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BNY Mellon zeroes in on FX
Newly hired James Taylor discusses the business transformation taking place in foreign exchange at the bank
LBC selects Bloomberg’s FXGO for treasury
Philippine logistic company eyes further expansion and looks for seamless trade execution
FMSB warns of Ficc market vulnerabilities
In its annual report, the body representing the global Ficc market, highlighted areas of concern still needing attention
TradAir upgrades full-amount functionality
Changes will provide direct relationship-based liquidity to clients and optimise the execution between sweepable and full amount liquidity
Non-banks to get dark pool for inventory exchange
Competition could heat up for banks, but may cue tighter prices
Saxo Capital Markets UK rolls out targeted spreads as gold price collapses
Danish dealer moves to encourage trading on SaxoTrader as precious metals prices fall
FX options initiative of the year: GFI Fenics
GFI Fenics wins the inaugural e-FX award for FX options initiative of the year in recognition of the successful launch of Fenics Trader in 2011
FXSpotStream’s no-fee business model raises eyebrows
The new multibank aggregation service supported by six top-tier banks will not charge brokerage fees either to banks or clients – a model that has led to questions over longevity
GFI targets generalist salespeople with latest Fenics release
Version 12.2 of Fenics Professional, launched earlier this week, aims to make the system more accessible to non-specialist salespeople
Buy side looks to cloud-computing for price transparency
Interest in cloud-based trading technology by buy-side institutions is rising as a way to improve price transparency, in the wake of lawsuits brought against US custodian banks over the mispricing of foreign exchange trades, say market participants
Isda to review close-out value definitions
Absence of a standard approach is stifling attempts to value termination clauses, dealers complain
New standard CSA could be rolled out in Q2 2012
An implementation plan for the new standard CSA is set to be reviewed by the Isda board in September, with a first-phase rollout expected as early as the second quarter of 2012
Icap decimalised pricing off to steady start
Interdealer broker Icap moved smoothly to decimalised pricing on major currency pairs on March 7, with almost half of all transactions in the first two days executed using decimals, according to the broker.
SuperDerivatives moves to improve options pricing transparency
Client push for more transparency in pricing methodology drives vendor to add new models and publish secret source code.
Icap to launch decimalised pricing on majors in February
Interdealer broker Icap will launch decimalised pricing on major currency pairs on EBS Spot on February 14, the broker told FX Week.
All eyes are on Asia
With all eyes focused on exchange rate policy, this year’s FX Week Asia congress could not be better timed.
HSBC FXPB preps Asia push
HONG KONG - HSBC plans to extend FX prime services to the Asian markets as it looks to take advantage of rising demand for prime brokerage in the region.
SuperDerivatives releases SDX
LONDON - SuperDerivatives is migrating customers to its new multi-asset front-office system, SDX, on October 10, David Gershon, chief operating officer at SuperDerivatives in London has told FX Week.
15 minutes with: Stacy Williams, HSBC
Senior quant discusses the high levels of cross-asset correlation across today's markets
GFI Fenics in end-to-end FX options automation
GFI Group aims to transform the electronic FX options business by automating the entire workflow process of pricing, risk management, bilateral trading, structuring and sales, through version 12.1 of Fenics Professional.
FX - After the trade is made: the future of the CLS relationship
How will CLS fare as new regulations take hold? Olaf Ransome, director at forex operations consultancy, 3C Advisory in Zurich examines the future for the FX infrastructure
Retail brokers evolve to meet regulation
NEW YORK - Retail brokers in the US continue to shape up internal business practices to abide by best practices introduced by industry regulator the National Futures Association (NFA).
MAS approves SMX for commodities and currencies
SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted final approval to the Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), to operate as a regulated and licensed exchange.
UBS nabs BarCap trio in e-FX
LONDON - UBS has hired an electronic algorithmic trading team from Barclays Capital (BarCap) in London, according to an internal announcement today (July 27).