Carry trade
Spotlight on: Glenn Stevens, Gain Capital
The retail broker’s chief executive talks to Farah Khalique about the changing nature of retail foreign exchange, the advent of tighter leverage limits in the US and Japan, and Gain Capital’s recent acquisition of dbFX from Deutsche Bank
FX Invest: Volatility trading comes up trumps in June
RBS research shows short-volatility strategy would have been top performer in June
Contrarian view boosts RBC to top of the 12 month rankings
RBC Capital Markets (RBC) topped the 12-month currency forecast rankings by maintaining its contrarian view on yen and Swiss franc strength.
Pension funds boost investment in FX
Pension funds are increasingly investing in FX as an asset class, said Thanos Papasavvas, head of currency management at Investec Asset Management, at last Tuesday's (November 16) FX Week Europe conference in London.
Citi indexes offer low-cost forex exposure
Citi has launched the CitiFX Beta Indexes series, aimed at providing investors with an inexpensive, flexible means of accessing foreign exchange as an asset class.
Yield strategy comes up trumps in September
Carry traders would have been the top performers among currency managers in September, indicates research from the Royal Bank of Scotland.
RBC gets bullish on USD
RBC Capital Markets tops this week’s one-month currency forecast rankings due to a bullish view on the yen.
db x-trackers launches currency ETFs in London
LONDON - db x-trackers, Deutsche Bank’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) platform, launched two ETFs linked to the DB Currency Returns Index (DBCR) last week.
BIS highlights risks of resurgent carry trade
Rate differentials make carry trades attractive, but this could cause trouble