Barclays
Quantum computing: kryptonite for bitcoin and cyber security
The race is on to secure new encryption algorithms for DeFi, before quantum computers become a present danger
Dealers look to cut SDP prices amid platform fee battle
JP Morgan offers different pricing for single and multi-dealer venues; Barclays mulls same approach
Regulators moot public utility to tackle settlement risk
Idea floated as battery of initiatives vie to address slowing use of PvP services
Opt in or opt out: an FX class action decision worth millions
Six banks accused of manipulation may see 40% reduction in damages if UK lawsuit proceeds along ‘opt-out’ route
Hedging valuation adjustment gets cold shoulder from banks
Dealers back the idea of charging for hedging costs - including FX options - but not as part of a new XVA
Drax commits to ESG-linked FX derivative targets with UK banks
Renewable energy supplier applies long-term ESG KPIs to short-term FX trades with Barclays and NatWest
Could private match-making sink public market?
Rise in internal hedging sparks debate over its threat to price discovery
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
New hedging tools for corps will test sales teams
Advances in automation could spell big changes in skills required of bank salespeople
Banks boot up next-gen hedging bots
Automated FX hedging can save money and time, proponents argue. But corporates have qualms
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
Filings reveal biggest FX forwards dealers
Counterparty Radar: Group of four banks executed 47% of sector’s trades during second quarter
Barclays targets internalisation with new NDF algos
UK bank’s five algos aim to match-off more flow than G10 pairs
Swaps platform aims to cut out the banks – but not entirely
Peer-to-peer newcomer FX HedgePool targets asset managers’ month-end hedging activity
Beyond Barx: where Barclays is going next in tech ‘arms race’
Interview: Mauricio Sada-Paz on SDPs, MDPs and innovation in e-FX
Ion’s Broadway deal leaves banks in a bind
Barclays and Nomura among banks that had moved from Ion to rival it now controls
Rival FX class claimants urge court to resolve dispute early
Judge says he won’t favour haste over quality and will consider claimants’ funding arrangements as well as the merits of competing cases
Barclays finds blockchain nirvana in USC
Utility Settlement Coin could transform financial markets, but first its backers must prove it is secure, says the bank
Rival FX class action suit complicates cartel rigging claims
Only one can prevail, says judge of O’Higgins and Evans suits
Mani joins Barclays in macro trading
Rahul Mani’s banking career has spanned Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Nomura
JP Morgan trader Aiyer guilty of price-fixing conspiracy
Akshay Aiyer is second currency trader to be convicted in US’s ongoing probe into FX market
Winners of the FX Week 2019 Best Banks Awards
The awards acknowledge excellence in foreign exchange
Best Bank Awards: Barclays
Barclays is voted Best bank for GBP/USD at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards