Counterparty Radar
Franklin Templeton dethrones MSIM as top FX options user
Counterparty Radar: MSIM continued to cut RMB positions in Q3, while Franklin Templeton increased G10 trades
Forwards
Pimco and Vanguard slash FX forwards trading with BNP Paribas
Counterparty Radar: French bank sees its notional with mutual funds halve
BNP Paribas’ FX forwards notional jump 75% in Q2
Counterparty Radar: French bank’s increased trading with Pimco lifts it into top spot
HSBC loses FX forwards market share with EU funds
Counterparty Radar: UK bank reported 6% drop in notional volumes with Ucits funds in H2 last year
Data reveals hidden clockwork of FX forwards market
More than 70% of Vanguard’s volumes and nearly half of Pimco’s regularly occur on just four calendar days
Options
Franklin Templeton dethrones MSIM as top FX options user
Counterparty Radar: MSIM continued to cut RMB positions in Q3, while Franklin Templeton increased G10 trades
Goldman Sachs retakes top FXO dealer spot with mutual funds in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Trades with SEI Investments boosts US bank to top spot
Franklin Templeton steps back into FX options
Former biggest user of the instrument among US mutual funds returns with $7.6bn of USD/JPY strategies
Morgan Stanley shoots into FX options dealer top spot
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds added $11.1 billion in new positions in Q1