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FX operations: the case for mutualisation
To reduce costs, firms need to pool operational functions across multiple firms to generate economies of scale
FX Week Australia 2017 – in pictures
The premier conference for FX market participants in Australia and Asia-Pacific took place on March 23 in Sydney
Swissquote: central banks, not geopolitics, will be main FX drivers
Swiss bank believes ECB may embark on tightening path, initiating monetary policy convergence either side of the Atlantic
Buy side explores cloud for collateral management
Asset managers with FX positions are looking at cloud-based solutions as a means of coping with variation margin rules
Stater Global Markets announces tactical collaborations
Prime-of-prime brokerage teams up with Integral, FlexTrade, FXecosystem, Abide and more
Sterling strength expected after bottoming out – LCG
GBP/USD expected to trade at $1.25 in three months’ time and at $1.27 by Q1, 2018
Sterling shorts could see sharp unwinding on Brexit day
As the start of the negotiation process between the UK and EU approaches, an already weak sterling faces more tests
Technancial and Ullink offer solution for clearing brokers
The newly launched product helps to monitor the trading activity of high-frequency trading firms using SDMA in near real-time
Coalition: JP Morgan still the top G10 FX investment bank in 2016
US bank maintains leadership position in Ficc space overall, with particularly strong showings in the Americas and Emea
Yuan to stabilise in 2017, according to poll
A poll of more than 500 Chinese FX participants finds 57% expect the yuan to halt its depreciation against the greenback
Simple tax cuts best for dollar, says CBA
If Trump is able to slash corporate tax rate to 15% and achieve income tax cuts along with infrastructure spending, then the dollar and the economy will see a boost
CLS volumes slightly up in February
Swaps and forwards continue to show steady growth, but spot is down 23% on the year
Corvil serves up fixed-income surveillance tool
The product brings together information on client orders to provide insight into trading performance
Spread-betting groups look east amid regulatory crackdown
As regulators toughen up on spread-betting firms, the race is on to replicate the Japanese model
Citi combines G10 and EMFX trading
The reorganisation follows the retirement of James Bindler, who previously headed the G10 FX business
SEB: all eyes on France
Political risk in the European Union will drive currencies for the foreseeable future
Hedging strategies unchanged, despite turbulent markets – Citi
Corporate hedging strategies rarely differentiate between developed and emerging markets
US traders most likely to boost algo usage and EM participation
Globally, 38% of 200 FX traders surveyed by JP Morgan plan to extend their use of algorithms
Ireland proposes ban on CFD trading
Central Bank of Ireland's consultation paper addresses concerns about retail clients losing money on high-risk products
Most TCA false due to input data, says GreySpark
Transaction cost analysis results vary dramatically, depending on the data source and input used by the analytics provider