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Singapore’s e-FX strategy blossoms as Apac competition heats up
Euronext FX launches matching and pricing engine today, while JP Morgan is latest to announce plans in the city-state
BIS: FX volumes rise to $6.6 trillion, London trading soars
While the UK capital reinforces its prominence in FX markets, trading in Asian currencies heats up
Margolis moves to JP Morgan Private Bank
Citi’s former global head of FXLM bank sales joined the firm this month
Shing becomes sales director at Euronext FX
Former RBS FX sales specialist also worked at FXall and Bloomberg
BidFX recruits Wai Kin Chan
Morgan Stanley’s former head of e-FX, bank sales and prime brokerage for Asia-Pacific joined earlier this month
Markets look for yuan to reach 7.50 amid rising trade tensions
Scaling up of tariffs could weaken the renminbi further, say panellists at FX Week Asia conference
JP Morgan to bring e-FX trading and pricing engine to Singapore
The bank’s scheduled 2020 launch will help consolidate Singapore’s position as Asia’s leading FX trading centre
Asia awaits term SOFR solution for local benchmarks
Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines look at ways to replace Libor in benchmark calculations
Leelarthaepin joins CFH Systems Singapore in institutional sales
Former head of FX at CGS-CIMB Securities also worked at Saxo, Icap and ADS Securities
Edgewater Markets expands in Singapore with senior hire
Rick Lloyd joins in e-FX sales, having worked at ABN Amro, Bank of America, JP Morgan, RBS and Reuters
FX trading in London hits record high
UK capital cements position as largest FX hub; New York sees significant fall in daily turnover
Chandiramani joins TradAir Singapore in sales
Previously, Haresh worked in cross-asset e-trading and e-commerce sales at Bloomberg
Sharma promoted at Nomura
Saurabh Sharma joined the bank nine years ago, and was a vice-president responsible for e-FX distribution in Asia
How Singapore manages its reserves
MAS managing director Ravi Menon explains Singapore’s total approach to reserve management
Marsden becomes head of e-FX quant trading at NatWest Markets
Previously, he managed the e-FX Asia trading business in Singapore
Central banks complete first blockchain currency swap
Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank of Canada link experimental local payment networks
Gupta promoted to head e-FX trading, Apac at NatWest Markets
Formerly of RBS and Banc of America Securities, Sudeep Gupta also worked at NatWest for three years
Singapore’s edge in race between Asia’s FX hubs
Singapore is beating Tokyo and Hong Kong in volumes, changing the FX trading landscape in Asia. What is it doing to make sure it's No. 1?
What FX industry thinks will spur Asia's derivatives growth
Close-out netting certainty and liberalisation of local markets are key, Isda survey finds
How the MAS is using AI to spot rogue trading behaviour
Trained using machine learning, the Apollo tool scours trading data for suspicious patterns
Singapore Exchange enlists its first Middle Eastern trading member
Abu Dhabi-based Aarna Capital has signed on with Singapore Exchange
Singapore’s banks eye internal models for FX desks
New market risk regime dangles capital savings for own-models approach
FastMatch sets up matching engine in Singapore
The ECN looks to diversify its product and client base by plugging into the city-state’s FX infrastructure effort
SGX snaps up 20% stake in BidFX
Exchange invests $25m in TradingScreen spinoff, expects to boost liquidity by adding OTC to FX futures