Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
The challenge of re-setting precedents
As if there weren’t enough inconsistencies between regulators, the Bank for International Settlements' head of monetary and economic policy, Stephen Cecchetti, has said corporates should not be exempt from clearing over-the-counter derivatives through…
Real outpaces euro in exchange trading
BASEL - The Brazilian real outpaced the euro as the second most actively traded currency contract on exchanges, due to an under-developed over-the-counter market, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
Corporates should be forced onto central counterparties – BIS
Central counterparties are wrongly perceived as being more expensive than OTC transactions, says a leading economist.
Banks starting to think local after crisis, BIS finds
Banks around the world are slowly shifting to rely on local retail funding, says the Bank for International Settlements
Trading Places, April 12, 2010
This week's people moves in the global FX market.
Exchange-traded forex products up in Q4 2009
Carry traders return to market
London dominates in forex
London tops rival cities, retaining its crown as the global hub for spot FX.
Paradigm shift in forex means new risks
The changing paradigm of the foreign exchange markets might create a new set of pressure points for the industry that need to be addressed, warned delegates at the FX Week Asia congress in Singapore last Tuesday.