Articles by Miriam Siers
Retail brokers report record volumes in the Middle East
Local investors are turning to FX in search of better yields, and are becoming increasingly sophisticated about how they trade. FX Week talks to banks and brokers in the region
BNP Paribas releases corporate trading platform
Bank's digital strategy combines tailored solutions for specific client types with an 'app store' model
Danske Bank: Relative monetary policy pushes EUR/USD higher
Central bank policy pressures weigh on the euro, and Danske Bank expects eurodollar to continue trading in the low 1.30s over the coming month
Traders surprised by Australian rate cut
Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to cut interest rate to 2.75% came earlier than traders expected
Thomson Reuters launches real-time FX data for RMB
Traders get access to collective volume data for offshore and onshore renminbi for the first time
Footprint in Africa leads to diverse liquidity, says Standard Bank's Richard de Roos
Richard de Roos, head of FX at Standard Bank, talks about the South African bank's new single-dealer platform and the challenges of predicting currency trends in sub-Saharan Africa
Forex brokers brace for DDoS hacker attacks
While financial software providers offer protection against web attacks, the peculiarities of foreign exchange mean brokers might have to create bespoke solutions
NAB promotes new global head of FX trading
Former FX global capital markets head David Jones replaces Tom Pragastis at NAB in London
Banks face tough decisions in platform programming
Some market participants are calling for greater use of programming language HTML5 as an industry standard for web-based platforms. But banks say they must wait for clients to catch up before migrating to something new
Faster isn't always better, says Alacrity FX
Miriam Siers talks to fund manager Alacrity FX about how regulatory changes could slow down the race for low-latency
Resilience in the euro fails to dent krona strength
A hands-off policy on the part of Sweden's central banks and good fundamentals mean the krona's ascendance will continue throughout 2013, say Swedish trading heads
Return of currency trends a boon for macro managers, says Insight Investment
The strong currency trends in 2013 have been good news for the asset manager, which uses strategies aiming to generate alpha from currency positions
BMO triumphs in 12-month table with weak yen view
Canadian bank accurately predicts continuing improvement in the global economy combined with Bank of Japan intervention would lead to a weaker yen
Banks beef up quant solutions for FX in response to buy-side demand
Morgan Stanley and Commerzbank are investing in quantitative offerings as a part of their FX strategy, but other banks are pulling back from the business
Ice shelves plans to launch FX clearing
Ice pulls out of the OTC FX clearing race, citing regulatory delays in finalising rules for mandatory clearing of OTC FX products
Direct trading kicks off in Australian dollar and Chinese yuan
China allows direct trading between the yuan and Australian dollar to deepen financial links between the two countries and improve price transparency
Swedbank's Bo Sundström looks back on 40 years of FX trading
Bo Sundström is approaching retirement from Swedbank after almost 40 years as an FX spot trader in Stockholm. He talks to Miriam Siers about his experiences
FX veteran Meinnel departs State Street
Meinnel quits State Street after more than 20 years in FX that included senior roles at BNP Paribas and Bear Sterns
Dollar strength boosts Standard Chartered to top
Standard Chartered's accurate short-term dollar view based on expectations the US economy would outperform other major centres
Nasdaq OMX to launch FX clearing in November
Stockholm-based clearing house becomes the latest to announce its intention to enter the FX space
ParFX hires Bloomberg's Parr to head business development
Robert Parr joins bank-backed spot-trading platform as it prepares to go live
Morgan Stanley emerging markets trading head retires
Jens Andersen leaves Morgan Stanley this month, after 15 years at the bank
Volkswagen Brazil chooses FXGO to manage currency risk
German car-maker's Brazilian subsidiary plans to employ Bloomberg's FXGO across South America to manage global currency exposure
Oanda back to basics as tough rules hit retail market
Margin FX trading provider Oanda is shelving plans to expand into the institutional space and is moving its focus back to retail clients