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Morgan Stanley settles out of court with China Haisheng
Morgan Stanley has reached an out-of-court settlement with China-based drinks manufacturer China Haisheng Juice Holdings regarding a deal involving currency derivatives. The US bank is to receive $7...
A Risk magazine article, written in 2003, has now been picked up by Bloomberg, BusinessWeek, City AM, Reuters, Reuters's Felix Salmon, the Financial Times and the Independent, among others. It outlines...
Aggregate daily volumes for futures in three new currency pairs – euro/rupee, sterling/rupee and yen/rupee – traded on the MCX Stock Exchange in Mumbai have exceeded an aggregate $1 billion per day....
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Thailand eases hedging and overseas investment rules
Thailand's central bank is seeking to improve hedging flexibility for importers and exporters, while also relaxing overseas investment rules in a bid to stabilise the Thai baht. The move comes after the baht hit its strongest level since mid-2008, slipping...
Banks pull out of PRDC market
Losses and increasing hedging costs have led many smaller firms to leave the power-reverse dual currency (PRDC) business, say dealers, leaving a rump of major banks operating in the market. One high-profile withdrawal was AIG’s financial products...
Morgan Stanley settles litigation with China Haisheng
Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley has reached an out-of-court settlement with China-based drinks manufacturer China Haisheng Juice Holdings over a deal involving currency derivatives. The US bank is to receive $7 million from the Cayman...
HSBC kicks off currency options market in Bangladesh
HSBC has carried out what it says are the first option trades on the Bangladeshi taka. The bank acted on behalf of local garment exporter Viyellatex and Coats Bangladesh, the local unit of a UK-based supplier of yarn and other raw materials. The trades...
Corporates and foreign exchange may not escape US clearing rules
The US Congress will remove the exemption for foreign exchange swaps and forwards from new central clearing requirements when two over-the-counter derivatives reform bills moving through the House of Representatives are reconciled on the House floor....
Renminbi set to replace US dollar for trade in Asia Pacific
Hong Kong moves to position itself as clearing hub for renminbi-based transactions
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