'Last look' damages profitability, say technology vendors – FX Week Europe
The age-old practice is set to be the focus of regulators
Technology vendors have blamed 'last look' for distorting the price at which banks provide services to their clients in the foreign exchange market, while also claiming the practice is likely to be next in line on the regulators' checklist.
Speaking at FX Week Europe in London on November 26, panellists raised the issue of the paradox between cheap markets and the rising cost of servicing clients in the new regulatory environment, with some arguing for a change to market spreads to factor in the
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