Infrastructure
Four new currencies on CLS
NEW YORK -- The continuous-linked settlement (CLS) service goes live with four new currencies today (September 8), a senior official at the firm told FX Week .
Baalbeck, City of the Sun awaits
As veterans of ACI congresses past are well aware, the highlight of the yearly meetings is usually the social programme -- and the entertainment planned by this year’s hosts, ACI Lebanon and the Interarab Cambist Association, will be no exception.
STP break puts banks at risk
NEW YORK -- Third-party banks using the continuous-linked settlement (CLS) service may be subject to increasing operational risk as a result of a breakdown in straight-through processing (STP), according to one STP vendor.
UBS FX down despite strong Q2
ZURICH -- UBS last week reported an 11% year-on-year drop in its FX trading income for the first half of the year, to Sfr789 million ($584 million), from Sfr885 million in H1, 2002.
Continuity plans pass outage test
NEW YORK -- Contingency business plans put in place after September 11 passed the test posed by North America's massive power cut last week, market participants reported.
'Click and deal' key for funds
LONDON -- Providing clients with the ability to trade FX directly from live streaming prices could prove key for banks targeting a range of clients, said e-FX officials speaking last week.
'Click and deal' key for funds
LONDON -- Providing clients with the ability to trade FX directly from live streaming prices could prove key for banks targeting a range of clients, said e-FX officials speaking last week.
CLS to include Korean won
NEW YORK -- CLS Bank, which operates the continuous-linked settlement service for FX, will today announce its plans to include the Korean won as a CLS-eligible currency.
Online retail forex in Asia set to grow
TOKYO -- Online retail FX business in Asia is set to grow, as dealers increasingly move into the sector, market participants in the region told FX Week .
Uncertainty eases for AIG Trading
GREENWICH, CT -- The tension surrounding the upcoming merger of AIG Trading and AIG Financial Products has eased following the release of an internal statement earlier this month, a source at the firm told FX Week .
Basel may advise banks on outsourcing
BASEL -- The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision may investigate the risks associated with outsourcing trading systems to third parties, a senior Bank for International Settlement (BIS) official told FX Week .
Third-party CLS take-up slows
LONDON -- Take-up of the continuous linked settlement (CLS) service by third-party banks is slowing as a result of time-consuming back-office changes and a waning sense of urgency, CLS project managers have told FX Week .
Analysts cautious on US reflation
NEW YORK -- Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan’s increased optimism in his testimony last Tuesday (July 15) prompted expectations that the US economy may finally begin the reflation process, but analysts advised caution last week.
Reuters sues Bloomberg
Trading technology rivals’ battle heats up over forex patent claims NEW YORK -- US trading technology firm Bloomberg could be forced to stop using parts of its FX matching and conversational dealing technology, if its UK rival Reuters succeeds in a…
Reuters sues Bloomberg
Trading technology rivals’ battle heats up over forex patent claims NEW YORK -- US trading technology firm Bloomberg could be forced to stop using parts of its FX matching and conversational dealing technology, if its UK rival Reuters succeeds in a…
ING to merge central European back offices
BUDAPEST – ING plans to set up a central European processing centre in Budapest by the second half of 2003, the bank announced last week. The move is part of a global strategy to reduce costs and increase efficiency by consolidating back-office functions…
CME brings futures to CLS
CHICAGO – The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has become the first exchange to use the continuous linked settlement (CLS) service, extending use of CLS into a new market.
CME brings futures to CLS
CHICAGO – The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has become the first exchange to use the continuous linked settlement (CLS) service, extending use of CLS into a new market.
Fimat forex launch in Poland
LONDON – Fimat Group, the brokerage arm of French investment bank SG, is developing new exchange-related FX futures contracts in eastern Europe in a bid to widen the currency product portfolio for its institutional client base, a senior official told FX…
FXall reaches profitability
New York – Multi-bank portal FXall now earns more than it outlays on a monthly basis, it said last week, over two years after its May 2001 launch.
Rupee options launch today
MUMBAI – Banks in India can start trading rupee/foreign currency options today, following the lifting of restrictions from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Dollar still top currency for central banks
LONDON – Market speculation that central banks began rebalancing their reserves away from the dollar last year was misled, according to the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) annual report released last week.
Rupee options launch today
MUMBAI – Banks in India can start trading rupee/foreign currency options today, following the lifting of restrictions from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).