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Renminbi hedging and Africa: the final frontier
Bond deals in Brazil and Mexico and initiatives to make London a centre for RMB trading have signalled the global status of China’s currency. A rapid expansion of Chinese trade with Africa has seen the yuan move into the final frontier in global…
CTAs are an inexpensive and effective tail hedge, says AHL
Momentum strategies are rooted in observable market phenomena and tend to perform well in times of financial stress, says AHL’s chief scientist.
Review of 2012: October - December
FX Week looks back on the biggest stories of 2012, concluding with the fourth quarter. To read the original stories, click on the links in black
Review of 2012: July - September
FX Week looks back on the biggest stories of 2012, continuing with the third quarter. To read the original stories, click on the links in black
Review of 2012: April - June
FX Week looks back on the biggest stories of 2012, continuing with the second quarter. To read the original stories, click on the links in black
Review of 2012: January – March
FX Week looks back on the biggest stories of 2012, starting with the first quarter. To read the original stories, click on the links in black
FX Week Europe 2012: The five-year plan for the FX market
Speaking at the FX Week Europe conference in London, four senior market participants made their predictions about how the FX market will evolve over the next five years
FX Week Europe video: The challenges of FX in 2013
Senior market participants, including David Puth from CLS and Record Currency Management's Neil Record, speak to Kathy Alys about the major challenges of 2012, and their hopes for 2013
Photo gallery: Best Banks Awards, November 2012
Photos from FX Week's Best Banks Awards dinner, held in London on November 21
Photo gallery: FX Week Europe, November 2012
Photos and stories from the FX Week Europe conference, held in London on November 21
Taking HFT to task
As a small group of high-frequency traders (HFTs) rise to prominence as market-makers in spot FX, the reliability of their prices during times of market stress has been called into question – so much so that electronic trading platforms are taking steps…
Integrate to accumulate
Increased volatility, lower availability of credit and emerging market expansion is accelerating the integration of cash management and FX, says Laurence Neville
Best Banks 2012: Kevin Rodgers talks to FX Week
Kevin Rodgers, global head of foreign exchange at Deutsche Bank, the winner of this year's Best Banks Awards survey, talks to Joel Clark about the challenges the bank has faced in 2012
LCH.Clearnet bags FX clearing house award
In the inaugural award for best FX clearing house, LCH.Clearnet is voted top for the successful launch of ForexClear, which has cleared roughly 23,000 trades over the past eight months
Barclays grabs top spot for FX options
The UK bank has risen from fourth to third place in this year's survey, and has also added FX options to its awards tally
UBS holds Swiss franc lead despite intervention
UBS wins best bank for the Swiss franc and best bank for post-trade services as it continues to provide liquidity despite the challenges posed by the EUR/CHF floor
SuperDerivatives and Bloomberg scoop vendor awards
SuperDerivatives has risen gradually to the top spot for risk management and options pricing, while Bloomberg has again won best market data provider for FX
Thomson Reuters and FXall still on top
As two become one, FXall and Thomson Reuters have both topped their individual award categories again this year
Icap lands emerging markets award as NDF volumes grow
Icap has topped the spot-broking category once again and has also picked up the award for best broker in emerging markets, in recognition of its strength in NDFs
Citi bumps up awards tally to scoop eight categories
The launch in January of Velocity 2.0, the latest incarnation of Citi’s FX platform, has been a key driver of its success in a number of different areas this year, according to the bank’s FX management team
HSBC cleans up in emerging Asia and Emea
A strategic coverage in key emerging markets, coupled with its ongoing focus on onshore and offshore renminbi trading, has landed HSBC with a string of awards this year, including both emerging Asia and Emea
Deutsche Bank takes first place as volatile market calms
As volatility diminished substantially in 2012, Deutsche Bank has held onto its top position in the Best Banks survey and clinched six additional awards this year
ANZ continues expansion as Aussie dollar popularity rises
The Australian bank will soft launch its new collateral FX platform next month, ahead of a full roll-out scheduled for February
BMO holds Canadian dollar award for second year running
Bank of Montreal has been at the forefront of efforts to capitalise on the rising international interest in the Canadian dollar