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Bush win prompts dollar sell-off
NEW YORK – The re-election of President George W. Bush last week prompted a dollar sell-off, sending the euro to an all-time high just below 1.30 by close of trading on Friday (November 5).
RBS launches IAS 39 kit for corporate clients
The Royal Bank of Scotland launched a web-based IAS 39 Toolkit last week to help clients with the requirements set out by the IAS 39 accounting standard, which comes into force at the start of 2005.
New retail laws spark alarm in Japan
TOKYO – A debate is raging in Tokyo over the impact new retail FX trading laws will have on the developing market.
China rate hikes boost FX volatility
CHINA – Volatility in global FX has surged amid speculation that the first rate hike by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) in almost a decade could spark a sooner-than-expected yuan revaluation, according to analysts.
Funds repatriation bill set to pass
NEW YORK – A bill offering US companies the chance to repatriate overseas earnings at a hugely discounted tax rate is set to be signed into law in the next week – much sooner than previous estimates, said analysts.
Chinese currency to rise by 25% against dollar
LONDON – China's currency is up to one quarter below its true value and a significant adjustment on the forex market is inevitable.
SIBOS 2004
CLS rules the roost at Sibos
BIS paints bright future for FX
BASEL – The huge growth in daily turnover in the global foreign exchange market, revealed in the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) triennial FX survey last week, has painted a bright future ahead for forex market participants.
Making the most of upcoming volatility
For the currency overlay manager looking to take advantage of a burst of market volatility at the start of the fourth quarter, Simon Derrick, head of Bank of New York's currency strategy team, describes a simple, low-cost way for them to express their…
Optimism ahead of latest BIS FX trade figures
BASEL – Banks are bullish about the Bank of International Settlements' (BIS) latest FX trading figures, due out in a survey this week.
Sun Platinum pays $40 million penalty
WASHINGTON – FX trading firm Sun Platinum was last week ordered to pay $40 million in civil penalties and restitution to customers, after a US district court entered a default judgment against the firm.
NAB to re-open options desk
MELBOURNE – National Australia Bank hopes to re-open its currency options desk in the "near-term", said chairman Graham Kraehe last week. However, the bank refused to be drawn on a date, saying it was up to regulator the Australian Prudential Regulation…
Politics fail to dampen hopes for forint
BUDAPEST – The resignation last month of Hungary's prime minister Peter Medgyessy has not led to the trading opportunities that may have been expected from the country's currency, the forint.
Foley to launch Gelber FX desk
CHICAGO – Bank One's former forex options chief Justin Foley is joining Gelber Trading, a division of Chicago-based trading firm Gelber Group, to set up a new FX desk in September.
FX volumes up by a third
LONDON – FX trading volumes are up by nearly a third over the past three years, according to new research from UK consultancy ClientKnowledge.
New hedging policy adds $35m fizz to Fosters
MELBOURNE – Australian brewer Fosters Group added nearly US$35 million to its operating profits after changing its FX policy this year in response to upcoming accounting standard IAS 39.
Commerce FX storms US retail market
BOSTON – Commerce FX, a subsidiary of Boston-based Commerce Bank & Trust, is reaping the rewards of its entrance into the retail margin trading market last year, an official told FX Week .
Hedging when the market moves against you
A nine month sliding forward structure can help your company achieve attractive FX hedging rates when the market has moved substantially beyond your budget rates, says Adam Gilmour, head of FX options sales in Citigroup's emerging markets sales and…
Return of the voice broker
Cantor Fitzgerald revives voice broking market with spin-off firm. NEW YORK - Cantor Fitzgerald reversed a trend of consolidation in the broking market last week by spinning off a new firm to focus exclusively on voice broking.
Russian peg change to drive rouble trading
MOSCOW – A touted move from a dollar peg to a dollar-euro basket will be the key driver for trading in the rouble in coming months.
HKMA rules out Basel II AMA approach
HONG KONG – Hong Kong's banking regulator, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), will not allow the territory's banks to use the advanced measurement approach (AMA) for measuring operational risk when Basel II is implemented from the end of 2006.
AIB repays e 26m for overcharging
Customers to be repaid as regulator's report details AIB's "failures" DUBLIN – Allied Irish Banks (AIB) said it is repaying e 26 million ($32 million) it overcharged clients on three million FX deals, after a regulator slammed the bank in a report last…
IASB proposes new disclosure standards
LONDON – IASB (the International Accounting Standards Board) last week published proposals to improve disclosures about financial instruments in financial statements.
FXC issues broker points rules
NEW YORK – The Foreign Exchange Committee, a US industry association affiliated to the Federal Reserve, last week issued new guidelines on broker ‘points’ – the issue at the heart of last year’s massive Wall Street forex fraud.