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RMB hedging comes onshore as regulators liberalise FX market
Foreign investors turn to CNY for bond hedges as rule changes spur more competition
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Top 10 stories of 2019: a retrospective
FXPB pricing disputes, debate over last look and court cases were keenly followed stories
Price changes expected as uncleared margin rules bite
Panellists urge buy side to install lifecycle management tools to calculate margin and reconcile payments with brokers
Best Bank Awards: NatWest Markets
NatWest Markets is voted Best bank for post-trade services at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
Best Bank Awards: ABN Amro
ABN Amro wins Best prime-of-prime house at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
Best Bank Awards: CME
CME is voted Best FX clearing house at the 2019 FX Week Best Bank Awards
Z.com Global Markets to launch prime-of-prime service
The firm will wind down its retail arm by the year-end
Spotex introduces risk engine to aid PB expansion
Periscope allows multiple levels of brokers to extend access to the firm’s institutional ECN
StanChart prime services to accept Chinese bonds as collateral
Inclusion will reduce collateral drag for PB clients ahead of stricter initial margin rules
Institutional crypto interest awaits infrastructure
Start-ups and entrenched players aim to bring over custody, execution and post-trade capabilities
Spotex expands institutional offering with JP Morgan and NatWest
The banks’ prime brokerage desks seek diverse liquidity pools that could lead to better execution for their algos
LCH and StanChart tout rival routes to cheaper margin
Panellists at FX Week Asia conference say participants should start thinking about margin optimisation sooner rather than later
Yount takes up sales role at Euronext FX
Kelly Yount brings more than a decade’s experience in sales, prime brokerage and management to the platform
Buy side continues with IM prep despite delays
Firms looking at custodian types, docs and trading strategies to optimise margin
BCS Global appoints Richards as director of prime services sales
London-based Andrew Richards will target small- to medium-sized hedge funds as BCS looks to expand
Baton hires Choussy as it eyes scale and client expansion
Choussy has been appointed president and chief operating officer
Vitale promoted to global head of FX markets at BNY Mellon
He replaces Adam Vos, who has been promoted to head of BNY Mellon Markets
JP Morgan tells HFTs: you’re ‘all finding homes’
But credit intermediation space has inefficiencies that more kill switches would address, conference hears
Best FX prime broker bank of the year: HSBC
HSBC voted Best FX prime broker bank of the year at the 2019 FX Week e-FX Awards
Best post-trade services provider of the year: Baton Systems
Baton Systems voted Best post-trade services provider of the year at the 2019 FX Week e-FX Awards
PoP debate rekindles following Stater Global Markets exit
Prime-of-prime broker leaves space after financial backer withdraws support
Citi shockwaves prompt rush for new PBs
BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and NatWest said to be onboarding Citi’s former clients
Record builds synthetic FXPB offering
Specialist currency manager will use tri-party model to move securities collateral between banks