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The hedge costs explosion
High volatility in foreign exchange markets over the past year has forced many corporates to reassess their hedge books. A number of banks have increased their advisory services to help companies conduct an in-depth analysis of their exposures as a…
Trial by Greek fire
Peter Luxton, global economic adviser at Informa Global Markets in London, assesses Greece's debt crisis and its impact on the euro.
UBS bucks the trend on risk aversion
Currency forecast index
Sybase acquires Aleri
Sybase announces today the acquisition of complex event processing (CEP) technology vendor Aleri on January 22.
Cognotec seeks buyer
Irish e-FX provider Cognotec, currently in receivership, is hoping to find a buyer
London dominates in forex
London tops rival cities, retaining its crown as the global hub for spot FX.
In Brief, February 1, 2010
Brief mentions
RBC Capital Markets: Chile hot in 2010
According to research published last week (January 27) by RBC Capital Markets, recovering copper demand from China, rebounding commodities and domestic reform should all prove positive factors for the Chilean peso this year.
The next phase of liquidity access
As the spot foreign exchange market continues to grow, what are the main players saying about liquidity, trends and market consolidation?
Citi to increase Asia headcount by 10%
Citi to aggressively boost FX in Asia Pacific in 2010.
Morgan Stanley adds to London trading desk
Morgan Stanley expands foreign exchange team.
RBS deepens commitment to Asia
Royal Bank of Scotland adds in Singapore.
JP Morgan restructures FX trading and sales
JP Morgan looks to expand presence in EMEA.
Trading Places, February 1, 2010
Trading Places - people moves
Operational efficiency pays off for UBS
Z/Yen releases survey results for 2009
Banks pull out of PRDC market
Dealers exit as hedging costs surge
BoA Merrill hires in Asia
Vinit Sahni and Ben Rosswick join BoAML.
FX volumes bounced back in 2009
Foreign exchange daily trading volumes rise in 2009.
Lloyds wins by predicting USD strength
Lloyds tops three-month forecast rankings
Thomson Reuters to launch hosted RMDS for Tokyo and Frankfurt
Data and technology heavyweight acts to cut latency.
Trading places, January 25, 2010
Trading places
StreamBase revamps CEP
Technology vendor in CEP upgrade
A response to Obama's reform plan
Details are being eagerly awaited for US President Barack Obama's banking reform plans announced last week – chiefly, what they mean for the new prop desks that have set up, and for prime brokerage relationships.
The only way is down
Lutz Karpowitz, and Ulrich Leuchtmann, currency strategists at Commerzbank in Frankfurt look at future of the euro