Bank of America
BNPP, BofA and Nomura ditch last look add-on
Majority of top 25 LPs have now removed hold times as regulators step up scrutiny of controversial practice

Mutual funds dump two-thirds of FX options positions in Q4
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley Investment Management leads fall in volumes with big cuts to RMB trades

Pimco nearly halves FX forwards book in Q4
Counterparty Radar: West Coast manager’s 45% cuts send Morgan Stanley to fifth place in dealer rankings

Best Banks Awards 2022: The winners
JP Morgan picks up six awards and BNP Paribas takes three under a new, revamped process
BoJ currency intervention spurs FX options traders
Traders turn bearish on USD/JPY FX vol over further central bank intervention
JP Morgan increases FX options dealer lead as Goldman slips
Counterparty Radar: GSAM up five manager spots amid market decline, while MSIM holds RMB positions steady
BofA rehires Velani to head transactional FX trading
Velani rejoins BofA as bank continues to strengthen its foreign exchange ranks
State Street is latest LP to publish a GFXC disclosure sheet
More liquidity providers expected to publish disclosures this week following GFXC deadline
Morgan Stanley bests Citi as top forwards shop for US funds
Counterparty Radar: A $30bn boost from Vanguard sends MS to top of Q2 charts
Algos on parade: how top FX algo providers stack up
New FX Markets algo database shows differences across internalisation, analytics and client data handling
Franklin Templeton and Citi top for FX options
Counterparty Radar: Data shows US bank as top dealer for mutual funds in Q3 and Q4, while Californian manager is biggest user
Vanguard extends forwards dominance as Citi dips
Counterparty Radar: Fund giant responsible for more than a third of total forwards volumes and half of EUR/USD in Q4
Citi extends lead in FX forwards, BNP Paribas climbs
Counterparty Radar: Total value of forwards positions jumps 11% after second-quarter dip
FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2020: The winners
Citi takes 12 categories, including best bank for FX; HSBC follows with six wins
SA-CCR proves a bitter pill for US banks to swallow
Dealers concerned new regime will punish some business lines with rise in risk-weighted assets
On dealer and currency choices, big US funds differ
Pimco, Vanguard and other fund giants account for up to 60% of forwards trades – but have very different hedging needs and dealer panels
Filings reveal biggest FX forwards dealers
Counterparty Radar: Group of four banks executed 48% of sector’s trades during second quarter
Morgan Stanley more than doubles Q4 Ficc revenues
All US banks see Ficc revenues improve substantially in Q4 versus a year ago
Johnson moves to Floating Point Group
Former FX trader worked in e-FX liquidity distribution at Tower Research Capital earlier in his career
Katz: 'I couldn’t compete with Aiyer'
Former trader said Akshay Aiyer had more resources and that he would sometimes quote the defendant’s prices
MUFG hires Paster in FX and derivatives risk management push
Paster’s newly created role aims to strengthen MUFG’s markets arm in Americas
Crédit Agricole nabs Chow as head of FX sales
Based in New York, Chow will focus on financial institutions in the Americas
Tenengauzer heads markets strategy at BNY Mellon, Derrick to retire
Daniel Tenengauzer will lead the bank’s Aerial View market commentary platform and strategy efforts for BNY Mellon Markets
Markets diverge on how far Fed will go
“There may be volatility in the markets later this week,” Fed-watcher says