Foreign exchange
Intervention: friend or foe?
If the trend is your friend, is central bank intervention your enemy? The answer is not so clear cut, say Christopher Cruden and Purnur Schneider, not least because of the breadth of interventions, which challenges attempts at uniform analysis
A new safe haven?
As G-7 economies start to look more volatile than some emerging markets, Nikki Marmery investigates whether the new rash of emerging markets indexes could offer some respite
Buy-side call for algorithmic execution in foreign exchange
The institutional buy side is becoming more sophisticated in the way it executes FX trades, and algo platform providers are accelerating their investment in new technology to keep up with growing demand. By Michael Marray
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If anyone needed any more reason to seriously think about employing a foreign exchange policy, then September should just about have done it.
Demand for euro puts surges as crisis deepens
Investors and speculators pile into euro put strategies as eurodollar spirals and further depreciation is predicted
e-FX success hinges on user experience as much as pricing, say banks
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets became the newest entrant to the e-commerce space earlier this month with the launch of its Arena platform. Miriam Siers talks to banks and technology firms to find out what differentiates platforms in this competitive space
Trading Places, September 26, 2011
New appointments at Nomura, Ice Clear Europe, Thomson Reuters, the LSE and the LME
BAML wins with correct bearish euro call
Europe has a number of ‘mini land mines’ that could blow up, says strategist at the US bank
CBA hires Taylor and Shadrack from Crédit Agricole
Keith Taylor heads up emerging markets FX and David Shadrack is appointed senior dealer, both based in London
Nomura FX business will keep own identity
Global macro products group still bedding down, but Ashley says FX team will retain its individuality
IFR Markets triumphs with Swiss franc appreciation view
Thomson Reuters – IFR Markets topped this week's 12-month forecast rankings after predicting the Swiss franc would strengthen against the dollar
Afme: From advocacy to implementation
Set up in June 2010 as the mouthpiece of the FX industry as regulators reshaped the derivatives landscape, the mandate of Afme’s global FX division is gradually changing from one of pure advocacy to one of implementation. Miriam Siers talks to the…
AUDIO: Get ready for crisis 2.0
Nick Beecroft, senior markets consultant at Saxo Bank in London, warns that financial markets are at the brink of crisis 2.0.
Corporates cover their backs with longer-dated options
Corporate hedgers buy longer-dated options amid increased volatility in foreign exchange markets, say market participants
CMC Markets wins with strong euro expectations versus the dollar
CMC Markets tops this week's 12-month currency forecast rankings
BNPP recruits Goodwin to head corporate sales in New York
Deron Goodwin’s appointment from RBS comes weeks after the departure of Clive Banks and John Chase in London
CBA forecasts accurately navigate summer of discontent
Australian bank’s expectations on the direction of eurodollar and cable land it at the top of both the one-month and 12-month forecast rankings
Sefs lose their painful bite
The prospect of swap execution facilities under the Dodd-Frank Act initially struck fear into the operators of single-dealer platforms facing a possible loss of business. The appearance of the Sef Clarification Act last month, coupled with a changing…
Focus on: Remuneration
The UK Financial Services Authority implemented its revised Remuneration Code at the start of this year, putting new rules in place around salaries, bonuses and retention payments. Joel Clark talks to Andrew Young, a solicitor in the employment practice…
Westpac: no end in sight for yen strength
Westpac tops the three-month rankings after it predicted the yen would strengthen during July and August
Barnes to return to RBS in October
Former global head of FX will become global head of client macro trading, reporting to Tim Carrington
GFI Fenics hires LatAm sales head
Appointment of Deborah Bonfield in New York comes months after four new hires in Asia
Richard Gladwin quits Nomura
Japanese bank's global head of FX left last Friday
CIBC hires Tan from WestLB in Hong Kong
Soo Chin Tan joins Canadian bank to focus on growth market currencies in Asia