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Monex to launch tradable in Japan
Trading app platform enters largest retail FX trading market
Trading places, March 11, 2013
New appointment at BNY Mellon Asset Management, while Morgan Stanley loses a sales head in Asia
FXCM share price drops 4.33% on results
Retail broker sees collapsing share price following weak earnings
Volatility is here to stay in FX as the currency war engages
Currency markets have jolted back to life in recent weeks, largely driven by the change of government and monetary policy in Japan. With competitive devaluation of currencies clearly now in play, John Hardy believes the volatility is here to stay
Major online brokers publish fall in volumes and revenues
FXCM and IG Group retail and institutional traders cut activity amid market uncertainty and low volatility
GFT exits retail FX in US and Japan
Retail broker remains in a strong financial position with sufficient regulatory capital, says chief executive Gary Tilkin
Saxo Bank on the yen's decline
John Hardy, global head of FX strategy at Saxo Bank shares his views on the G-3 currencies
Banks suspend dual-currency deposit sales in Japan to re-document under new regulation
Returns on dual-currency and structured deposits will not be covered by state insurance scheme, Japanese FSA decides
Australian regulators clamps down on leveraged forex trading
Australia joins global regulators to roll out rules protecting retail foreign exchange client assets
Currency cliff-hedging
Imran Ahmad, emerging markets FX strategist at Royal Bank of Scotland in London, suggests a hedge against slowing US growth next year in the absence of a quick resolution to the US economy's fiscal issues.
CFTC cross-border guidance a threat to ‘systemic stability’, say Asian regulators
Leading regulators from across Asia complain of the potentially negative impact of the US regulator’s latest proposals
FX spot volumes in decline, survey results reveal
Average trading volumes in the spot market fell across all major FX centres in April, according to turnover survey results
FX Invest July-August edition now live
Managing currency risk in markets dominated by central bank monetary policy
Renminbi payments continue to grow, according to Swift
Swift says the currency is now the 16th most actively used in trade settlement
HSBC on top with slow-burn forecast on yen weakness
Strategists at HSBC took the view in early January that the yen would weaken, but less acutely than some anticipated, landing the bank at the top of the three-month forecast rankings
Nomura's moderate take on euro fall proves accurate
The Japanese bank tops this week's three-month rankings, having forecast accurately on both EUR/USD and USD/JPY
Spotlight on: Nigel Khakoo, Nomura
Nomura's newly appointed global head of FX options talks to Miriam Siers about why he chose to join the Japanese bank after a career at JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch and Citi, and how he is navigating the challenges facing the options market as a result of…
FX markets driven excessively by 'headline noise', says Aviva’s currency chief
Volatility in foreign exchange markets has been driven increasingly by a desire to re-price on the back of every headline, says Pierre Lequeux, head of currency management at Aviva Investors
Spotlight on: Bill Goodbody, Hotspot FX
The institutional trading platform's business manager talks to Melanie White about the recent expansion of its client base into the banking sector, and plans to grow in Europe and Asia
Serving clients in the right way sets best banks apart
Winners of this year's Best Banks Awards have won recognition from their clients for providing innovation that meets their challenges in volatile market conditions
Why the consensus is wrong on USD/JPY
RBC Capital Markets has taken a contrarian view on the yen for several years, predicting it would strengthen against the US dollar while the consensus forecast was for yen strength. After the bank’s contrarian view has proved accurate, Adam Cole argues…
Intervention won't weaken the yen, says Morgan Stanley
Strategists at the US bank took a view in October that the yen would continue to strengthen, landing it at the top of the one-month forecast rankings
Fighting a losing battle on yen strength
Despite repeated intervention by the Bank of Japan over the past year, the yen remains stronger than ever, with USD/JPY struggling to break above 77. Derek Halpenny analyses the three episodes of intervention and related data to explain why intervention…
Oanda continues to boost global presence with Japan operation
Oanda chief executive Michael Stumm attributes the decision to open operation in Japan to regulatory changes