FX Global Code
Last look: who is axing hold times, who isn’t – and who won’t say
Liquidity providers rush to review trading policies as GFXC redoubles call for zero hold times
GFXC set to tackle reject codes
Co-vice-chair Neill Penney says group will seek to bring clarity to codes assigned to rejected FX trades
Last look guidance receives mixed reviews
Some liquidity providers back GFXC guidance; others say it doesn’t go far enough
Updates to FX Global Code include pre-hedging guidance
GFXC updates 11 of code’s 55 principles, including advice on controversial practice of pre-hedging
Shining a light on FX algo disclosures
FX Markets’ new algo database will enable readers to compare offerings from the major providers
New benchmark aims to break 4pm fix hegemony
Siren uses 20-minute trade window in a bid to combat fears of manipulation
FX code adherents may get better pricing, say LPs
If trading platforms reveal buy-siders’ code status, signatories could see lower prices
GFXC launches public consultation on code review
Comment sought on proposed guidance setting out new disclosure expectations
GFXC sees no changes to code on pre-hedging
Committee rejects calls to set more strict boundaries to controversial practice
Has Covid stopped the clocks on FX timestamp efforts?
Budget reallocation may not be the only factor stalling standardisation progress, say participants
Banks nervy over GFXC plan for algo cover sheets
Disclosing inner workings of algorithms could result in loss of intellectual property, banks warn
A peek inside GFXC’s algo cover sheets
Order priority and segregation policy among the items under discussion
Guy Debelle on the FX Global Code and the rise of the buy side
Code’s creators considering updates to sections on last look and pre-hedging
Vanguard signs FX Global Code
World’s second largest asset manager adopts code after seeing positive impact on market
Algo users seek apples-to-apples info
BIS study raised concerns; standards now a work in progress at GFXC
GFXC eyes standardised disclosure cover sheets
New docs planned to allow easier comparisons of algos and LP dealing terms
EC looks to GFXC on potential regulation of spot FX
GFXC to meet this week about revising global FX code, which may influence European legislator stance
Why central banks aren’t worried about FX algos – for now
Disclosure failings feed into FX code; other issues are worrying, but distant, says SNB’s Maechler
Benchmark rigging scandal: a remake in the making
Regulators should act now to prevent any repeat of the fixing scandal of 2013
How low can you go: falling cost of FX fix sparks concern
Algorithms are reducing fixing fees, but some dealers are willing to go even lower – perhaps dangerously so
How Shell integrated FX algos into its corporate treasury mix
Interview: oil giant puts up to 50% of spot flows through algos, explains FX head Michael Dawson
MUFG: Covid response could spur e-FX shift in Japan
FX head says operational agility during pandemic could lead to greater electronification
Games of tag need to end
Growing focus on platform disclosures should spur more transparency
Behind the mask: FX market raises fears over tagging ‘abuse’
Front running and tag refreshing concerns abound on semi-anonymous trading platforms