Swedish Krona
SEB retains lead for Scandi currencies
The Swedish bank opened an office in Hong Kong in August and has placed a particular focus on expanding its footprint in Asia
Safe-haven appetite for Scandi currencies wavers
Despite the rush into the Norwegian krone and Swedish kronor following Swiss National Bank intervention on September 6, FX traders and strategists are lukewarm about the Scandi currencies' capacity to become long-term safe havens
Sterling: an old story gets interesting
Sterling has declined in popularity in recent times, but deteriorating economic conditions elsewhere mean it has started to look more attractive, argues Elsa Lignos
Finding your currency bearings in 2011
Mitul Kotecha, head of global foreign exchange research at Crédit Agricole CIB, summarises the themes that have been driving the FX markets in the first two months of 2011
SEB climbs to top in Scandinavian currencies
SEB has taken the title of best Scandinavian currency dealer, leaping from fourth place last year to beat 2009 winner Deutsche Bank.
QE2 drives Danske’s bullish stance on euro
Danske Bank has topped this week’s one-month forecast rankings with a bullish stance on the euro in the wake of further monetary easing (QE2) announced by the Federal Reserve on November 3.
Short-volatility strategy wins in October
Currency managers using the short volatility strategy were the best performers in October, indicates research from Royal Bank of Scotland.
SEB overhauls management structure and preps Asia push
SEB has realigned senior management to focus on key growth areas in Europe, while preparing to open up shop in Hong Kong next year to target Asian institutional investors.
Trend the poorest-performing strategy for August
LONDON – Currency managers using the trend strategy ended August at a loss of -2.2% as risk aversion led to a move into safe-haven currencies, indicates research by Royal Bank of Scotland.
Yield strategy delivers in July
LONDON - Currency managers using the yield strategy were the best performers in July, benefiting from improving European economic data and positive banking stress tests, shows research from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
Short volatility up in June
LONDON - Currency managers going short volatility would have been top performers in June, benefiting from European market stress, indicates research from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
Trend followers power through in May
LONDON - Currency managers using the trend strategy were the best performers in May, with an overall net movement into the US dollar, indicates research by Royal Bank of Scotland.
Briefs 17.5.10
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Nordea eyes retail FX
Nordic seeks uncorrelated flow
Value managers top performers in February
RBS releases naive strategy simulation results
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