Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC)
GFXC confirms zero hold times in last look
Chair says checks can’t be used to monitor client market impact – a “game changer” according to some
GFXC set to tackle reject codes
Co-vice-chair Neill Penney says group will seek to bring clarity to codes assigned to rejected FX trades
Last look guidance receives mixed reviews
Some liquidity providers back GFXC guidance; others say it doesn’t go far enough
Updates to FX Global Code include pre-hedging guidance
GFXC updates 11 of code’s 55 principles, including advice on controversial practice of pre-hedging
Shining a light on FX algo disclosures
FX Markets' new algo database will enable readers to compare offerings from the major providers
FX code adherents may get better pricing, say LPs
If trading platforms show buy-siders’ code status, signatories could see lower prices
GFXC launches public consultation on code review
Comment sought on proposed guidance setting out new disclosure expectations
GFXC sees no changes to code on pre-hedging
Committee rejects calls to set more strict boundaries to controversial practice
Industry bodies mull reform of disruption fallbacks
Following Argentine peso debacle, GFXC and others seek alternatives to fallback protocol
Banks nervy over GFXC plan for algo cover sheets
Disclosing inner workings of algorithms could result in loss of intellectual property, banks warn
A peek inside GFXC’s algo cover sheets
Order priority and segregation policy among the items under discussion
Guy Debelle on the FX Global Code and the rise of the buy side
Code’s creators considering updates to sections on last look and pre-hedging
Vanguard signs FX Global Code
World’s second largest asset manager adopts code after seeing evidence of positive impact on the market
Algo users seek apples-to-apples info
BIS study raised concerns; standards now a work in progress at GFXC
GFXC eyes standardised disclosure cover sheets
New docs planned to allow easier comparisons of algos and LP dealing terms
EC looks to GFXC on potential regulation of spot FX
GFXC to meet this week about revising global FX code, which may influence European legislator stance
Benchmark rigging scandal: a remake in the making
Regulators should act now to prevent any repeat of the fixing scandal of 2013
How low can you go: falling cost of FX fix sparks concern
Algorithms are reducing fixing fees, but some dealers are willing to go even lower – perhaps dangerously so
Behind the mask: FX market raises fears over tagging ‘abuse’
Front running and tag refreshing concerns abound on semi-anonymous trading platforms
Debelle: regulation could be ‘helpful’ to FX code
As EU weighs regulation of spot market, GFXC chair dismisses key industry argument
BIS calls for wider adoption of FX Global Code
Yet some industry participants question the benefits of asset managers signing up to the voluntary principles-based document