Risk management
CFTC to boost resources to study HFT impact
Acting CFTC chief hopes to get better analytics to discover the effects of high-frequency trading on the market
Platform operators step up surveillance after FX Global Code
FX Week-hosted webinar focusing on surveillance finds the Code’s message is filtering through
Caxton launches multicurrency account for SMEs
The new service provides access to 34 currencies with a single IBAN number
Nex Group’s Knott untangles banks’ trade challenges
Post-trade business reorganises with a focus on cost cutting and simplification
Greater adoption of TCA in FX expected – Greenwich Associates
Survey shows increasing use of algos and electronic venues will spur the development of transaction cost analysis
Billions could leave US assets as dollar optimism wanes
For some currency specialists, it may be time for investors to revisit their allocation to dollar-denominated assets
CME Clearing and TriOptima clear first client trades in Mexican peso
Until now, only clearing brokers or FCMs were eligible to use the triReduce service to compress trades
Modern technology to salvage reputational risk management
Long-term benefits of adopting cloud-based surveillance will far outweigh initial high costs, says Greenwich Associates report
FX operations: the case for mutualisation
To reduce costs, firms need to pool operational functions across multiple firms to generate economies of scale
Buy side to boost trading desk technology spend – Greenwich
Survey shows a larger share of budgets is being spent on technology while compensation costs shrink
Hedging strategies unchanged, despite turbulent markets – Citi
Corporate hedging strategies rarely differentiate between developed and emerging markets
Le Pen is biggest threat to European economy
A win would raise questions about France's membership of the European Union and the future of the euro
Politics heightens FX risk for sterling and yen investors
Risk models show the yen to be the riskiest developed currency
Currency headwinds cost companies $11bn
North American firms report more losses than their European counterparts, but the amount is falling
Fewer US companies hedging currency risks
It appears global uncertainty is adding to corporates’ forecasting challenges
Underwood FX builds out expert offering
The firm brings in legal, futures and other OTC professionals as it expands into traded markets intelligence
Failure to own and timely settle intercompany transactions leaves firms open to FX and tax risks
Failure to own and timely settle intercompany transactions leaves firms open to FX and tax risks
Unhedged corporates gambling amid heightened political risks
“These kinds of things, the market has no experience in trading them,” says Jeremy Cook of UK-based World First
Mahi looks to be strategic risk manager for retail brokers
Appointment of Nick Mortimer comes as technology company prepares to push its Compass offering to the retail segment
Corporates caught out by Brexit and aftermath
Firms, especially new multinationals, are encouraged to bring in FX exposure talks at the due diligence stage
Options clearing on track, says LCH's new head of FX
While options clearing is still in the pipeline, cleared NDFs peak
e-FX Initiative of the Year: Integral
The firm's internalisation and warehousing system, the FX Yield Manager, wins top prize
Best e-FX Software Provider: Fenics
Flexibility and a focus on Asia allows rapid expansion of client footprint
Some asset managers remain overweight in EM currencies
Some buy-side firms expect them to outperform their European counterparts