Infrastructure
Hotspot launches private liquidity pool tool
Users will be able to create their own customised pools to suit their trading needs
Samsung Securities gains third-party access to CLS
The securities company is the first non-bank financial institution to join CLS in South Korea
SocGen hires O'Hara as PB sales director
Formerly of Credit Suisse, John O'Hara will be responsible for promoting Societe Generale's FX prime brokerage offering to hedge funds and institutional investors
Abacas issues first asset-backed coin on bitcoin blockchain
The exchange, launched in June 2015, allows managers to exchange assets without owning them
R3 connects 11 banks via distributed ledger
The firms complete mock trades in a series of experiments that could determine blockchain's application in the finance industry
New Change FX provides mid-market rate data to RBS
The information provides RBS customers with an independent way to measure the cost of their trades
BofAML becomes first non-resident clearing bank on Moscow Exchange
The US bank is due to begin clearing activities this month
FastMatch slashes rates
New fee schedule takes effect on March 1, as the platform aims to double its market share this year
Bank of China chooses smartTrade's LiquidityFX
The bank chooses the eFX platform to support growing trading volumes
ANZ's Malin heads to FastMatch
The trading platform is working to provide Russian clients with an alternative to Micex
TradAir opens office in Singapore
The technology provider expands operations in Asia to serve its growing client base
FXSpotStream adds 12th liquidity provider
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ goes live on the trading venue's price aggregation service
Further consolidation among venues and providers ahead
2016 will see more focus on the cost of trading, which will drive platform consolidation, says FXSpotStream's Alan Schwarz
2016 will be the year of the great liquidity unbundling
Regulation and the highly specialised nature of FX will lead to more partnerships, says Zar Amrolia, co-chief of XTX Markets
2016: the year Europe moves towards a regulated market
MiFid II, last look and the first Fed rate hike in nearly a decade will be key influences
Price of credit and connectivity to be 2016 focus
Relationship between the cost of credit and third-party connectivity will be key
More contraction in PB and market-making ahead
Banks' retrenchment from market-making and credit provision will be key themes
Transparency and control will be key goals in 2016
OMS provider Barracuda FX's chief executive says more needs to be done to prepare for the new regulatory landscape
The theme for 2016 is China, China and China
China and India are the real opportunities until 2020, says R5FX
FX set for year of change
"No-one's job got easier. And, fundamentally, I think a fair percentage of the market is reassessing how they approach their activities," says Phil Weisberg of Thomson Reuters
FX clearing to accelerate in 2016
ForexClear's Gavin Wells sees the drive towards greater capital efficiency gathering pace
Digital Vega puts efficiency at top of agenda
Efficiency, transparency and reducing costs will be the key themes in 2016, says Mark Suter
The best of 2015: the top 10 stories on FX Week
FX Week looks back on the year's most popular articles
MiFid II delay gives market participants more preparation time
They should use the extra time wisely, says expert