Saima Farooqi
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The rise of the red-back
Moves to automate the payment process are being matched by interest in RMB trade settlement. Saima Farooqi asks how much progress has been made so far, and talks to those with a yen for yuan
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Managing currency risk in markets dominated by central bank monetary policy
Barclays begins e-IRS trading in Middle East currencies
UK bank continues to expand electronic capabilities in the Middle East
VIDEO: Greek vote increases focus on policy response ahead of FOMC meeting
Saxo Bank's John Hardy looks at the policy risk following Greece's vote to stay in the euro
VIDEO: Greek vote increases focus on policy response ahead of FOMC meeting
Saxo Bank's John Hardy looks at the policy risk following Greece's vote to stay in the euro
Citi boosts offshore RMB solutions in UK
Citi will offer renminbi accounts domiciled in the UK a part of its launch of cash management and trade solutions for the increasingly international trade in Chinese currency.
Currency managers down in April, says Parker FX
Index of 52 programmes hit by fiscal and political uncertainty
MAS tests new rules for margin FX trading
Singapore looks to reduce over-leveraging by retail FX traders
smartTrade rolls out hosted liquidity management system
Vendor targets regional banks with hosted price aggregation and smart order routing technology
HKEx to launch RMB futures in Q3
Exchange to add RMB currency derivatives as part of internationalisation process
Wiltshire County Council switches out Record for Berenberg Bank
More UK councils switch currency mandates to participate in sterling upside
StanChart boosts CNH liquidity in European timezone
Landmark issuance to drive up liquidity out of London
HSBC builds out offshore renminbi crosses
Rates continuously streamed on interbank platform for direct offshore renminbi crosses for the first time
Insight Investments installs interim management team for currency as Thomas leaves
Currency veteran leaves management firm
Chinese yuan tracks regional sentiment, despite fixing
Spot onshore Chinese yuan (CNY) and offshore yuan (CNH) tracked regional sentiment despite USD/CNY fixing coming in at 28pip higher at 6.3233 today (May 17).
Emerging market central banks drive gold demand with reserve diversification
Mexico leads the way in reserve diversification in the first quarter
VIDEO: Euro outlook amid Greek exit fears
John Hardy, global head of FX strategy at Saxo Bank in London, looks at the implications of a Greek exit from the euro.
Offshore renminbi bond market to take off in 2012
A maturing market combined with deregulation is sustaining demand for offshore renminbi bonds in the face of slowing RMB appreciation. Saima Farooqi reports
Investing in the internationalisation of the renminbi
Despite a forecast slowdown in Chinese growth in 2012, Helen Lam, senior portfolio manager at Allianz Global Investors in Hong Kong, believes the long-term internationalisation of the renminbi will lead to continued currency appreciation this year. Saima…
The year of the dim sum bond
A maturing market combined with deregulation is sustaining demand for offshore renminbi bonds in the face of slowing RMB appreciation. Saima Farooqi reports
Buy side looks to cloud-computing for price transparency
Interest in cloud-based trading technology by buy-side institutions is rising as a way to improve price transparency, in the wake of lawsuits brought against US custodian banks over the mispricing of foreign exchange trades, say market participants