Prime brokerage
Best FX prime broker for Asia: NatWest
NatWest Markets’ prime brokerage solutions cater to a diverse and dynamic set of market participants
Hidden Road ready for rush hour after FCM approval
Prime broker is trading “trillions” of notional with “a few hundred” counterparties in FX and crypto
Best FX prime broker and Best compression/optimisation service for FX: HSBC
With one of the largest FX networks worldwide – and strong coverage in Asia and other emerging markets – HSBC’s FX prime brokerage remains a strategic partner to key financial institutions
Citi and JP Morgan vie to extend collateral optimisation to CCPs
High rates and increasing collateral requirements have ignited race for greater efficiency
BofA, HSBC pick up Risk.net awards
US bank wins FX house for EM push; HSBC takes prime broker prize for rate risk margin updates
FXPBs see compression tech as key for credit optimisation
FX Markets USA: Providers hope new tech solutions can help replenish credit lines to hedge funds
Crypto ECNs aim to offer alternative to Clobs
CrossX and Cypator bring ECN-style trading and settlement to crypto, but rivals claim infrastructure isn’t ready
FX-style crypto platforms could bridge gap with TradFi
Emergence of execution-only ECNs, prime brokers and clearing houses brings new confidence in crypto
It pays to be selective when choosing clients, say FXPBs
Credit Suisse collapse strained relationships and showed importance of a partnership approach
BNPP, NatWest turn to CobaltFX for credit limit management
The service will help the two banks rein in risks of credit overallocation on interbank platforms
NatWest Markets recognised in two categories in the 2022 Best Banks Awards
As uncertainty brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic makes way to rising volatility, healthy levels of trading across all FX instruments in 2022 led to another year of strong growth for NatWest Markets’ FX prime brokerage business
Review of 2022: the return of volatility
Russia and the Fed set markets ablaze, while SA-CCR shook up FX swaps
Former StanChart FXPB head emerges at StoneX
Prime services co-head leaves for StoneX EMEA expansion role
LCH mulls FX spot clearing as buy-side demand grows
Anticipated ForexClear service could reduce funds’ reliance on prime broker credit lines
NatWest Markets recognised in three categories in the 2021 Best Banks Awards
NatWest Markets was recognised in three categories at the 2021 Best Banks Awards, testament to the success of its strategy in refocusing on areas of strength and fortifying its relationships with clients
Lack of incentives slow uptake of deliverable FX clearing
Absence of regulatory drivers and use of prime brokerage curbing demand, say panellists
NatWest’s PB chief on not changing course after Archegos
Marcus Butt believes diversity of clients, both in size and type, is the best way to manage risk
Citi clearing head departs for crypto firm
Senior departure is latest among swaps giant’s clearing ranks
Could prime of primes go pop?
The PoP market is booming, but some tier one banks are wary
PoP goes FXPB: prime of prime fizzes, but isn’t to all tastes
Sources report ebullient growth among PoPs, despite lingering wariness around risk redistribution