Tech and data
Deutsche Börse boosts FX data offering
The new streaming service will cover FX spot and swaps
Citi launches ‘E For Education’ campaign for sixth year
The US bank includes a broader range of electronically traded products and new partners this time
OCC will not offer further guidance on ‘fourth-party’ risk
Onus on banks to vet subcontractors during contract negotiations, regulator says
Focus shifts to plumbing as crypto markets mature
Panellists at the 14th annual FX Week Asia conference say the institutionalisation of crypto markets is gaining momentum
Thomson Reuters adds JPY/THB to Matching
Trading the yen and baht directly will increase market liquidity and transparency
Caxton FX to provide open banking payments
Customers will be able to make international payments directly from its platform
Algo supervision is paramount, says Rahmouni-Rousseau
Banque de France’s director of markets notes the rise of algorithm usage carries a high level of responsibility
TransFicc secures Citi investment
Connectivity provider will join US bank’s innovation lab in London
China’s FX reserves unexpectedly rose in July
Total reserves stockpile increases by $5.82 billion as the central bank stays on the sidelines
Thomson Reuters deepens investment in crypto data
The firm's new partnership with CryptoCompare reveals insights into the data giant's crypto strategy
CLS to create DLT cross-asset app platform
The firm ventures beyond FX to cater for the financial sector as a whole
Renminbi payments hold steady in June – Swift
China’s currency keeps its fifth most-used currency spot for global payments, according to Swift
Rise of the cyborgs: tech remakes the front office
Dealers “have no choice” but to change, says UBS’s Orcel – and plenty of changes are coming
Central bank digital currency a ‘terrible idea’, US Congress told
Move to central bank cryptocurrency would make Fed “overwhelming credit allocator” – researcher
Nex and JBond launch first Japanese repo index
Index will help investors measure the effective cost of funding for Japanese government bonds
FSB launches crypto asset-monitoring framework
Metrics will focus on the financial stability risk of the cryptocurrency market; much of the data will be pulled from public sources
China’s FX reserves unexpectedly inch higher in June
Total reserves stockpile increases by $1.5 billion against the backdrop of a weaker yuan and escalating trade dispute
HC Tech: it’s time to speak up
Recent industry survey shows HC Tech is biggest liquidity provider in US by market share
MahiFX launches data analytics tool
MFX Echo will help traders identify “highly impactful behaviour” to inform trading decisions
Thomson Reuters expands crypto sentiment data feed
Cryptocurrency sentiment package monitors more than 2,000 global news and 800 social media sites in real time
China FX reserves at seven-month low in May
PBoC figures show $14.2 billion decrease, bringing total reserves stockpile to seven-month low of $3.11 trillion
IBM and Avaloq to build Swiss cloud
Swiss Banking Cloud could be ready to on-board new clients in second half of 2018
Germany or Brazil most likely to win World Cup – UBS
A report, ‘Investing and football’ from UBS Wealth Management’s chief investment office, assesses team prospects at the tournament
Nex eFix adds Bloomberg benchmarks
Nex chief Seth Johnson says the platform has seen significant customer demand for BFix rates