Foreign exchange
Growing popularity of renminbi heralds more structured products linked to the currency
The renminbi appreciation society
NDF traders face up to Sef reality
Non-deliverable forwards are likely to be mandated to be traded on swap execution facilities before any other foreign exchange products, but are traders ready?
FX liquidity fragmentation costs reduced by technology
The increase in electronic trading venues in the foreign exchange market has created the potential for further fragmentation of liquidity. Technology vendors have developed a variety of solutions in response
Philippine central bank NDF curbs won’t stop peso appreciation
Attempts by the Philippine central bank to curb increases in the value of the local currency won't work, according to market observers
Growing popularity of renminbi heralds more structured products linked to the currency
The renminbi appreciation society
CLS squares up to member onboarding challenges
Having added Swedbank and Lloyds as settlement members in the past two years, CLS has committed itself to further expanding its membership and its currencies
FX options clearing analysis in final stages
The GFMA's global forex division is understood to be close to completion of its analysis of five years of options trading data - a project that is intended to lead to a solution for options clearing
Korea ready for Basel III, claims FSC
Meeting the challenges
Trade of the month: Range-defined products
Trade of the month: Range-defined products
Asian currency hedgers to be hit by ‘fatal flaw’ in new accounting rules
A major change is needed to correct new hedge accounting rules, which could restrict derivatives use by Asian firms hedging their foreign currency exposures
HK insurers ramp up dollar hedging activities
Insurers in Hong Kong are revising their long-term policy of not hedging out their US dollar exposures
The final frontier: renminbi hedging and Africa
The final frontier
Structured products market in Greece stabilises ahead of debt sustainability talks
Investors in Greece appear calmer than in May and June, when fears of currency redenomination saw structured product sales surge
Foreign exchange house of the year
Foreign exchange house of the year
China dominates our thinking: David Puth, CLS chief executive
Interviewed at the Sibos conference in Osaka, David Puth talks about growth plans for Asia and the risk management implications of central clearing
Basel proposal to capitalise settlement risk ‘unnecessary’
In comment letters published last week, banks have taken issue with Basel Committee guidance that would capitalise post-execution exposure to settlement risk
Banks suspend dual-currency deposits in Japan
Returns on dual-currency and structured deposits will not be covered by state insurance scheme, Japanese FSA decides
GFI extends ForexMatch into Asian and African currencies
The interdealer broker is expanding the footprint of its forex derivatives platform by adding Asian and African currency pairs
Quant Congress Europe: Collateral choice will cause price fragmentation, says Piterbarg
Ability to choose eligible collateral within CSAs means unique prices for the most vanilla derivatives could become a thing of the past, says Vladimir Piterbarg
Banks struggle to build FX as liquidity slows
Falling levels of forex activity, particularly among institutional clients, have made it difficult for banks – particularly the newer entrants – to beef up their forex businesses,
Into Africa: Building a sub-Saharan OTC market
Building a sub-Saharan OTC market
Personal criminal liability works
Personal criminal liability works, like it or not
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