Asia
South Korea and Indonesia set up currency transactions framework
Move is latest regional effort to bolster use of local currencies for settling trades
Traders flipped long yen vol ahead of global market rout
Hedge funds and real money bought long yen volatility in the run-up to Monday’s turmoil
Coex Partners hires former Citi head of FX Apac sales
Matt Long joins Coex in Singapore to oversee FX execution and trading strategy for regional clients
CME Group bags top awards for FX derivatives and spot
Amid bouts of Apac volatility, market participants tap into CME Group’s deep pools of FX liquidity, seeking certainty in times of economic stress
Korea FX reforms expected to drive e-trading surge
Dealers say opening onshore FX market to foreign firms will push trading onto platforms
Isda pushes to ‘decouple’ Simm calibration from model changes
Emir 3.0 prompts effort to separate risk-weight revisions from methodology updates
Emerging market liquidity faces capital charge crossroads
Hedge funds and market-makers need a more capital-efficient way to trade EM currencies, argues SGX exec
Nomura names new global head of FX structuring
Rana Dasgupta will have dual responsibility for global FX structuring and Asia-ex Japan structuring
Vanguard begins clearing NDFs on LCH
Addition of mutual fund giant gives big boost to client-cleared activity on ForexClear
RMB vol returns as hedge funds take barrier trade profits
Unwinds of exotic positions saw vol jump 72% after surprise PBoC move last week
Asia FX Awards 2024: The winners
The FX Markets Asia FX Awards present 43 categories, determined by an esteemed judging panel comprising industry experts and FX professionals across Apac. They have paid attention to firms that brought unique and innovative ways to fulfil industry needs…
Best blockchain technology service provider: Talos
By building a robust ecosystem with a blueprint based on traditional asset classes, Talos has attracted a network of the most important institutional players to its digital asset trading platform
HSBC wins six Apac FX house of the year awards
With one of the strongest footprints in the Asia-Pacific region (Apac), HSBC provides international clients with an extensive local FX franchise while facilitating local clients’ access to international markets
Best FX prime broker and Best compression/optimisation service for FX: HSBC
With one of the largest FX networks worldwide – and strong coverage in Asia and other emerging markets – HSBC’s FX prime brokerage remains a strategic partner to key financial institutions
Best aggregator and Best FX analytics provider: oneZero
oneZero continues its rapid growth as FX brokers, banks and non-banks in Asia and beyond benefit from the advanced features its multi-asset trading and analytics technology provide
FX algo firms see rise in matched principal trading
FX Markets Asia: Users more willing to trade passively in low-vol environment
As T+1 looms, non-US firms consider out-of-hours trading
Pruned settlement cycle forces foreign buy-siders to explore automating the FX leg of securities trades
Dealers braced for Taiwan swaps clearing mandate
Expected FSC directive on TWD interest rate swaps could spur growth in FX clearing, say bank execs
Westpac fined over interest rate swap pre-hedging
Court finds against Australian bank for “unconscionable” behaviour, amid calls for broader guidance around the practice
Deutsche Bank’s global spot trading head departs
Lee Merchant is latest in a string of senior FX departures for German dealer
LMAX taps real money clients with Cürex deal
Acquisition aims to offer liquidity providers diverse flows from asset managers