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Banks set to charge for fix execution
Mid-price execution looks set to become a thing of the past as banks mull over changing benchmark order management
SG closes London G-10 trading, builds agency presence
French bank considers restructuring FX business and moves towards an agency-execution model with fully-owned brokerage Newedge
JCI Capital bucks trend with Ucits fund launch
"We never get too excited, we never get depressed," says Giovanni Pozzi, partner and head of FX at JCI Capital, despite continued negative returns measured by the Parker FX Index in June
Barclays starts charging peers for benchmark orders
Barclays will continue to offer fix-order execution to clients without the added spread
Esma must use FX derivative definition delay wisely – WMBA
Fears that delay risks entrenching confusion over trade-reporting rules
ATC Brokers launches UK-based service
Ex-Citi VP Michael Mirarchi will lead the new retail brokerage
FXPBs, agency desks set to resume derivatives trading
After 14 months and failed attempts to relaunch the agency brokerage business in the US, new proposals spark light at the end of the tunnel
Caplin launches mobile trading application
Caplin Systems says security concerns are abating and banks will look to use mobile apps more in their sales process
CMC Markets wins with on-the-money easing call
Fed's Yellen will find it difficult to rein in expectations of a rate hike when tapering ends
Smooth take-off for collateral reporting
Buy side goes it alone on collateral and valuation reporting
Russian banks face higher borrowing costs
Banks and corporates face higher funding costs and loan rates, but government support lends a lifeline
More gloom ahead for FX dealers in next two years
Consultancy paints a far from rosy picture for the FX market in the years ahead as technology investment takes centre stage
Widening fix window is not a magic bullet, industry tells FSB
Broad support for reforms, but industry makes varied counterproposals
Electronification of Asian FX only just beginning
Jay Hibbin, VP of capital markets services at Colt, says Asia offers opportunities for latency sensitive traders
RBI's Rajan says the euro is too strong - Central Banking
Rajan says the eurozone is suffering from the same problems as EM countries due to spillover effects
Bank of China extends RMB clearing to London hours
BoC's 20.5 hours of service will cover trading hours in Asia, Europe and America
Thomson Reuters’ FX spot volume down
FX volume continues to struggle as volatility nears all-time low
European regulators slammed for uncleared margin ‘sleight of hand’
Possible expansion of firms affected by variation margining earns critique from buy side
UK Treasury launches Bitcoin review
Chancellor aims to make London a global centre for digital currencies
China's FX options reform to improve corporate risk management
Onshore corporates able to conduct a wider range of risk management approaches following relaxation of the rules surrounding option use
What will revive fallow FX?
In more than 40 years since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, rarely has FX volatility been so low. IG's Patrick Foot examines current conditions
Salmond hammered over lack of ‘Plan B’ for Scottish currency
Yes campaign leader criticised over currency stance in live TV debate on August 5
CBA contrarian view tops 12-month rankings
Eurozone’s current account surplus attracts inflows to counterbalance the impact of possible monetary easing
CME Fenics purchase sheds light on broker struggles
Need for a cash injection to ride out current low volatility may lead to further sales, say participants