Articles by Saima Farooqi
Shake-up in UK council pension schemes’ currency mandates
UK local government pension schemes are focusing attention on currency exposures in overseas assets, resulting in a shake-up in currency mandates
HSBC in Hong Kong retail forex foray with Oanda
HSBC launches margin FX trading services for retail investors in Hong Kong using technology by Oanda
State Street back under spotlight as Connecticut attorney general investigates FX charges
US custodian bank in further pricing setback
Timing a reversal of fortunes for the euro and yen
John Hardy, chief FX strategist at Saxo Bank in London, picks out the shifts in the status quo in the months ahead
FX Invest April-June now LIVE!
Read about risk-adjusting exposure to the renminbi; growth of the electronic FX options market; Solvency II and currency risk management; profiles with UK'as Financial Services Authority and Allianz Global Investors
Correlation breakdown tells a cautionary tale
John Hardy, chief currency strategist at Saxo Bank in London, discusses his views on the currency markets, sounding a note of caution about the risk rally seen since the start of the year
Industry establishes STP guidelines for offshore yuan
Swift releases guidelines to improve processing for offshore yuan transactions
HSBC builds out London RMB centre
Key appointment made to drive growth and strategy for the development of London as an offshore renminbi trading centre
AUDIO: Heading into the perfect storm
Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank in London, takes a critical look at the year ahead and says markets could be heading for the perfect storm.
Brevan Howard appoints Juma from UBS
Former prop trader will join Brevan Howard in Hong Kong in March
Battle for clearing supremacy
Singapore Exchange (SGX) became the first of the major clearers to launch an OTC Asian FX forwards clearing business in October. But with bank-backed LCH.Clearnet and the CME hot on its heels with a non-deliverable forwards offering, can SGX maintain its…
FX Invest December 2011 edition now LIVE!
With no real solution in sight for the eurozone sovereign debt crisis, volatility of volatility in currency markets is likely to remain elevated, driving up requirements to manage currency exposures in international portfolios.
Defining excellence in currency forecasting
FX research is fast becoming a key differentiator in determining success in the business. In our inaugural FX Week Currency Forecast Awards, we acknowledge those leading the field
Read the new edition of FX Invest now!
If anyone needed any more reason to seriously think about employing a foreign exchange policy, then September should just about have done it.
The trick's in the tail
The Cambridge Strategy's focus on tail risk sets it apart from other asset managers. Saima Farooqi talks to its chief investment officer about emerging markets risk and reward
CitiFX launches multi-manager platform for investors seeking currency alpha
Citi launched a new multi-manager platform called CitiFX Access on September 14 that aims to facilitate investment in foreign exchange managers via multi-strategy benchmark and actively managed indexes licensed from industry index sponsors.
HSBC targets booming global demand for Asia products
HSBC has appointed Apratim Chakravarty as managing director and head of offshore Asian product distribution, global markets Asia-Pacific.
Short volatility strategy pays off in August
Currency managers going short volatility in August would have been top performers, benefiting from a spike in volatility towards the end of July from the dual effect of the US and European sovereign debt crisis, according to research from Royal Bank of…
FX Invest: Newedge hires in prime brokerage
Four join multi-asset brokerage to build prime-brokerage offering
FX Invest: Buy-side cautions on collateral
Buy-side want eligible collateral extended to equities
FX Invest: Volatility trading comes up trumps in June
RBS research shows short-volatility strategy would have been top performer in June
FX Invest: EIB signs Citi for collateral management
Citi gains key client for third-party collateral management service
FX Invest: Deeper markets, broader opportunities
The foreign exchange industry could be set for a shake-up. But with all things new come great opportunities.
FX Invest: Implications for collateralisation under new CCP model
Saima Farooqi looks at the wave of upcoming regulations relating to central counterparty clearing, and what it means for collateral management