Asia
Oanda promotes Asia head to CEO
K Duker, head of Oanda's Asia-Pacific division, is to relocate to Toronto to succeed Michael Stumm as chief executive
Tradition-Icap hires business development head for Asia
Tim Johnson has joined Tradition-Icap from SurfacExchange, and will report to Terry Benson
VIDEO: Euro outlook amid Greek exit fears
John Hardy, global head of FX strategy at Saxo Bank in London, looks at the implications of a Greek exit from the euro.
GFI targets generalist salespeople with latest Fenics release
Version 12.2 of Fenics Professional, launched earlier this week, aims to make the system more accessible to non-specialist salespeople
Saxo turns in 6% income growth, despite tough Q4
Annual results for 2011 reveal a 4% fall in net profit, but Saxo claims that is due to a 12% increase in staff and admin costs to support expansion
CLS appoints general manager for Asia-Pacific
Makoto Miyazaki joined CLS in Tokyo yesterday, replacing Kiyoshi Morofushi
Aussie dollar is overvalued, says UBS Asset Management
Despite the strong performance of the Australian economy, the Aussie dollar is overvalued to "an extreme level", according to Jonathan Davies
Spotlight on: Bill Goodbody, Hotspot FX
The institutional trading platform's business manager talks to Melanie White about the recent expansion of its client base into the banking sector, and plans to grow in Europe and Asia
Ex-MF Global broking head appointed CEO of Saxo Australia
Anthony Griffin is appointed chief executive of Saxo Bank's newly opened operation in Sydney
Battle for clearing supremacy
Singapore Exchange (SGX) became the first of the major clearers to launch an OTC Asian FX forwards clearing business in October. But with bank-backed LCH.Clearnet and the CME hot on its heels with a non-deliverable forwards offering, can SGX maintain its…
StanChart scoops double whammy for Asia-Pac
Asian bank picks up awards for FX in Asia-Pacific and for emerging Asian currencies, up from second place in both categories last year
FX sales focus: Banks go multi-asset in growth markets
Both top-tier and second-tier banks opt for dedicated FX sales forces in locations where they have a large presence, but tend to go multi-asset in countries where they are seeking to grow
Private investor demand for FX on the rise, say managers
Volatility in major currency pairs and concerns over the US dollar have led to an up-tick in demand for FX exposure from high-net-worth individuals, according to several currency managers
Asia-Pacific personal wealth growth soars ahead of US and Europe – Credit Suisse
The Asia-Pacific region has accounted for 54% of all new global wealth creation since 2010 and emerging markets are set to drive global wealth creation during the next five years, according to Credit Suisse's annual Global Wealth Report
Hamilton joins VTB in London
Philip Hamilton joins Russian bank from Goldman Sachs
HSBC targets booming global demand for Asia products
HSBC has appointed Apratim Chakravarty as managing director and head of offshore Asian product distribution, global markets Asia-Pacific.
The trick's in the tail
The Cambridge Strategy's focus on tail risk sets it apart from other asset managers. Saima Farooqi talks to its chief investment officer about emerging markets risk and reward
A new safe haven?
As G-7 economies start to look more volatile than some emerging markets, Nikki Marmery investigates whether the new rash of emerging markets indexes could offer some respite
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If anyone needed any more reason to seriously think about employing a foreign exchange policy, then September should just about have done it.
Electronic FX trading in Asia may switch to multi-dealer platforms
The Asian FX derivatives business is expanding rapidly, driven by increased participation from financial institutions and hedge funds. While single-dealer platforms have increased market share over the past few years, incoming regulation could force FX…
Trading like it’s 2008
Foreign exchange markets in 2011 continue to show parallels to 2008, but the economy is unlikely to slip back into recession and Asian currencies look set to benefit from broad-based US dollar selling. Callum Henderson looks at the key similarities…
FX Invest: US dollar's time as world's reserve currency draws to a close
With the European sovereign debt crisis grabbing headlines, markets might be forgiven for overlooking the nearing end of a second round of quantitative easing in the US. Debate over its success raises deeper questions about the role of the US dollar as…
Spot USD/CNH fixing in HK poised to become derivatives benchmark
Hong Kong interbank participants have created the first US dollar to offshore renminbi price fixing giving the city first-mover advantage in becoming an offshore centre for renminbi products such as derivatives, say market participants