Foreign exchange
Spotlight on: Daniel Wong, British American Tobacco
The tobacco manufacturer’s global dealing room manager talks to Miriam Siers about the firm’s FX hedging programme, and how recent market volatility has driven changes to its currency risk management
Citi seeks to 'revolutionise' FX trading with platform upgrade
Latest version of Velocity seeks to compete on speed, cost and enhanced user experience
Offshore RMB remains a challenge for corporates
UK chancellor George Osborne is pushing hard for London to become the next financial centre for the trading of renminbi, but despite the blaze of publicity surrounding his visit to Asia this week, some corporates remain daunted by the new currency…
Exemption for FX swaps and forwards should hold, says GFMA’s Kemp
James Kemp, managing director of the global FX division, talks to FX Week about the biggest regulatory challenges of 2012
FX Week meets James Kemp, GFMA
The managing director of the GFMA's global FX division talks about the biggest regulatory challenges for the FX industry in 2012
What’s in store for 2012?
At the dawn of a new year, FX Week speaks to senior traders, strategists, technologists and lobbyists about their expectations for 2012. The eurozone crisis, implementation of regulation and technology upgrades top the agenda for many participants…
Markets braced for tough 2012 in FX
Market participants share their expectations for a challenging year ahead in the foreign exchange industry
Citi’s Jones to relocate to London
Simon Jones to head up FX e-trading across G-10 and emerging markets
Review of 2011
As 2011 draws to a close, FX Week looks back on a year in which the decisions of politicians increasingly came to define the direction of major currencies, while the progress of regulatory reform was stunted by missed deadlines and challenging technical…
Global FX division kicks off outreach programme on trade reporting
Industry outreach sessions focus on preparing institutions to meet reporting requirements for FX contracts, as final CFTC reporting rules expected next week
Wiedmann departs Credit Suisse as FX merges with EM fixed income
Merged unit, known as global currencies and emerging markets, will be established on January 1 under the leadership of Chris Corson and Todd Sandoz
FX business at Thomson Reuters falls under new management
Matching platforms will no longer fall under the remit of Shanker Ramamurthy, who joined Thomson Reuters from IBM in June
Banks dare to hope for calmer FX markets in 2012
Barclays Capital expects greater stability in the eurozone in Q1, but believes the euro will continue to depreciate
Strategic currency hedging in emerging markets
When hedging currency markets, one should treat developed and emerging markets separately, as their behaviour can vary significantly, argues Edward Murray
WEBINAR: Cloud computing a 'transformational technology'
New technology allows barriers to be broken down and new communities to be created, says Integral's Harpal Sandhu
Camilla closes record FX trade for Icap’s charity day
The Duchess of Cornwall closed a $27 billion FX trade between Barclays and Citi, believed to be the largest FX trade ever
Ex-EBS Toland to join LMAX
Icap's ex-head of EBS sales for Europe and North America will join LMAX as head of exchange strategy in January
FX Week Europe: Full coverage
FX Week presents full coverage of the FX Week Europe event on December 1, including two keynote addresses, five panel discussions and the Best Banks Awards
Lloyds hires Grubb to head algo trading
Howard Grubb joins Lloyds Banking Group from BNP Paribas
Euro: Staring into the abyss
As forex market participants prepare for a possible break-up in the eurozone and politicians increase the pressure to save the single currency, Miriam Siers talks to strategists and academics about the likelihood of a split and the implications for the…
FX Week meets Alan Bozian, CLS
During his most recent visit to London in mid-November, Alan Bozian, chief executive of CLS, met with Joel Clark to discuss the transformation agenda he has been pushing since joining CLS in 2010
CLS pushing 'transformation' agenda, says Bozian
Central settlement utility is feeding greater resources into expanding its universe of currencies, according to chief executive Alan Bozian
Spotlight on: Alan Bozian, CLS
The chief executive of CLS talks to Joel Clark about the transformation agenda he has been pushing since taking the top role in 2010, as he seeks to position CLS as a more robust infrastructure with greater currency coverage and broader participation
Best Banks 2011: Deutsche Bank and Citi top poll
Deutsche Bank is voted best bank overall for FX for the third successive year, but Citi and UBS have powered back up the rankings to claim second and third place