Currency
Forex volumes surge in Q1
Both CME Group and Icap's EBS saw foreign exchange volumes reach pre-crisis levels during the first three months of the year
Risk aversion sinks Saxo full-year results
Saxo Bank's full-year results show a shift in trading patterns in the second half of the year.
White-labelling: Why re-invent the wheel?
Christian Bock, managing partner of Consulting for Banking and Brokerage Solutions (CBBS) in Zurich, looks at the benefits of using a white-labelled platform and the issues to consider when choosing one
Morgan Stanley plays the Japan card
Morgan Stanley’s FX prime brokerage business has gained a strategic advantage in the Japanese market through a new partnership with Japanese heavyweight Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).
ABN Amro set to restart 24h forex business
ABN Amro is set to re-launch its 24-hour trading capabilities next month, as it aims to regain clients lost after the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) acquired its foreign exchange business in 2007.
Atrium deploys forex fibre network
As part of an ongoing project, network provider Atrium Networks plans to finish the deployment of a network dedicated to foreign exchange connectivity by the end of the year, according to vendor officials.
Integral debuts trust bank allocation module
Vendor capitalises on regulatory changes in Japan
RBS appoints Asia sales chief
UK bank regains Asia sales leadership
StanChart goes 24 hours for e-African currencies
Standard Chartered has extended its online coverage of African currencies to 24 hours daily, with tenors of up to one year for liquid and unrestricted currencies.
Barclays Capital realigns FX prime brokerage
UK bank outlines ambitions for growth
Parker FX bounces back in February
Currency managers end losing streak
HotspotFX reports rise in February volumes
ECN sees further pick-up in trading
Sovereign power
Peter Luxton, global economic adviser at Informa Global Markets in London, looks at how sovereign risk is increasingly playing a role in the currency markets
Ariel to launch iPhone app
Margin forex trading? There's an app for that
Buy side resigned to higher pricing
Buy-side traders have emerged as post-crisis neo-realists, with a sense of resignation, and some scarring, in the tone of speakers at the FX Invest Europe congress in Zurich last Tuesday (March 9).
Parker FX continues losing streak in Janaury
Currency managers suffer as traditional relationships break down
Crisis sparks rise in active hedging
Forex is now flashing prominently on fund managers' radars, said participants at FX Week Invest 2010
Exchange-traded forex products up in Q4 2009
Carry traders return to market
Value managers top performers in February
RBS releases naive strategy simulation results
BoAML continues FX rebuild
Additional hires in New York and Tokyo
Bloomberg launches correlation-weighted currency indexes
Vendor releases alternative to trade-weighted currency indexes
CME puts brakes on FX clearing
CME Group delays FX clearing; awaits regulatory clarity