Currency
Currency managers up in December
Index of 43 managers makes minor gains as political uncertainties and accommodative pro-growth monetary policies drove FX trends
Fidelity Management and Research hires Hawes
Foreign exchange industry veteran joins the buy side
Newscape Capital launches quant FX fund
London-based Newscape believes investors have too much focus on fixed income and equities and should have more capital committed to the FX market
Responding to change
Purnur Schneider and Christopher Cruden at Insch Capital Management in Lugano, Switzerland, use the Black-Litterman model to test strategies designed to work in changing market conditions
Danske ends four-year hiatus to reclaim Scandi award
In addition to its natural focus on Scandi currencies, the Danish bank is seeking to expand its global footprint, particularly in emerging markets
US dollar remains the safe haven of choice, says CMC Markets
CMC Markets forecast in mid-October that the US dollar would appreciate narrowly against the euro and the yen, landing it at the top of the one-month rankings
Saxo Bank on the US elections
As the US presidential elections get underway, John Hardy, chief forex strategist at Saxo Bank discusses the market impact of an Obama or Romney victory
CLS aims to double currency coverage by 2022
New chief executive David Puth answers the pressure on CLS to add to its 17 currencies by setting a goal of doubling its coverage over the next 10 years
CLS: the 10-year-old man in the middle
Ten years on from launch, CLS has come to occupy a unique and systemically important position in the global FX market. In the first of a two-part series, chairman Gerard Hartsink talks to Kathy Alys about CLS’s highs and lows in a decade as the market’s …
Currency focus: Danish krone
The Danish krone's peg to the euro has been key to the success of the economy over the past 30 years, but how would a eurozone collapse affect the currency? Robert Mackenzie Smith reports
Currency managers speak out on currency risk, safe havens, regulation and China
Saima Farooqi asks four industry experts to describe their experiences during 2012, and what they are looking forward to in 2013
Treesdale launches emerging markets global macro hedge fund
Treesdale Partners has launched an emerging markets-focused global macro hedge fund managed by Tiger alumnus Yoon Chang and ex-Barclays trader Ashley Honey
Optim Invest launches as BNP Paribas IP exits currency management
D'Hautefort revives Overlay Asset Management as Optim Invest, says demand for currency management buoyant
Ice Futures US hires CME FX veteran
US exchange boosts Chicago presence with appointment of Scott Brusso from CME Group
Indian corporates head for forex options markets as rupee volatility continues
Indian firms move away from using forwards in a bid to grab upside benefits of future rupee appreciation
ADB economist moots idea of common currency in Asia
Principal economist at Asian Development Bank says common currency possible in ‘long run’; panellists outline possibilities for greater Asian economic integration
VIDEO: Safe-havens in euro turbulence
Looking at the key risks to the Australian dollar, Swedish krona and sterling
Standards multiply as FX TCA takes hold
Increased choice in FX transaction cost analysis (TCA) is giving asset owners more tools to measure the performance of liquidity providers, custodians and trading algos. However, with more opportunities for real-time data capture driving a diversity of…
Managing currency risk: the buy-side perspective
Saima Farooqi asked six industry experts to describe their strategies to navigate through a challenging 2012
The rise of the red-back
Moves to automate the payment process are being matched by interest in RMB trade settlement. Saima Farooqi asks how much progress has been made so far, and talks to those with a yen for yuan
Amundi signs MIM for currency account
Risk-on, risk-off markets boost demand for active currency management
Fleschler returns to Hotspot FX
Industry veteran moves back to ECN
MAS tests new rules for margin FX trading
Singapore looks to reduce over-leveraging by retail FX traders
HKEx to launch RMB futures in Q3
Exchange to add RMB currency derivatives as part of internationalisation process