Barclays
Based in New York, Alex Shterenberg joins the bank from BAML
Best Banks Awards: Banco Santander
Banco Santander has retained its crown for the Best Bank for Latin American Currencies at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
Best Banks Awards: BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets has been voted the winner of the Bank for Canadian Dollar award at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
BoE appoints Morzaria to chair sterling working group
Tushar begins his tenure at the start of 2019, replacing François Jourdain
OTCXN launches crypto-trading venue for institutional clients
Clients have already begun executing trades in ether and bitcoin versus dollars
Bogucki asks court to bar argument on fiduciary duty at trial
Judge will hear the matter later this month, ahead of February trial
Record brings ESG into currency management
Specialist currency manager develops database and methods for improving ESG credentials of its product
European FX lawsuit may follow soon, says source
Institutional investors filed a lawsuit in NY against 16 banks on November 7, which could be followed by European complaint
Dollar-supportive factors may fade soon, says Wells Fargo
Longer-term dollar weakness likely as Fed approaches neutral policy, but how soon will that be?
Refinitiv expands in Mena, launches sentiment feed in Japan
Clients can access range of markets in Middle East and North Africa
MarkitServ launches cloud-based post-trade processing platform
The firm looks to migrate FX options and spot to TradeServ in 2019
DTCC begins testing DLT-based credit derivatives service with 15 banks
New service expected to launch after first quarter of 2019
BCS Global hires five senior analysts
Firm begins expanding analytical coverage to central Asia and Caucasus
Advanced Markets launches London operation
Nina Baksh will lead the London office for the FCA-regulated firm
FX Cartel traders found not guilty
“We all came to the conclusion that we didn’t think the prosecution had enough evidence,” a juror tells FX Week