Asia

• Infrastructure

Two more banks consider Singapore engines

Fight to be dominant regional FX hub continues

• 21 Feb 2020

• Tech and data

Asia keener to adopt mobile FX trading – BidFX

Fintech firm updates mobile app to offer more features; security concerns represent major development challenges

• 13 Feb 2020

• Trading

StanChart’s e-FX trading engine goes live in Singapore 

Trade latency has been cut by more than 80%, Standard Chartered says

• 23 Jan 2020

• Tech and data

Banks aim to reach more Asia FX clients with Symphony/WeChat app

Main benefit of Symphony on WeChat is ease of communication on a platform traders use regularly, says BNPP

• 20 Jan 2020

• Foreign Exchange

Accessing liquidity in emerging market currencies

HSBC explains the importance to global investors of accessing local expertise to mitigate FX market risk and execution costs.

• 13 Jan 2020

• Foreign Exchange

Bank of Thailand grapples with baht appreciation

Central bank relaxes FX regulations and cuts rates as baht hits six-year high

• 08 Jan 2020

• Currency forecasts

EM forecaster of 2019: City Index

CNY could hit 7.5 in H2 2020 as trade doubts linger and time runs out for Trump

• 03 Jan 2020

• Regulation

Asifma: Asian focus on smaller counterparties for IM rules

Initial margin regime, conduct principles and China's lifting of FX restrictions are focus of Asian trade body, says Ball

• 23 Dec 2019

• Foreign Exchange

Smarter trading in a fragmented world

FX Week recently hosted a webinar in partnership with Refinitiv to ask FX industry leaders to discuss geopolitical challenges, market changes and developments, and evolving technologies, and how they have shaped FX markets in Asia.

• 17 Dec 2019

• Technology

Citi: e-FX matching engine goes live in Singapore

The bank will expand the e-FX offering to more products after spot debut

• 17 Dec 2019

• Stress Testing

Banks step up stress-testing of Hong Kong dollar peg risk

Flurry of FX options trades make banks re-evaluate exposures

• 12 Dec 2019

• Awards

Weathering the storms of market turbulence

• 09 Dec 2019

• Awards

Asian currency trading gathers pace on EBS

Recent growth in Asian currency trading has been driven by new regional players entering the space. EBS explores how its trading platform has adapted to service this influx of traders – one factor that won it the best emerging market FX trading platform…

• 04 Nov 2019

• Trading

FXall bolsters frontier liquidity with new partnership

The alliance will extend liquidity to several currencies in Africa and Asia

• 24 Oct 2019

• Awards

Collaborative solutions for better and wider access to liquidity, leading to improved management and hedging abilities

HSBC explores how its collaboration-based offerings and solutions can provide greater and more efficient access to liquidity, and explains why opening up direct access to its global network gives corporate and institutional clients improved management…

• 23 Oct 2019

• People

CEO Takabatake leaves Oanda Asia-Pacific

Three-year spell at FX broker comes to an end

• 22 Oct 2019

• People

Qureshi replaces McAuley as DBS Bank’s head of trading

Former head of GBP rates trading at SocGen joined the firm this month

• 21 Oct 2019

• Trading

Refinitiv to launch NDF matching and streaming next year

Matching and streaming of NDFs could create larger liquidity pool and boost their electronic trading

• 21 Oct 2019

• Hedge Funds

StanChart prime services to accept Chinese bonds as collateral

Inclusion will reduce collateral drag for PB clients ahead of stricter initial margin rules

• 03 Oct 2019

• Foreign Exchange

More global custodians approved as FX settlement banks by China

But list of eligible Bond Connect entities incomplete and some global custodians unable to provide CNY funding

• 27 Sep 2019

• Foreign Exchange

Best FX analytics award – Bloomberg

Satisfying diverse market needs in Asia has proven a challenge, as firms demand efficient workflows and greater access to international markets. Bloomberg explores how its analytics offerings can meet the needs of clients, increase transparency in the…

• 23 Sep 2019

• Currency forecasts

City Index: yuan likely to weaken as US-China trade war drags

China could depreciate its currency further if tensions escalate

• 12 Sep 2019

• Compliance

LCH and StanChart tout rival routes to cheaper margin

Panellists at FX Week Asia conference say participants should start thinking about margin optimisation sooner rather than later

• 06 Sep 2019

• Foreign Exchange

Trade war may delay yuan as reserve currency

Central banks are cautious when building renminbi reserves due to legal and liquidity issues

• 05 Sep 2019