Opinion/Wholesale

Paradigm shift in forex means new risks

The changing paradigm of the foreign exchange markets might create a new set of pressure points for the industry that need to be addressed, warned delegates at the FX Week Asia congress in Singapore last Tuesday.

The benefits of multiple market models

It might have been the timing of this year's FX Week USA congress, but an underlying theme that seemed to resonate was the need for the foreign exchange industry to lobby to prevent FX being swept up into the central counterparty clearing storm.

What a difference a year makes

The foreign exchange business was a clear outlier in what has been a historic year for global financial markets. But no single entity experienced as significant a reversal of fortunes as a result of the market turbulence this year as settlement system…

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Regarding FX Week 's magazine and website article ‘CLS on shaky ground with third-party providers', which was published on December 1, the article cites a factually incorrect rumour: "JP Morgan has requested some third-party clients to seek out…

Chicago's wind of change

Felix Shipkevich, general counsel at CMS Forex in New York, highlights the difficulties of applying similar regulations to retail foreign exchange and the exchange-based commodities and futures markets

FXPB versus CCP put to the test

With concern over counterparty credit risk at such elevated levels, some question what this will ultimately mean for the smaller banks out in the market-place.

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