Asia
Malhotra returns to Barclays in Singapore
The e-FX specialist comes back to the UK bank after more than seven years at UBS
Fed’s room to hike spells trouble for EMs – Scotiabank
Central banks’ interest rate tightening will make it hard for emerging markets with large deficits
WM/Reuters Thai baht benchmarks to be sourced from Matching Clob
The baht benchmarks are now based on trade data rather than indicative rates
Best Banks Awards: ANZ
ANZ has been voted the winner of the Best Bank for Australian Dollar category at the 2018 FX Week Best Banks Awards
Johns swaps Nomura for Capula
William Johns worked at the Japanese bank for seven years
Avelacom opens Singapore office
The firm finds rising demand for low-latency connectivity in Asia-Pacific
BCS Global hires five senior analysts
Firm begins expanding analytical coverage to central Asia and Caucasus
Barclays hires two for Asian NDF trading team
Bengco and Parameswaran join the bank in Singapore
Law joins CLS in Hong Kong
Margaret Law joins from Northern Trust and reports to Joe Ziccarelli
FX Week Asia Awards: the winners
The awards ceremony took place after the 14th annual FX Week Asia conference in Singapore
Asia: the new frontier for global payments
With regulatory barriers lowered, the region is ripe for new entrants
Current account balances are key in EM, says Westpac
As risk sentiment sours due to the ongoing trade wars between the US and China, current account deficits will weigh on some EM units
Trade wars to stay for decades, say panellists
The conflict is a struggle for dominance between the US and China, say economists at the 14th annual FX Week Asia event
Singapore aims to become e-FX hub for Asia, says Loh
Speaking at FX Week Asia, MAS’s Jacqueline Loh says Singapore wants more price discovery to take place
Thomson Reuters adds JPY/THB to Matching
Trading the yen and baht directly will increase market liquidity and transparency
Nomura hires Parkash as global head of e-FX distribution
Ashvin Parkash set to join the Japanese dealer in Singapore as global head of e-FX distribution
Nomura hires Agarwal to head EMFX trading
Arvind Agarwal moves to new role at the Japanese bank from Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Fischer to head BNPP’s global markets for Asia-Pacific
Fischer had been the head of global markets for Europe, Middle East and Africa since 2015
New Chinese FX crackdown to hit corporate hedging
Despite new reserve requirement, dealers say ‘maturity’ in risk management is here to stay
SGX’s Lam in bid to bring together two worlds
SGX set to launch FlexC FX Futures in August, with the aim of combining the best that OTC and futures have to offer
SGX is launching FX futures solution
New feature lets market participants trade customisable FX futures contracts in an OTC fashion
NDF nightmare: banks seek fix for benchmark ‘mess’
European firms face being barred from using three Asian fixings from 2020, raising concerns about legacy trades
FX under one umbrella – the Kölzer plan
Carlo Kölzer, 360T’s chief and Deutsche Börse’s head of FX, tells FX Week about his plans and ambitions for the venue
Weller joins Saxo Bank as Mena chief
Steve Weller headed the FX business at Sberbank CIB before resigning and taking a break from the industry