Liquidity
Asset managers need better handle on costs, processes
Panellists highlight the challenges they face in the pursuit of best execution
Buy side takes control of execution as liquidity worsens
Risk warehousing ability isn't there any more, say large buy-side traders
US dollar/yen basis blow-out to –100bp on negative rates
Bank of Japan's policy adds to the dollar-funding dilemma of domestic banks
CFH Clearing expands choice of white-label platforms
In March, the PoP provider will add Olfa Trade's Seamless FX to its range
The new FX equation
Firms are scrutinising expenses more than ever, but despite hard times, one market participant believes innovation will drive down costs and "our best days as a market are ahead of us"
Comparing apples and apples
With clients expecting more transparency, it is vital for firms to be in control of costs. The key is determining the true all-in price of execution
Breaking down the barriers
With parts of the over-the-counter FX market acquiring exchange-style characteristics, the exchanges themselves are becoming more customised
FX Focus: The new FX equation
The latest quarterly supplement, FX Focus, is now online
Volatility to be persistently higher as uncertainty rises
But Goldman Sachs Asset Management's head of international market strategy sees recovery in the global economy
Banks are still vital for FX
Liquidity provision may increasingly be a non-bank play, but credit remains a bank business
TCA requires standard benchmark and practices
The quest for a universal way of measuring execution quality continues
Execution costs still a riddle for FX participants
The sheer variety of choices hinders fair comparison
Part fills add to liquidity woes and sharp price moves
Not trading in full amounts makes market-making harder and more expensive for clients, say market participants
Sales remuneration set for shake-up
Venues and brokers shift focus to quality of flow amid rising price competition
China relaxes QFII limits amid calls for capital controls
FX regulator lowers the ‘lock-up’ period, during which foreign investors must wait before repatriating funds, from one year to three months, as analysts warn of renminbi devaluation
FXCM to stop offering Hong Kong dollar on February 26
Mindful of last year's SNB shock, the US broker decides to stop quoting HKD amid fears over peg
Corporates more concerned about currency moves
Firms are increasing their hedging and trying out different products
DoJ requests information on TP-Icap broking deal
Tullett Prebon is set to acquire Icap's global hybrid voice-broking business
Currency managers end 2015 on downbeat note
Parker FX Index shows negative returns of 0.51% for December
Seabury FXone seals product agreement with Spotex
The firms are looking to expand their institutional client base
Hotspot launches private liquidity pool tool
Users will be able to create their own customised pools to suit their trading needs
Samsung Securities gains third-party access to CLS
The securities company is the first non-bank financial institution to join CLS in South Korea
Swiss franc uncapped, one year on
A year after the historic SNB move, the lesson has been learned: always expect the unexpected
A year after the SNB shock, practitioners are better off
Firms say things have changed for the better since January 15, 2015, but while they believe risks are being priced appropriately, vigilance remains key