Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

A man of standing: Michael Cross, BoE

During nine years in the markets division of the Bank of England, including three years as head of foreign exchange, Michael Cross has been at the forefront of the central bank’s response to the financial crisis. As chair of the FX Joint Standing…

SocGen strengthens strategy team

Société Générale has strengthened its foreign exchange strategy team with three new hires in London, following the departure last year of senior FX strategist Valentin Marinov in London.

BIS: 'Others' drive growth in FX market

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) attributes 85% of the growth in FX market turnover in 2010 from 2007 to increased trading activity of other financial institutions, notably high-frequency traders, banks trading as clients of the biggest FX…

Global FX Division establishes FXPB

The Global FX Division (GFXD) of AFME/SIFMA/ASIFMA announced the formation of a working group to focus specifically on the challenges and issues surrounding global FX prime brokerage (FXPB) and to implement over-the-counter FX clearing for clients.

BIS: FX derivatives growth rate slows

The over-the-counter FX derivatives market has seen a slowdown in growth rate following the financial crisis, as revealed in the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) triennial foreign exchange survey and its semi-annual OTC derivatives statistics.

Turnover reaches $4 trillion

Trading between banks and the non-bank financial institutions surpassed interdealer volumes, reveal preliminary statistics from the Bank for International Settlements' (BIS) triennial foreign exchange survey.

CIBC continues FSG build

TORONTO - CIBC has made four key hires in its financial institutions group (FSG) in London, Toronto and Hong Kong, as it builds up its global capabilities.

BIS: Output loss not due to currency collapse

BASEL – Amid speculation from some corners of the market that the euro could collapse, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published its most recent paper, 'Chronicle of currency collapse: Re-examining the effects on output' on July 6. The paper…

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