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Spotlight on: Daniel Wong, British American Tobacco

The tobacco manufacturer’s global dealing room manager talks to Miriam Siers about the firm’s FX hedging programme, and how recent market volatility has driven changes to its currency risk management

Foreign Exchange | 23 Jan 2012
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Corporates fall on tough times

The recent volatility in foreign exchange markets has caused uncertainty for corporate treasurers and led to some changes in their strategies. How are banks helping corporates to tackle the current challenges and the increased costs that will...

Corporates | 31 Oct 2011
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FX Invest: US margin proposals could lock down $2 trillion in assets

Requirement for banks to post initial margin when trading with each other will result in huge amounts of liquid assets being locked down, according to analysis by one US prudential regulator

Banking | 11 Jul 2011
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Basel III already raising costs for long-dated FX, argue corporates

Panellists at ACT annual conference express concerns about the knock-on effects of Basel III and OTC clearing rules

Corporates | 12 May 2011
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CLS welcomes new Basel working group on FX settlement risk

Work between central banks and supervisors that was halted at the onset of the financial crisis is now set to continue

Settlement Risk | 18 Mar 2011
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US Fed’s Tarullo stresses importance of robust CCPs

Well-managed central counterparties (CCPs) are key to handling counterparty credit risk, according to Daniel Tarullo, a governor at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC.

Regulation | 21 Feb 2011
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Capital rules for CCP exposures could make clearing costs punitive, dealers conclude

Clearing of over-the-counter derivatives could become punitively expensive if a proposal by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to increase capital held against exposures to central counterparties (CCPs) is not watered down, according...

Basel Committee | 27 Jan 2011
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