FX Markets - 27 Feb 2017
Articles in this issue
CLS and TriOptima compress $1 trillion in forwards and swaps
The combined effort to reduce the size of outstanding portfolios crosses the $1 trillion mark in just over one year
Credit Agricole conducts FX forwards with Orchestrade
The bank is migrating all front-to-middle processing of vanilla and structured products to the platform
New interim CEO for FXCM, renamed Global Brokerage
Founding members Niv and Ahdout resign following US ban from the CFTC and NFA. Meanwhile, the publicly traded company that owns FXCM Group will trade under a new name
Global Prime Partners launches structured products business
UK clients will gain access to a range of issuers
Le Pen is biggest threat to European economy
A win would raise questions about France's membership of the European Union and the future of the euro
Yip joins Dymon in Singapore
Dominic Yip joins the investment firm from Credit Suisse, where he was head of G10 FX options
Another Citi FX trader wins unfair dismissal suit
Employment tribunal rules in favour of Baris Ozkaptan
Undervalued emerging markets remain attractive
But uncertainty and geopolitical risk may stand in the way
CME to go live with triangulation and monthly FX futures
Triangulation will link futures, and both volatility- and premium-quoted options markets on February 27
Counterparty diversification held back by banks, panellist says
PGGM investment manager says pleas to add NBLPs to the counterparty mix are ignored by banks and platforms
Regulation doesn't get you to a better place than principles
Despite scepticism about the efficacy of the GCC, panellists say regulation is just as hard to interpret and can have unintended consequences