Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
BIS: FX volumes rise to $6.6 trillion, London trading soars
While the UK capital reinforces its prominence in FX markets, trading in Asian currencies heats up
Regulators meet in Basel to grill stablecoin backers
Conference convened by G7 stablecoin group includes Libra Association, Fnality and JP Morgan
BIS chief warns of ‘serious consequences’ from retail CBDC
Carstens envisages system with wholesale digital currency alongside private retail payment systems
Asia awaits term SOFR solution for local benchmarks
Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines look at ways to replace Libor in benchmark calculations
LMAX to launch matching engine in Singapore
London-based firm is latest to join plans to transform the island into global risk centre
BIS says theory behind EME policy must catch up with ‘reality’
Situation similar to adoption of inflation targeting in early 1990s, says BIS annual report
BIS annual report warns of big tech threat to banks
Basel-based body wants “level playing field” for banks and tech firms as Facebook enters payments space
Regulators prepare response to Facebook’s Libra
Plans under way for G7 working group as crypto asset plans draw criticism in Europe and US
StanChart to become third bank to set up Singapore pricing engine
UK bank’s e-FX pricing engine in 2020 could consolidate Singapore’s position as Asia’s FX centre
FXPBs over-allocating credit to algo and high-speed trading
Thinly capitalised trading firms are an accident waiting to happen while dealings on multiple venues make credit limits hard to set, claim market participants
Inertia warning if uncleared margin rules delayed
Final phase of rules set to sweep hundreds of buy-side firms into scope in September 2020
Strong dollar weighing on trade, says BIS
Advanced-economy monetary policy may have made the problem worse
Carstens says EMEs right to intervene, but must be ‘rigorous’
BIS “expending a great deal of analytical effort” in understanding the issue, he says
Euro’s ‘heft’ has been underappreciated – BIS’s Borio
Several roles of the euro as an international currency are underappreciated, says Borio
What FX industry thinks will spur Asia's derivatives growth
Close-out netting certainty and liberalisation of local markets are key, Isda survey finds
Carolyn Rogers to be next Basel Committee secretary-general
Canadian regulator will take over from William Coen
Citi sets up pricing engine in Singapore
Move by US bank consolidates city-state’s position
EIB on why it’s the first supranational bank to sign up to Global Code
European Investment Bank adjusts processes to principles of Code, which is heading for its second anniversary
BIS committee finds inadequacies in derivatives data
Challenges remain, despite significant progress, Irving Fisher Committee reports
Outstanding OTC FX derivatives notional at all-time high – BIS
Clearing of FX contracts and gross market value of over-the-counter FX rises in H1 2018
Central banks adapt to faster markets, says BIS report
Fast pace of today’s markets means central banks must change approach to fulfil responsibilities
FSB launches crypto asset-monitoring framework
Metrics will focus on the financial stability risk of the cryptocurrency market; much of the data will be pulled from public sources
BIS commits to FX Global Code
The institution says it is committed to conducting its FX market activities in a manner that adheres with the 55 principles
OTC derivatives values fall to 10-year low – BIS
The most recent slump continues the retreat from gains witnessed in the first half of 2016