Liquidity
Sales remuneration set for shake-up
Venues and brokers shift focus to quality of flow amid rising price competition
China relaxes QFII limits amid calls for capital controls
FX regulator lowers the ‘lock-up’ period, during which foreign investors must wait before repatriating funds, from one year to three months, as analysts warn of renminbi devaluation
FXCM to stop offering Hong Kong dollar on February 26
Mindful of last year's SNB shock, the US broker decides to stop quoting HKD amid fears over peg
Corporates more concerned about currency moves
Firms are increasing their hedging and trying out different products
DoJ requests information on TP-Icap broking deal
Tullett Prebon is set to acquire Icap's global hybrid voice-broking business
Currency managers end 2015 on downbeat note
Parker FX Index shows negative returns of 0.51% for December
Seabury FXone seals product agreement with Spotex
The firms are looking to expand their institutional client base
Hotspot launches private liquidity pool tool
Users will be able to create their own customised pools to suit their trading needs
Samsung Securities gains third-party access to CLS
The securities company is the first non-bank financial institution to join CLS in South Korea
Swiss franc uncapped, one year on
A year after the historic SNB move, the lesson has been learned: always expect the unexpected
A year after the SNB shock, practitioners are better off
Firms say things have changed for the better since January 15, 2015, but while they believe risks are being priced appropriately, vigilance remains key
FXSpotStream adds 12th liquidity provider
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ goes live on the trading venue's price aggregation service
Further consolidation among venues and providers ahead
2016 will see more focus on the cost of trading, which will drive platform consolidation, says FXSpotStream's Alan Schwarz
2016 will be the year of the great liquidity unbundling
Regulation and the highly specialised nature of FX will lead to more partnerships, says Zar Amrolia, co-chief of XTX Markets
Price of credit and connectivity to be 2016 focus
Relationship between the cost of credit and third-party connectivity will be key
More contraction in PB and market-making ahead
Banks' retrenchment from market-making and credit provision will be key themes
The best of 2015: the top 10 stories on FX Week
FX Week looks back on the year's most popular articles
Non-banks up the ante in Asia's FX markets
Primary providers are seeing their market share for spot and derivatives erode as corporates turn increasingly to non-banks, new research shows
For a few dollars more: Japan banks tackle dollar/yen basis jump
The dollar/yen cross-currency basis has widened nearly 50% in recent months due to a surge in demand from Japanese banks and regulatory constraints curbing supply from US dealers. With trading costs soaring, Japanese banks are turning to more exotic…
CLS and Markit extend FX settlement to cross-currency swaps
The currency settlement utility and global provider of financial information services join forces to tackle the growing demand for clearing solutions in the swaps market
FX can protect the portfolio during shocks
While not always providing spectacular returns, holding foreign exchange as part of a wider portfolio can be extremely valuable
Culture Wars: how long can David keep saving Goliath?
As the FX market mulls over the implications of FEMR, Ed Eger, chief executive of Oanda, argues why smaller players can no longer be the fall guys for the unethical behaviour of major institutions
Grand redesign
Non-bank market-makers are increasingly being viewed as serious players as they set about building customer franchises amid a wide-scale bank pull-back
Evolution of FXPB landscape isn't over yet
Cost of capital and risk control will shape the conversation in 2016