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Trading Places, March 21, 2011
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Trading Places, February 28, 2011
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Isda working group to draw up new, standardised CSA
Derivatives market set for shake-up as confusion over how to price multi-currency CSA trades drives a push towards a standardised collateral agreement
RBC to roll out decimalisation on FX Direct
RBC Capital Markets plans to launch decimalised pricing in the second half of the year on its single-dealer platform, FX Direct, bringing it into line with banks including Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Citi and Barclays Capital.
Trading Places, January 24, 2011
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Trading Places, January 17, 2011
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Brown returns to market at BBVA
HSBC veteran returns to market in key role for Spanish dealer
Barclays’ Diamond argues case for universal banking
Barclays' chief executive Bob Diamond adamant bank’s model funds cheaper lending and is less risky
Rabobank strengthens Asia desk with key hire
The Dutch bank has boosted its Hong Kong desk with the appointment of Jason Keg as head of FX and emerging markets, Asia, trading and sales.
Gulf currency volumes improve on TR Matching
Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) currency volumes on Thomson Reuters' Spot Matching Service are picking up, but more market-makers are needed on the system, according to bank sources in the region.
First offshore renminbi swaption accomplished in Hong Kong
The first offshore renminbi OTC swap option was carried out this week between BNP Paribas and HSBC in Hong Kong, brokered by Icap.
HSBC wins Schaeffer from BAML in new US options role
HSBC has hired Burt Schaeffer as its North America and Latin America currency options trading chief.
HSBC ahead of the game with EM-to-EM focus
HSBC has maintained its lead in emerging market (EM) currencies by adapting its business to focus on the rise in trade between emerging market economies. But the trend sees EM-focused Standard Chartered hot on its heels.
HSBC wins best bank in Asia-Pacific with strong liquidity
HSBC is the best bank for FX in Asia-Pacific for another year running, using its ability to internalise flow and warehouse risk to offer clients tight spreads in illiquid conditions.
smartTrade launches LiquidityConnect for FX
Liquidity management software vendor smartTrade Technologies has launched LiquidityConnect for FX, it announced on November 2.
Trading Places, November 1, 2010
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Trading Places, October 18, 2010
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Banks announce renminbi product firsts
HONG KONG & DUBAI – HSBC and Standard Chartered announced a number of firsts last week, as they try to take a lead role in the growth of the offshore renminbi market.
HSBC FXPB preps Asia push
HONG KONG - HSBC plans to extend FX prime services to the Asian markets as it looks to take advantage of rising demand for prime brokerage in the region.
Kemp named managing director at Afme FX division
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has named James Kemp as managing director of its recently formed global foreign exchange division.
HSBC completes first US cross-border renminbi trade settlement
NEW YORK - HSBC USA completed its first US cross-border renminbi settlement, following the extension of China’s renminbi trade-settlement pilot programme in June.
Trading Places, October 4, 2010
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15 minutes with: Stacy Williams, HSBC
Senior quant discusses the high levels of cross-asset correlation across today's markets