James Kemp
Margin rules for uncleared FX rest with regulatory working groups
Regulators must adopt a calibrated approach to mandated collateral so that short-dated FX swaps and forwards are not caught up in the rules unnecessarily, argue market participants
Exemption for FX swaps and forwards should hold, says GFMA’s Kemp
James Kemp, managing director of the global FX division, talks to FX Week about the biggest regulatory challenges of 2012
FX Week meets James Kemp, GFMA
The managing director of the GFMA's global FX division talks about the biggest regulatory challenges for the FX industry in 2012
Identifiers will place significant technology demands on industry, say dealers
Progress to create a new set of industry standard codes to identify institutions, products and transactions is moving forward as regulatory reporting deadlines loom, but it remains one of the biggest market structure challenges of 2012 for FX banks,…
What’s in store for 2012?
At the dawn of a new year, FX Week speaks to senior traders, strategists, technologists and lobbyists about their expectations for 2012. The eurozone crisis, implementation of regulation and technology upgrades top the agenda for many participants…
Global FX division kicks off outreach programme on trade reporting
Industry outreach sessions focus on preparing institutions to meet reporting requirements for FX contracts, as final CFTC reporting rules expected next week
Afme global FX division hires Lam from CLS
Mandy Lam has been appointed managing director for North America, reporting to James Kemp in London
Multiple repositories must adhere to common standards, says CPSS-Iosco
International coalition of regulators recognises the likelihood that multiple trade repositories will be set up along global, regional or national lines and sets out recommendations for minimum standards
DTCC/Swift win FX repository mandate
Both vendors will now move forward to develop the specifications of the FX repository, after winning an eight-month selection process, Afme announced today