Trading
Quants: carry and value will work for next six months
Less volatile market conditions look favourable for these strategies
Standard Bank South Africa partners TradAir
The South African lender will deploy TradAir's eFX platform to boost its market-making capabilities in USD/ZAR
R5FX goes live in Singapore
Trading begins on the platform, following authorisation from the Monetary Authority of Singapore
Citi's Hamilton heads to FastMatch
Former vice-president of eFX at Citi takes up sales director role
Market participants expect BIS survey to show FX slowdown
The bank’s 11th triennial survey is under way, with the results due in September
Dollar may weaken as Fed stays less hawkish
The softness of the US currency may only be near term, as ongoing policy divergence could lead to some gains later
Eagle and Holmes launch agency broker Aquila Markets
Firm will focus on providing high-quality coverage and execution services for FX
Brexit will threaten London's FX dominance – survey
Poll of foreign exchange professionals shows 80% believe the UK will vote to stay in the EU
Thomson Reuters buys full control of WM/R
The firm now owns State Street Corp subsidiary The World Markets Company and with it the FX benchmark
Sterling to head lower as Brexit looms
With three months to go, volatility in sterling is set to rise as uncertainty remains pivotal, says CIBC head of G10 FX strategy
Renminbi's global share of payments drops
But the Chinese currency is being increasingly adopted to settle transactions with China and Hong Kong
February volumes fall after good start to year
Average daily volumes reversed January's trend and dropped across all major FX platforms
China opens research centre for RMB internationalisation
The new initiative is a victory for Singapore as it angles to position itself as a leading renminbi hub
Currency wars set to reignite – Gain
Gain Capital-owned strategist expects to see FX wars return
JP Morgan tops Coalition investment banking survey
US bank also triumphs in fixed-income, currencies and commodities markets
SFO spells end to criminal FX-fixing cases, Hausfeld says
Little prospect of further European investigations as fraud office drops enquiry and new UK class action regime limits possibilities
Hoodless echoes claims that Citi knew of wrongdoing
Ex-trader repeats previous statements that senior managers encouraged information sharing
CME readies for Bloomberg Index futures launch
CME Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index futures will track a basket of 10 developed and emerging market currencies
FXCM tops forecast table with close calls
Saettele sees the euro and yen gaining against the dollar
Australian players need to play renminbi long game
Panellists were bullish on China's long-term prospects at FX Week Australia; commodities priced in RMB will be a game-changer for Sydney's status as a trading hub
Betting against central banks still a very dangerous game
"Dollar appreciation has been stopped in its tracks as markets reassess Fed policy," panellists argue at FX Week Australia
China may introduce Tobin tax on FX transactions
A levy on currency trading could be put in place to fight speculation
FX probes continue despite end to SFO enquiry
FCA, DoJ and City of London Police are still investigating
Markit rolls out FX trade-affirmation service
Banks can consolidate trade notifications from multiple interdealer brokers and validate transaction data at a central location before it is processed