Transparency
FX data champion outlines transparency push
Stuart Simmons, new head of GFXC working group, wants trading platforms to come clean on how they use client data
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
Algos on parade: how top FX algo providers stack up
New FX Markets algo database shows differences across internalisation, analytics and client data handling
GFXC launches public consultation on code review
Comment sought on proposed guidance setting out new disclosure expectations
Internalisation in the spotlight? Don’t hold your breath
Industry relaxed about internal hedging despite BIS warning of potential threat to price discovery
Could private match-making sink public market?
Rise in internal hedging sparks debate over its threat to price discovery
GFXC sees no changes to code on pre-hedging
Committee rejects calls to set more strict boundaries to controversial practice
CFTC urged to take lead on CCP margin models
Advisory committee unable to agree steps on margin period of risk, model transparency
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
GFXC eyes standardised disclosure cover sheets
New docs planned to allow easier comparisons of algos and LP dealing terms
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
Mifid best execution relief for buy side hangs by a thread
Largest grouping in European Parliament faces uphill battle to suspend RTS 28 reporting
Games of tag need to end
Growing focus on platform disclosures should spur more transparency
Behind the mask: FX market raises fears over tagging ‘abuse’
Front running and tag refreshing concerns abound on semi-anonymous trading platforms
Volatile FX markets reveal pitfalls of RFQ
Clients urged to mask trading intent; critics warn of subtle sell-side advantages
FX data shows hold, reject divide in G10 vs the rest
Use of analytics can help reduce last look and improve FX Code adherence, says EBS executive
FX HedgePool goes live with three buy-side firms
Two US buy-siders trade with European firm on peer-to-peer utility created for them to source liquidity from each other
Institutional crypto interest awaits infrastructure
Start-ups and entrenched players aim to bring over custody, execution and post-trade capabilities