Australia
The EM units to watch as US and China make peace – Swissquote
Currencies such as the Thai baht, which trades heavily with China, should benefit from easing tensions
Wells Fargo: US-China trade spat still a drag for Aussie
Dispute will keep trade-sensitive currencies under pressure, with a deal unlikely before March 1 tariff deadline, says strategist
Fragmentation keeps yen flash crash cause murky, says RBA
But points finger at double whammy of low-volume Asia morning and algo trading
RBA governor signals a rate cut more likely in 2019
Uncertain global outlook has rebalanced Reserve Bank of Australia's policy options
Cross-currency swaps could hasten RFR shift in Australia
Adoption of new risk-free rate for both swap legs likely to turbo-charge wider benchmark change, say sources
Independent Reserve joins OTCXN network
Australian crypto exchange joins to attract more institutional liquidity
BNP Paribas hires Carly Lam in FX sales
Lam joins New York team, covering real-money clients
Saxo Bank: sterling would reach parity with dollar under Corbyn as UK’s PM
Campaign of renationalisation and fiscal expansion would widen the twin deficits to 5% of GDP and spur inflation
Scott becomes head of e-FX at ANZ
Veteran Paul Scott was global head of spot FX and e-trading at Commerzbank for more than seven years
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
Refinitiv expands data delivery with Amazon cloud
The service is improving access to real-time financial data globally
Birchall joins LCH as head of Asia-Pacific
Kate Birchall fills the vacancy left by Marcus Robinson, who has taken a role at the clearing house in London
Scott joins Spark Systems as adviser
Paul Scott spent nearly a decade at Commerzbank in senior roles
Cartel lawyers zoom in on government witness
They claim their clients are entitled to understand precisely what the government did to mitigate such risks for its witness
FX turnover hits new record high in UK
All global currency trading centres register growth in April, compared with previous semi-annual survey
Patrick Salis to replace Hodgkiss as AxiCorp CFO
Simon Hodgkiss becomes chief risk officer
Record wins Sunsuper mandate
UK-based specialist currency manager gets AS$350m mandate as part of multi-strategy product
ECB and RBA warn on Global Code adherence
Representatives from the central banks tell delegates at two FX Week events the transition period is almost over
Corporates pay little heed to last look or FX Global Code
A bank signing a statement of commitment to the 55 principles is not a deciding factor for corporates
More than 100 participants commit to FX Global Code
Global Foreign Exchange Committee plans to launch Global Index of Registers before June meeting
Gain Capital expands cryptocurrency offering
Customers can trade the digital coin against the euro, pound and Australian dollar
Apac investment bank revenues at five-year low
Australasia was the best performing region across Apac in 2017, with Ficc and equities revenues remaining stable
FX volumes rebound in London and New York
Semi-annual surveys of seven major central banks show FX activity in the US and UK rising by 7%
Goodbody joins macro fund as strategic adviser
Melbourne-based Goodbody takes new role after spending a year on gardening leave