FX Markets - 1 Apr 2019
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Articles in this issue
SGX snaps up 20% stake in BidFX
Exchange invests $25m in TradingScreen spinoff, expects to boost liquidity by adding OTC to FX futures
FastMatch sets up matching engine in Singapore
The ECN looks to diversify its product and client base by plugging into the city-state’s FX infrastructure effort
FCA slaps permanent ban on binary options
Post-Brexit, the regulator’s ban on the sale, marketing and distribution of binary options to retail investors in the UK will replace Esma’s rules
RBI buys $5bn in FX swaps auction
Unusual move to inject long-term liquidity into the system is heavily oversubscribed
Why Fed’s rate pause won’t drag on USD/HKD carry trades – analysts
Factors suggest gap in US/Hong Kong dollar borrowing costs will not narrow any time soon
Sucden Financial hires Liber for e-FX sales
Gabriela Liber has held liquidity roles at TraderTools and TradAir
Carolyn Rogers to be next Basel Committee secretary-general
Canadian regulator will take over from William Coen
GMI enlists former FTT chief Jakobsen
Experienced FX exec Finn Jakobsen has put in stints at Saxo Bank
SocGen offers won-hedged indexes for Korean autocall clients
Local currency benchmarks cut FX hedging costs for clients and boost yields, bank says
FX Link pulls futures-shy banks into the fray, says CME
Since its 2018 launch, CME says the product has attracted some Tier 2 banks to FX futures
EU lawmakers fail to deliver on single-sided reporting
But there is still hope for EU swaps users in future Emir reviews
The EM units to watch as US and China make peace – Swissquote
Currencies such as the Thai baht, which trades heavily with China, should benefit from easing tensions