Trading
PBoC imposes reserve requirements on offshore deposits for first time
The new measure, designed to curb short-selling, shows the determination of China's central bank to stabilise the offshore market in the wake of recent gyrations
XTX Markets retains Chris Knight to lead Apac push
Knight's firm, Market Partners, will start working with XTX in late January
CMC comes top with stronger dollar calls for 2015
The FX broker does not see the dollar maintaining that strength this year
BofAML becomes first non-resident clearing bank on Moscow Exchange
The US bank is due to begin clearing activities this month
FX trading volumes end 2015 on down note
While FX volumes were generally down, record trading numbers were achieved on exchanges
FastMatch slashes rates
New fee schedule takes effect on March 1, as the platform aims to double its market share this year
RBI and BIS gain access to China's interbank FX market
Second batch of official investors receive permission to trade FX spot and derivatives onshore; MAS and BoK are among them
Electronic FX options trading surges on Thomson Reuters
The electronification of FX options continues to gather pace
RBS starts the year with solid EUR/JPY call
The bank expects the dollar to continue its uptrend against other major currencies
ANZ's Malin heads to FastMatch
The trading platform is working to provide Russian clients with an alternative to Micex
The Fed awoke; the dollar never sleeps
After 12 months of lingering, it finally happened in December and the greenback now seems unstoppable
Thomson Reuters targets corporates with FX Monitor
Thomson Reuters hopes FX Monitor will allow corporate treasurers to keep in touch with the fast-paced, time-sensitive FX markets
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
2016: the year Europe moves towards a regulated market
MiFid II, last look and the first Fed rate hike in nearly a decade will be key influences
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
Transparency and control will be key goals in 2016
OMS provider Barracuda FX's chief executive says more needs to be done to prepare for the new regulatory landscape
FX set for year of change
"No-one's job got easier. And, fundamentally, I think a fair percentage of the market is reassessing how they approach their activities," says Phil Weisberg of Thomson Reuters
FX will shine amid hunt for absolute returns
In the hunt for yield, investors are waking up to the idea there is more to currencies than hedging
FX clearing to accelerate in 2016
ForexClear's Gavin Wells sees the drive towards greater capital efficiency gathering pace
RBC says ECB is done, focus on Fed
Adam Cole, head of G10 FX strategy, outlines the bank's expectations for 2016
Digital Vega puts efficiency at top of agenda
Efficiency, transparency and reducing costs will be the key themes in 2016, says Mark Suter
Tom Hayes' prison sentence reduced
The former UBS and Citi trader, who was found guilty of rigging Libor, has his prison time cut to 11 years
Fed raises rates for first time since 2006
What happens next is anyone's guess in terms of the pace of hikes