Infrastructure
FX-style crypto platforms could bridge gap with TradFi
Emergence of execution-only ECNs, prime brokers and clearing houses brings new confidence in crypto
On-chain FX’s brave new world excites some, worries others
Trading tokenised versions of currencies on blockchain could slash settlement risk but sceptics raise concerns over liquidity and pricing
A ‘unified ledger’ and the future of money
Blueprint set out by the BIS staff raises plenty of questions about the ‘singleness of money’
Goldman’s Marquee is a gradual revelation
Multiple apps are being corralled into a sticky cross-asset ecosystem, updated with Python and cloud
FXSpotstream names Ward as new CEO
Ward will assume the role from the beginning of January 2024, taking over from Tom San Pietro who has served as interim CEO
CME picks Houston to lead revamped FX unit as EBS’s Ward exits
Move follows exchange group’s plans to closely integrate EBS with its FX futures business
New hope for crypto derivatives as markets urged to hail CESR
Ethereum staking index could allow swap curve and structured products to develop
Man on a mission: Axel van Nederveen, swaps evangelist
EBRD treasurer spreads the good word about local currency derivatives markets
CME and Digital Vega to offer joint solution for block FX options
Tie-up aims to enable buy-side firms to tap benefits of central clearing via OTC-style workflows
NatWest’s plan to put the XVA into RFQs
Bank to launch approximation tool on its electronic pricing framework for FX forwards
EBS unveils incentives to boost liquidity post-Globex move
Focus is on brokerage discounts and product expansion following replatforming
Hong Kong launches HKD-RMB dual trading counters
Offshore investors now have the option to trade 24 RMB-denominated stocks in Hong Kong
It pays to be selective when choosing clients, say FXPBs
Credit Suisse collapse strained relationships and showed importance of a partnership approach
Major central banks set out CBDC policy debates
BIS and central banks discuss major policy issues that still need to be solved
SG1 growth slower than expected, say LPs
Despite sluggish take-up of Singapore FX matching engines, some hope a new NDF venue will offer a boost
Central banks step up dollar liquidity support
But initial auction results show little evidence of pressure on dollar funding
Tales from the crypto prompt calls for FX-style market structures
Demands for interdealers and prime brokers to be brought into crypto market in wake of FTX debacle
High-frequency flap over CME’s Aurora data centre
Exchange group’s migration to Google’s cloud could render HFT networks redundant
Refinitiv’s FXall launches automated forward fixing tool
New service offers asset managers automatic competitive pricing for a benchmark trade’s forward points
Crypto gets to grips with interest rate swaps
New derivatives provide synthetic access to staking yields and are being used in structured products
EBS ventures into crypto market with upcoming NDF
The move could be a big step forward for mainstream adoption of crypto NDF trading
Argentina and Brazil’s currency proposal met with scepticism
Experts say it is unclear whether governments want currency union or trade settlement mechanism
Stick to the fax? Isda seeks to revamp close-out notice methods
Plans to update termination notice provisions still won’t quite pull the plug on use of fax machines
Former StanChart FXPB head emerges at StoneX
Prime services co-head leaves for StoneX EMEA expansion role